Maintenance 22/1001409d since update
Active installs
100
Downloads
11,778
Reviews
5
Age
13.0y
Tagswidgetpostshortcoderandom
Plugin info
Total downloads: 11,778
Active installs: 100
Total reviews: 5
Average rating: 3
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 2/22/2022 (1409 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 1/16/2013 (12 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 4.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 5.9.12
Minimum PHP version: f
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Possibly abandoned • Last updated 1409 days ago • 5 reviews
22/100
Is Random Post Shortcode abandoned?
Possibly abandoned (last update 1409 days ago).
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 4.0
Tested up to: 5.9.12
Requires PHP: f
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Description
Insert shortcode [random-post] to a page or post to display a random post from all of your posts.
Also provides a widget to display the excerpt from a random post (published only).
To display only posts from a single category use: [random-post category_name=”News”].
You can display more than one post, using the numberposts attribute, example: [random-post numberposts=”5″]
Support
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Installation
- Upload this Plugin to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
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Changelog
1.0.5 (22.02.2022)
- WP 5.9 tests
- php 8 compatibility
1.0.4 (10.04.2017)
- 4.9.5 evaluation
- unset var bugfix
- attribute numberposts to display more than one post
1.0.3 (26.05.2016)
- display by a single category possible
1.0.2 (28.12.2015)
- WordPress 4.4 compatibility
1.0.1 (19.01.2013)
- New: Random Post Widget
1.0.0 (15.01.2013)
- first version with all required stuff by me