yakuphan

<p>Advanced Random Posts Widget displays your posts by selecting randomly with thumbnail images (optional). It gets posts from selected categories or current category or all posts. When your visitors are at home, it gets posts from all posts or selected category. If you set ‘Get posts from current category’, when visitors see single post, widget lists posts in the same category of single post or when visitors click a category link, it gets posts from current category.</p>
<p>Notice: Version 2.2+ requires at least 2.8.</p>
<h4>Supported Languages</h4>
<ul>
<li>English</li>
<li>Turkish</li>
<li>Russian – Thanks <a href="http://www.fatcow.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Fatcow </a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Options</h3>
<p>Widget’s options allow you to change your random posts list displaying.</p>
<h4>Title:</h4>
<p>Your random posts widget’s title on your sidebar.</p>
<h4>Number of posts to show:</h4>
<p>How many posts to display</p>
<h4>Excerpt length (letters)</h4>
<p>You know that</p>
<h4>Thumbnail Custom Field Name</h4>
<p>If you want to display the thumbnail of your posts via a custom field, write its name.</p>
<h4>Height – Width</h4>
<p>Images size.</p>
<h4>Get first image of post</h4>
<p>If you don’t want to use custom field, plugin will get first image from your post content.</p>
<h4>Get first attached image of post</h4>
<p>Plugin gets first attached image of post.</p>
<h4>Default image</h4>
<p>If post has no image, plugin display this image. Ex: http://www.yakupgovler.com/default-image.png</p>
<p>Notice: If you use three options, plugin uses custom field image firstly. If the post has no custom field, it gets first image from content. At last it gets first attached image. I suggest not to use “Get first image of post” for performance. It queries much more.</p>
<h4>Categories</h4>
<p>Plugin gets posts in these categories. (Category IDs, separated by commas.)</p>
<h4>Get posts from current category:</h4>
<p>Posts will be get from current category (single post’s category or current category).</p>


Advanced Random Posts

Display random posts from selected categories or current category or all posts with thumbnail images (optional).

Jahid Shah

<p><strong>AJ Category Posts</strong> allows you to display your posts in a structured, category-wise format using flexible shortcodes. Create custom blocks with specific categories, control how many posts to show, and how many per row. This plugin is lightweight, Elementor-compatible, and optimized for performance.</p>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Create unlimited category-based post showcases  </li>
<li>Display posts by category in a grid or block layout  </li>
<li>Assign specific categories to each block via shortcode  </li>
<li>Each block has a unique shortcode (e.g., <code>[ajcapos id="123"]</code>)  </li>
<li>Fully responsive and mobile-friendly  </li>
<li>Shortcode and widget support  </li>
<li>Elementor compatible  </li>
<li>Lightweight and fast  </li>
<li>Unlimited color customization  </li>
<li>Easy setup and customization from the dashboard</li>
<li>Multiple shortcodes to display a single latest post, multiple latest posts, and most viewed posts.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Shortcodes Overview</h3>
<p>AJ Category Posts provides multiple shortcodes to display posts dynamically on your site. They can be used individually or together for a complete post showcase.</p>
<h3>Latest Post</h3>
<p>Displays the latest post with a featured image overlay including category, title, author, and date.<br />
Use this shortcode: <code>[latest_post_overlay]</code></p>
<h3>Multiple Latest Posts</h3>
<p>Displays multiple posts in a grid layout. You can specify the number of posts with the <code>posts</code> attribute. A “See More” button can redirect to a custom URL set from the dashboard.<br />
Use this shortcode: <code>[latest_posts_grid posts="4"]</code></p>
<h3>Most Read Posts</h3>
<p>Displays the most read posts based on view count. You can control the number of posts displayed using the <code>posts</code> attribute.<br />
Use this shortcode: <code>[most_read_posts posts="3"]</code></p>
<p>These shortcodes allow you to create dynamic post sections anywhere on your site—pages, posts, or widgets. Each shortcode supports category selection, post count, and styling via CSS.### Customization Options:</p>
<ul>
<li>Change block background color  </li>
<li>Change text background color  </li>
<li>Customize text color and typography  </li>
<li>Customize hover effects</li>
</ul>
<h3>Support & Contact</h3>
<p>Need help or want to report an issue?<br />
For any issues, please open a support ticket in the WordPress plugin repository or visit our <a href="https://www.jahidshah.com/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">support page</a>.</p>


AJ Category Posts

A simple & powerful plugin to display WordPress posts by category using customizable shortcodes. Ideal for bloggers, news websites & content creators.

Advanced Random Posts vs AJ Category Posts