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Random Posts with Thumbnails vs Related Posts by Taxonomy

Random Posts with Thumbnails

by wondermill

40+ installs

At a glance

Related Posts by Taxonomy has more active installs: 10K+, against 40+ for Random Posts with Thumbnails.
On a typical day, Related Posts by Taxonomy is downloaded about 86 times, Random Posts with Thumbnails about 2.
Random Posts with Thumbnails has no reviews yet.
Related Posts by Taxonomy was updated more recently: Aug 21, 2026, against Oct 5, 2012 for Random Posts with Thumbnails.
Related Posts by Taxonomy is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.4.2 for Random Posts with Thumbnails.
Random Posts with Thumbnails has been around longer: since 2012, against 2013 for Related Posts by Taxonomy.

Related Posts by Taxonomy leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Random Posts with Thumbnails	Related Posts by Taxonomy
Popular rank	#22,039	#1,711
Active installs	40+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	50	2.5K
Rating	No ratings	4.8(77)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.4.2	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.86
Last release	14 years ago	2 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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