WordPress plugin comparison

Essential Widgets vs Random Posts Within Date Range Widget

Essential Widgets

by Catch Themes

10K+ installs3.5

Random Posts Within Date Range Widget

by lupka

20+ installs

At a glance

Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 20+ for Random Posts Within Date Range Widget.
On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, Random Posts Within Date Range Widget about 5.
Random Posts Within Date Range Widget has no reviews yet.
Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Sep 12, 2010 for Random Posts Within Date Range Widget.
Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 3.0.5 for Random Posts Within Date Range Widget.
Random Posts Within Date Range Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Essential Widgets.

Essential Widgets leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Essential Widgets	Random Posts Within Date Range Widget
Popular rank	#1,810	#25,527
Active installs	10K+	20+
Downloads, last 30 days	1.8K	136
Rating	3.5(2)	No ratings
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.0.8	3.0.5
Search multiplier	×0.86	×0.00
Last release	4 months ago	16 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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