Title: Post Date Randomizer
Author: wellbeingtips
Published: <strong>19 juli 2017</strong>
Last modified: 6 april 2025

---

Plugins zoeken

Deze plugin **is niet getest met de laatste 3 grotere versies van WordPress**. Mogelijk
wordt het niet meer onderhouden of ondersteund. Ook kunnen er compatibiliteitsproblemen
ontstaan wanneer het wordt gebruikt met recentere versies van WordPress.

![](https://ps.w.org/post-date-randomizer/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=1699886)

# Post Date Randomizer

 Door [wellbeingtips](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wellbeingtips/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/post-date-randomizer.zip)

 * [Details](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/post-date-randomizer/#description)
 * [Beoordelingen](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/post-date-randomizer/#reviews)
 *  [Installatie](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/post-date-randomizer/#installation)
 * [Ontwikkeling](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/post-date-randomizer/#developers)

 [Ondersteuning](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-date-randomizer/)

## Beschrijving

Post Date Randomizer allows you to bulk change the publication dates of your content
to random dates within a specific time range you define. You can choose to randomize
dates for published posts, pages, products, custom post, approved comments, or both.

It comes with a simple but powerful settings page (“Date Randomizer” in the admin
menu) where you can:

 * Select whether to randomize posts, comments, or both.
 * Set the start and end dates for the randomization range (past or future).
 * For posts, choose the specific post type to affect (auto-detects public post 
   types like posts, pages, products, etc.).
 * For posts, optionally set the “Last Modified” date to match the new random “Published”
   date.

It supports any date range. Posts with dates randomized to the future will be automatically
scheduled for publication. Comment dates are simply updated to the random date within
the selected range.

**Important:** This plugin performs irreversible changes to your post and comment
dates. Always back up your database before use! If you find this plugin useful, 
please consider making a donation to support its development.

#### Key Features:

 * Bulk randomize dates for published posts (of a selected post type) and/or approved
   comments.
 * Choose to randomize only posts, only comments, or both simultaneously.
 * Set a specific date and time range (past or future) for the randomized dates.
 * Automatically schedules posts if their new random date is in the future.
 * Optionally update the post “Last Modified” date to match the new “Published” 
   date.
 * Auto-detects all public post types for selection.
 * Simple settings interface integrated into the WordPress dashboard.
 * Includes donation links to support the plugin author.

### Compatibility

Recommended for WordPress 5.0 and higher. Tested up to WordPress 6.7.

### Warning

The date changes performed by this plugin are **NOT REVERSIBLE** through the plugin
interface. Please **backup your WordPress database** before you use this plugin.
The authors are not responsible for any data loss. Use at your own risk.

## Installatie

 1. Download the plugin ZIP file.
 2. Log in to your WordPress admin area and go to Plugins > Add New.
 3. Click “Upload Plugin” and choose the ZIP file you downloaded.
 4. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
 5. Go to the “Date Randomizer” menu item in your dashboard to configure the settings.
 6. **BACK UP YOUR DATABASE!**
 7. Configure your desired date range and options, click “Save Settings”.
 8. Click the “Randomize Selected Item Dates Now” button to perform the randomization.

## Beoordelingen

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f3a74bb714e59d7453f29dfb8f2255fe186db3d3bad4d57ef8dd89cd03164573?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[One of the best wordpress plugins made by a brilliant dev](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/one-of-the-best-wordpress-plugins-made-by-a-brilliant-dev/)󠁿

 [Anonymous User](https://profiles.wordpress.org/anonymized-17979507/) 11 april 
2025

One of the best wordpress plugins made by a brilliant dev. Thank you for the effort
you put!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4a10b4a10a7096f700ca67ebe5a48c62dbdeaeed7c53169aa53aad2566151d27?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[To the Point!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/to-the-point-15/)󠁿

 [inbanglanetwork](https://profiles.wordpress.org/inbanglanetwork/) 3 januari 2024

Very useful and easy, no issue.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2c824bf612faddce2acc32fc21b1f4c1fdfaadf68b5d32e8a9573d558bc26f2b?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Randomize by post tags or category](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-by-post-tags-or-category/)󠁿

 [dotcomist](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dotcomist/) 12 september 2022 1 reactie

Hello,… it is a good idea to randomize the post date by features like ” Post tags”
o ” post category ” . Regards,

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6569a20389e0eacde82e83a7a218e98e182ad2fa08a7a3cf6c431e182fabb947?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[awesome time saver](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-time-saver-20/)󠁿

 [alanagus](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alanagus/) 24 april 2022

Usually I do not take the time to review a plugin unless there is a fatal problem
or the plugin is exceptional. I use this plugin on every new site I create and it
is a real time saver. I contacted support for a minor problem and the reply was 
fast and helpful. If you have any use for randomizing posts then I recommend this
plugin.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a3a1c0a255f62d54602400d32f8f8405d744367ce9c6281a9752d068dee81489?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Best plugin for generate random dates.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/best-plugin-for-generate-random-dates/)󠁿

 [MetalFlowAPI](https://profiles.wordpress.org/qeras89/) 3 april 2022

Best plugin for generate random dates. Works perfectly. Thank you!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f0429731fbaf16033dc7181dad6b007129f5d21f561a9c10cdcf0e7a7daf7647?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Amazing But Lacking](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-but-lacking/)󠁿

 [uzol](https://profiles.wordpress.org/uzol/) 27 augustus 2021 1 reactie

I understand that this project isnt maintained often. But for what it is, i give
it 5 stars. If the author sees this; it seems to crash WP when I try to randomize
lets say 5000 posts. Additionally it would be great if we could only randomize posts
that were newly added or posts from a specific category. Overall an amazing randomizer!

 [ Lees alle 10 beoordelingen ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-date-randomizer/reviews/)

## Bijdragers & ontwikkelaars

“Post Date Randomizer” is open source software. De volgende personen hebben bijgedragen
aan deze plugin.

Bijdragers

 *   [ wellbeingtips ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wellbeingtips/)

[Vertaal “Post Date Randomizer” in je eigen taal.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/post-date-randomizer)

### Interesse in ontwikkeling?

[Bekijk de code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/post-date-randomizer/),
haal de [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/post-date-randomizer/)
op, of abonneer je op het [ontwikkellog](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/post-date-randomizer/)
via [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/post-date-randomizer/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.4.1 – [06.04.2025]

 * Enhancement: Added donation links (readme header, settings page, plugin actions).
 * Code: Minor code cleanup and version bump.

#### 1.4.0 – [05.04.2025]

 * Enhancement: Added option to randomize Approved Comment dates alongside Post 
   dates.
 * Enhancement: Added checkboxes to select whether to randomize Posts, Comments,
   or both.
 * Enhancement: Settings UI improvements – post-specific options conditionally shown(
   requires JavaScript).
 * Enhancement: Improved feedback mechanism using transients and redirects.
 * Enhancement: Switched randomization trigger to ‘admin_action’ hook.
 * Enhancement: Added basic date validation for start/end range.
 * Fix: Now correctly randomizes only ‘publish’ status posts.
 * Code: Refactored settings registration and handling. Added basic sanitization.
 * Readme: Updated description, features, compatibility, and instructions.

#### 1.3 – 12.11.2021

 * Enhancements: Compatibility test.

#### 1.2 – 11.09.2019

 * Enhancements: Option to also set the modified date to be the same as the published
   date. Thanks to @reflectivechimp

#### 1.1 – 22.10.2018

 * Enhancements: Added functionality for all post types
 * Enhancements: Gutenberg tested
 * Enhancements: Description improved

#### 1.0 – 12.07.2017

 * Initial release

## Meta

 *  Versie **1.4.1**
 *  Laatst geüpdatet **1 jaar geleden**
 *  Actieve installaties **9.000+**
 *  WordPress versie ** 5.0 of nieuwer **
 *  Getest t/m **6.7.7**
 *  Taal
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-date-randomizer/)
 * Tags
 * [post dates](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post-dates/)[random dates](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/random-dates/)
   [random post dates](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/random-post-dates/)
 *  [Geavanceerde weergave](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/post-date-randomizer/advanced/)

## Waarderingen

 5 van 5 sterren.

 *  [  10 5 sterren beoordelingen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-date-randomizer/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 4 sterren beoordelingen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-date-randomizer/reviews/?filter=4)
 *  [  0 3 sterren beoordelingen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-date-randomizer/reviews/?filter=3)
 *  [  0 2 sterren beoordelingen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-date-randomizer/reviews/?filter=2)
 *  [  0 1 sterren beoordelingen     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-date-randomizer/reviews/?filter=1)

[Je beoordeling](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-date-randomizer/reviews/#new-post)

[Bekijk alle beoordelingen](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-date-randomizer/reviews/)

## Bijdragers

 *   [ wellbeingtips ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wellbeingtips/)

## Ondersteuning

Iets te melden? Hulp nodig?

 [Het supportforum bekijken](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/post-date-randomizer/)

## Doneren

Wil je de groei van deze plugin ondersteunen?

 [ Doneer aan deze plugin ](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/wellbeingsupport/)