To add random list of submitted posts and one random link with customized link string.
Usage
To put previous posts list randomly, you shuould just add below string at the place where you want to place it.
<pre><code><?php rpl_random_lists(); ?>
</code></pre>
And if you want to customize the list, youcan use 5 options
<pre><code><?php rpl_random_lists(num_limit,exclude,date_limit,echo,list); ?>
</code></pre>
num_limit : default value is “5” 
 set the maximum number to show in output list. 
 exclude : default value is “” 
 set the post ID which you never want to show in output list. 
 date_limit : default value is “” 
 set date limit. posts which is later than this date limit never be shown in output list. 
 the date will be evaluate by strtotime function, so available format for this option is same as strtotime function. 
 echo : default value is true 
 If set this value as true then function returns result as output as html, and set as false then function returns result as string. 
 list : default value is true 
 If set this value as true then function returns result as list style using ul and li tag, 
 and set this value as false then function returns result as string devided by \n.
To put one random link with customized title like “feeling lucky!”, you shuould just add below string at the place where you want to place it.
<pre><code><?php rpl_feelinig_lucky(); ?>
</code></pre>
And if you want to customize the list, youcan use 3 options
<pre><code><?php rpl_feelinig_lucky(text,exclude,date_limit,echo); ?>
</code></pre>
text : default value is “feeling lucky!” 
 set text string to show as hyperlink string. 
 for example in case of default the output is like this <a href="randomly-selected-url" rel="nofollow ugc">feeling lucky!</a>. 
 exclude : default value is “” 
 set the post ID which you never want to show in output list. 
 date_limit : default value is “” 
 set date limit. posts which is later than this date limit never be shown in output list. 
 the date will be evaluate by strtotime function, so available format for this option is same as strtotime function. 
 echo : default value is true 
 If set this value as true then function returns result as output as html, and set as false then function returns result as string.
Customization
The plug in provides the following CSS classes:
<pre><code>* ul.random-post-link: for rpl_random_lists function (if list is activated)
* li.random-post-link: for rpl_random_lists function (if list is activated)
* a.random-post-link: for rpl_feelinig_lucky function
</code></pre>
<h3>Contact</h3>
Suggestion, fixes, rants, congratulations, gifts et al to help[at]seunze.com

random post list

To add random list of submitted posts and one random link with customized link string.

Criss Swaim

Please review the Changelog for release change notices and save any custom styling before applying any upgrade.
This plugin adds the ability to put a shortcode tag in a page or post and have it display posts formatted similarly to the standard blog. The posts can be selected by one or more tag values, suchs as tags, category or any other option supported by the WP get_posts function, to show only items relevant for the page. It will also support displaying the post titles as a list.
By default it will show the 5 most recent posts ordered in reverse date order, 
but it will accept most of the options provided by the <a href="//codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts" rel="nofollow ugc">get_posts template tag</a>. If the value of the paramter is an array, it must be parsed by the plugin and not all parms have been implemented.
To use it, just put the following into the HTML of any page or post, use as many times as you like on the same page:
<pre><code>[tpg_get_posts]
</code></pre>
This default usage will return the last 5 posts in reverse chronological order. It will display the post similarly to a standard post, honoring the tag to produce a teaser. Meta data showing post date, author, modified date, comments, categories and tags is also displayed.
See the usage section in ‘Other Notes’ for a list of parms and more examples of use. Full documentation is on the plugin settings page or at the plugin website
<ul>
<li>Plugin Website: <a href="http://www.tpginc.net/blog/wordpress-plugins/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.tpginc.net/blog/wordpress-plugins/</a></li>
<li>Documentation link: <a href="http://www.tpginc.net/blog/wordpress-plugins/plugin-tpg_get_posts/tpg-get-posts-documentation/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.tpginc.net/blog/wordpress-plugins/plugin-tpg_get_posts/tpg-get-posts-documentation/</a></li>
</ul>
As of version 3.6, all features are supported in the free version (please consider a donation):
<ul>
<li>extended cat__and, cat__not_in and cat__in and other taxonmy</li>
<li>the short code to be added to a text widget</li>
<li>extensive formating of the by line and meta-data line</li>
<li>a magazine layout option which displays the post header and text next to the post thumbnail</li>
<li>a featured image layout option</li>
<li>pagination (not supported in all themes) – This option is tested against the WP themes and a very limited set of plugins. There are a few sites that have reported pagination not working, but the problem has not been identified. It could be theme or plugin conflict. Due to the challenges of implementing pagination in various site configurations, support for this option cannot be provided.</li>
</ul>
NOTE 
 The 3.0 release alters the default for thumbnails. If this upgrade breaks your site, download tag 2.5.0 and set the option to freeze the release. Be sure to test before upgrading.
<h3>Usage</h3>
WARNING If you copy/paste the commands, the function may not work. If this happens, type the entire command in to avoid introducing hidden characters.
To use it, just put the following into the HTML of any page or post, use as many times as you like on the same page:
<pre><code>[tpg_get_posts]

this is equivalent to:

[tpg_get_posts fields="title,byline,content,metadata"
fields_classes="post_title=tpg-title-class,
post_content=tpg-content-class,post_byline=tpg-byline-class,
post_metadata=tpg-metadata-class" numberposts=5 ]
</code></pre>
This default usage will return the last 5 posts in reverse chronological order. It will display the post similarly to a standard post, honoring the tag to produce a teaser. Meta data showing post date, author, modified date, comments, categories and tags is also displayed.
A common usage is to show post on a page that have a common tag or category:
<pre><code> [tpg_get_posts tag="tag1, tag2,tag3"]
or
 [tpg_get_posts cat="catname1, catname2, catname3,catid,slug"]
</code></pre>
See Settings in plugin for full list of parameters
A couple of examples:
Show 5 posts with the tag “tag1” or “tag2” ordered by title. Display the post title and content teaser.
<pre><code>[tpg_get_posts tag="tag1,tag2" numberposts=5 orderby="title]
</code></pre>
Show 2 posts with the category name of “Events” or “News” ordered by title. Display the post title and the entire content.
<pre><code>[tpg_get_posts cat="Events,News" numberposts=2
orderby="title show_entire="true"]
</code></pre>
Show a bullet list of post titles. The title will be wrapped in a of class “p-ul-class”. The title will provide a link to the post. The title can be formatted with a css style .p-ul-class h2 {}.
<pre><code>[tpg_get_posts tag="tag5" fields="title" ul_class="p-ul-class"]
</code></pre>

TPG Get Posts

Display posts on a page with ability to filter category or tag.

random post list vs TPG Get Posts