Best random image plugins for WordPress
The most popular random image plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Image Refresh leads with 900+ active installs, ahead of Random image gallery with pretty photo zoom (200+) and Random Image Block for Block Editor (90+). All 8 plugins tagged “random image” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 8 random image plugins
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Image RefreshThe most installed random image plugin, with 900+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 18 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 2.
Random image gallery with pretty photo zoom200+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 3.
Random Image Block for Block Editor90+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Random Auto Featured Image60+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 5.
Play Random Image Plugin10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 6.
Random Post Thumbnail10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 7.
B7 Random ImagesFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
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Mevabi Daily Image BlockFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 8 plugins tagged “random image”
Image Refresh
Up in the last 7 days:1#7,082by Micah Wood1 year ago
Show a fresh image on every page load.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.9(18)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Random image gallery with pretty photo zoom
Down in the last 7 days:42#12,652by gopi_plus3 years ago
This plugin which allows you to simply and easily show random image anywhere in your template files or using widgets with onclick pretty photo zoom.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 2.8(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Random Image Block for Block Editor
Up in the last 7 days:147#16,818by ultraDevs1 month ago
Display dynamic, randomized images, background banners, and interactive image rotators in WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg).
- Installs
- 90+
- Rating
- 3.8(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Random Auto Featured Image
Down in the last 7 days:33#19,174by glowrocks2 years ago
For posts/pages with no featured image, & no images associated with the entry, a random image is selected from media library & set as featured image.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Play Random Image Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:353#33,175by goigi8 years ago
Play Random Image is a responsive random image generator plugin for WordPress with which you could able to show your users some random information by …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Random Post Thumbnail
#34,532by JohnnyPea15 years ago
Easy way to add random featured images to your posts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
B7 Random Images
Up in the last 7 days:664#70,836by blogvii2 years ago
Display random images from your media library on any post or page using a simple shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mevabi Daily Image Block
Down in the last 7 days:4,360#74,119by Mevabi1 month ago
A daily image plugin with shortcode + Gutenberg block and anti-cache REST hydration for fresh day-based output.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day