Easy Random Quotes
Insert quotes and pull them randomly into your pages and posts (via shortcodes) or your template (via template tags).
Maintenance 22/1003379d since update
Active installs
500
Downloads
21,074
Reviews
6
Age
15.6y
Tagswidgetshortcodesrandom quotes
Plugin info
Total downloads: 21,074
Active installs: 500
Total reviews: 6
Average rating: 4.3
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 9/29/2016 (3379 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 5/27/2010 (15 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 2.8
Tested up to WordPress version: 4.6.30
Minimum PHP version: f
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Possibly abandoned • Last updated 3379 days ago • 6 reviews
22/100
Is Easy Random Quotes abandoned?
Possibly abandoned (last update 3379 days ago).
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 2.8
Tested up to: 4.6.30
Requires PHP: f
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Description
Insert quotes and pull them randomly into your pages and posts (via shortcodes) or your template (via template tags).
Can refer to quote IDs to use specific quotes. Also widget-enabled
Installation
- Upload the contents of the zip file to the your plugins directory (default:
/wp-content/plugins/) - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to the Easy Random Quotes page under Settings
- Add/edit the quotes you’d like to use on your site
- To display in a page or post, use the short code: [erq], or [erq id={id}] if you’d like to use only a specific quote
- To add to your template, use the template tag:
<?php echo erq_shortcode(); ?>, or<?php echo erq_shortcode(array('id' => '{id}')); ?>if you’d like to use only a specific quote
Frequently Asked Questions
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Changelog
1.8
- maintenance
1.7
- New: Random quotes from a given list of ids: [erq id=’2,4,6′]
- General cleanup
1.6
- adds import option
1.5
- fixed issue where widget would try to display non-existant (deleted) quotes
- general updating, code cleaning
- utilizes contextual help in WordPress
1.4
- added reset button to delete all quotes without uninstalling
- added title option in widget
- ready for localization
1.3
- fixed data storage/retrieval issue
1.2
- Actually fixed php error when saving data – seriously, if you’ll tell me it’s broken, I can fix it faster and I won’t look like an idiot for so long…
1.1
- Fixed php error when saving data
1.0
- Initial Release


