Xoda

<p>Random Post Box is a plugin that lets you place a box anywhere on your blog, with template tag or shortcode, and<br />
load random posts with an interval and fade effect. It uses jQuery (Ajax) which means that the content is loaded without<br />
loading the rest of the page. The timings can be set in the admin options-panel.</p>
<p>The template tag is <code><?php random_post_box(); ?></code>. You can also use the shortcode <code>[random-post-box]</code> in a page or post.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Insert placeholder with template tag</li>
<li>Insert placeholder with shortcode</li>
<li>Set time for displaying the post</li>
<li>Set times for fade in and fade out affect</li>
<li>Exclude or include posts by category</li>
<li>Exclude posts by age (in days)</li>
<li>Use title only</li>
<li>Use post excerpt or bodycontent</li>
<li>Strip tags from body</li>
<li>Show/hide post metadata</li>
</ul>


Random Post Box

The Random Post Box plugin places a box anywhere on the blog, where it loads random posts one-after-the-other.

Jeremy Green

<p>This plugin allows you to display random content anywhere on your site using a shortcode or widget. You can group your random content together, allowing you to display different content in multiple locations throughout your site.</p>
<p>The content is added via a custom post type, so you have full access to the tinyMCE editor. This allows you to easily add images, text, and links to your random content.</p>
<h4>Using a widget</h4>
<ol>
<li>Navigate to Appearance->Widgets and add the Random Content widget to a sidebar.</li>
<li>Select a group from the dropdown. If you don’t create a group, the widget will use all entries.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Using a shortcode</h4>
<p>Place the shortcode <code>[random_content]</code> anywhere on a post or page.</p>
<p>To choose entries from a specific group, add the <code>group_id</code> parameter. For example, <code>[random_content group_id="64"]</code>.</p>
<p>To specify the number of posts to show, add the <code>num_posts</code> parameter. For example, <code>[random_content group_id="13" num_posts="3"]</code>.</p>


Random Content

Randomly display any content anywhere on your site.

Random Post Box vs Random Content