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.

Shashi Dhar Kumar

<p>This simple plugin is a widget that displays a list of random posts on your sidebar. You can exclude certain posts by ID.</p>
<h3>Bug Fix</h3>
<p>Small bug has been noticed by one of user into post status has been fixed now.</p>
<h3>Configuration</h3>
<ol>
<li>Widget Title: the title of the widget</li>
<li>No of Post: Number of random posts you would like to be display</li>
</ol>


Random Post for Widget

This simple plugin is a widget that displays a list of random posts on your sidebar. You can exclude certain posts by ID.

Random Post Box vs Random Post for Widget