Embed a dad joke widget on any page or post. Fresh joke on every page load with a "Next joke" button.

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Dad Jokes Generator

Display a random dad joke on your WordPress site with a simple shortcode.

GroanDeck

<p>Add a dad joke widget to your WordPress site in seconds. The widget displays a random joke from GroanDeck’s collection of 2,000+ clean, family-friendly dad jokes.</p>
<p><strong>Features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Fresh joke on every page load</li>
<li>“Next joke” button for endless entertainment</li>
<li>Light and dark themes</li>
<li>Filter by category (animals, food, science, work, and more)</li>
<li>Gutenberg block + classic shortcode</li>
<li>Lightweight — under 4 KB</li>
<li>No API key required</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Usage:</strong></p>
<p>Use the Gutenberg block (search for “GroanDeck”) or the shortcode:</p>
<pre><code>[groandeck]
</code></pre>
<p>With options:</p>
<pre><code>[groandeck theme="dark" category="animals"]
</code></pre>
<p><strong>Categories available:</strong></p>
<p>animals, back-to-school, books, cars, christmas, clothing, coffee, construction, easter, family, food, gardening, halloween, history, love, math, medical, money, music, nature, ocean, one-liners, puns, school, science, space, sports, technology, thanksgiving, travel, valentines, work.</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin relies on the GroanDeck service (https://groandeck.com) to display dad jokes.</p>
<h4>What the service does</h4>
<p>GroanDeck provides a free API and embeddable widget that serves random dad jokes.</p>
<h4>How the plugin uses it</h4>
<ul>
<li>On every page load where the widget is placed, the plugin loads a JavaScript file from <code>https://groandeck.com/widget.js</code>.</li>
<li>That script fetches a random joke from the GroanDeck API (<code>https://groandeck.com/api/v1/random</code>).</li>
<li>When a visitor clicks “Next joke”, the script fetches another joke from the same API.</li>
</ul>
<h4>What data is sent</h4>
<p>Standard HTTP request data (IP address, user agent, referrer) is sent with each API call. No personal data, cookies, or tracking identifiers are transmitted.</p>
<h4>Links</h4>
<ul>
<li>Service: <a href="https://groandeck.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://groandeck.com</a></li>
<li>Terms of Service: <a href="https://groandeck.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">https://groandeck.com/terms</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://groandeck.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://groandeck.com/privacy</a></li>
</ul>


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