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Random Post on Refresh

by Micah Wood · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.2.3 Tested up to WP 6.8.8 PHP 7.4+

Random Post on Refresh has 400+ active installs on WordPress.org and 8,353 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on May 25, 2025, tested up to WordPress 6.8.8.

Random Post on Refresh at a glance

Active installs
400+
Total downloads
8,353
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Random Post on Refresh well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 6.8.8, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Works with custom post types
  • No settings page, just an easy way for you to add random posts to your site
  • Clean, well written code that won’t bog down your site

Random Post on Refresh reviews and ratings

6 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

6 reviews

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  • Simple Perfection

    Exactly what I was looking for, works perfectly every time, easy to implement!

    mrtoddkennedy

  • Works perfectly!

    Thanks for this plugin! :)

    Jericho

  • Perfect

    Feels light weight and does exactly what it says it does.

    unruly333

  • super

    thanks for this plugin !

    loupiloop

  • Great plugin!

    Works like a charm, does exactly what I wanted it to do! Thanks Micah!

    jodirogers

  • Works great

    Does exactly what it says it does. Be sure to suppress caching on the pages that you use it.

    jeffw203

Details

Show a random post on every page load.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • different post
  • post rotation
  • random post

More from Micah Wood

Version
1.2.3
Last updated
May 25, 2025
First published
Mar 30, 2018
Requires WordPress
6.4
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Random Post on Refresh FAQ

What does Random Post on Refresh do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Random Post on Refresh offers Works with custom post types, No settings page, just an easy way for you to add random posts to your site and Clean, well written code that won’t bog down your site.

How many active installs does Random Post on Refresh have?

WordPress.org reports 400+ active installs for Random Post on Refresh as of September 7, 2026.

Is Random Post on Refresh still maintained?

The last release was on May 25, 2025, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Random Post on Refresh free?

Random Post on Refresh is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.