Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… vs WP Ultimate Post Grid (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…

Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…

5(20)

4.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 10 months ago
View Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…
VS
WP Ultimate Post Grid

WP Ultimate Post Grid

4.4(32)

4.0K+ active installs

Free + Premium

Updated 4 months ago
View WP Ultimate Post Grid

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… has a higher user rating (5/5 from 20 reviews) and leads in active installations (4.0K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… has accumulated 83K+ total downloads while WP Ultimate Post Grid has 162K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
5/5Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…
WP Ultimate Post Grid4.4/5
Total Reviews
20Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…
WP Ultimate Post Grid32
Active Installs
4.0K+Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…
WP Ultimate Post Grid4.0K+
Total Downloads
83K+Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…
WP Ultimate Post Grid162K+
Support Resolution
N/ARandom Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…
WP Ultimate Post GridN/A
Last Updated
10 months agoRandom Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…
WP Ultimate Post Grid4 months ago
First Released
2015Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…
WP Ultimate Post Grid2015
Age
11 yearsRandom Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…
WP Ultimate Post Grid11 years
WP Requires
4.9+Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…
WP Ultimate Post Grid3.5+
PHP Requires
8.0+Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…
WP Ultimate Post Gridfalse+
Business Model
FreeRandom Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…
WP Ultimate Post GridFree + Premium
Latest Version
0.25.0Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…
WP Ultimate Post Grid4.0.1

Rating Breakdown

Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to…

5/5(20 reviews)
5
100%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%

WP Ultimate Post Grid

4.4/5(32 reviews)
5
72%
4
9%
3
6%
2
9%
1
3%

Recent Reviews

Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… Reviews

by jaribali1

Works great, more features needed

The plugin works great as is but it would be nice to be able to send payloads to the selected post (e.g. /?redirect_to=random&action=doSomething) Kindly look into this. You are doing great 👌

by halfcrackedguru

Simple and Seamless!

Excellent plugin! Create a URL using their parameters…that’s it!

by bonnie333

Very useful plugin & Excellent support!

Very useful plugin & Excellent support!

WP Ultimate Post Grid Reviews

by rehatiere007

Great plugin and great support

Great features even in the free version! And incredibly fast support!Thank you for this plugin, Brecht.

by linusvagabund

Best highly customizable portfolio filter grid that we found

Our group created a website with multi-stage filters, that links to various NGOs for donation. We needed a filter category for “topic”, “location” and “tax deduction”. Surprisingly, most filterable po

by Jaiji

Great plugin, great support

A flexible, customisable filter grid for posts and CPTs, it’s very good. Great out of the box but if you want to customise it and have some CSS/dev knowledge it’s quite easy. A recent issue I had with

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… or WP Ultimate Post Grid more popular?
Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… has 4.0K+ active installations while WP Ultimate Post Grid has 4.0K+. WP Ultimate Post Grid is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… or WP Ultimate Post Grid?
Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… has a 5/5 rating from 20 reviews, while WP Ultimate Post Grid has a 4.4/5 rating from 32 reviews.
Are Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… and WP Ultimate Post Grid free?
Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… is free and WP Ultimate Post Grid is free + premium. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… or WP Ultimate Post Grid?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Random Post Plugin – Redirect URL to… was last updated 10 months ago and WP Ultimate Post Grid was last updated 4 months ago.

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