WordPress plugin comparison

Random Posts and Pages Widget vs Contextual Related Posts

Random Posts and Pages Widget

by Ays Pro

1K+ installs5.0

Contextual Related Posts

by Ajay

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Contextual Related Posts has more active installs: 50K+, against 1K+ for Random Posts and Pages Widget.
On a typical day, Contextual Related Posts is downloaded about 930 times, Random Posts and Pages Widget about 14.
Random Posts and Pages Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.8 from 201 reviews.
Contextual Related Posts was updated more recently: Nov 3, 2026, against Apr 16, 2026 for Random Posts and Pages Widget.
Contextual Related Posts is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for Random Posts and Pages Widget.
Contextual Related Posts has been around longer: since 2009, against 2015 for Random Posts and Pages Widget.

Contextual Related Posts leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Random Posts and Pages Widget	Contextual Related Posts
Popular rank	#6,618	#737
Active installs	1K+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	389	58.2K
Rating	5.0(4)	4.8(201)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.0.8	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.60	×1.22
Last release	6 months ago	7 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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