mkerstner

<p>A simple plugin for rendering random post previews in a list view using shortcode.<br />
Supports various options to customize output to your needs.</p>
<h4>Supported shortcode options</h4>
<ol>
<li>header: , whether to output header text (default=)</li>
<li>show_featured_image: , whether to output featured post image (default=TRUE)</li>
<li>featured_image_height: , height of featured image in px (default=100)</li>
<li>preview_text_chars: , amount of chars to be displayed for preview text (default=200)</li>
<li>container_css_class: , CSS class of outer container (default=articles-preview-container)</li>
<li>container_article_css_class: , CSS class of article containe (default=article-preview)</li>
<li>append_css_clear: , whether to append a CSS clear container (default=TRUE)</li>
<li>container_left_width: , px or % (default=65%)</li>
<li>container_right_width: , px or % (default=30%)</li>
</ol>


Simple Random Posts Shortcode

A simple plugin for rendering random post previews in a list view using shortcode.

Ady Romantika

<p>This simple plugin is a widget that displays a list of random posts on your widgetized sidebar.</p>
<p>It supports multiple instances with WordPress 2.8 and above.</p>
<h3>Configuration</h3>
<ul>
<li>Widget title: the title of the widget</li>
<li>List types: ul for bulleted list, p for paragraph, br for paragraph with line breaks</li>
<li>Post count: Number of random posts you would like to be displayed</li>
<li>Category: Only this category will be selected as the source</li>
</ul>


Random Posts Widget

This simple plugin is a widget that displays a list of random posts on your widgetized sidebar. It supports multiple instances with WordPress 2.

Simple Random Posts Shortcode vs Random Posts Widget