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Total downloads: 26,886
Active installs: 6,000
Total reviews: 8
Average rating: 4.9
Support threads opened: 1
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 11 language(s)
Contributors: 3
Last updated: 3/17/2021 (1749 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 6/2/2014 (11 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 4.6
Tested up to WordPress version: 5.7.10
Minimum PHP version: 5.6

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Possibly abandoned • Last updated 1749 days ago • Support resolved 0% • 8 reviews

12/100

Is Randomize abandoned?

Possibly abandoned (last update 1749 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 4.6
Tested up to: 5.7.10
Requires PHP: 5.6

Ratings

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Developers

Javik (Owner)3goINPUT IT Solutions3Sebastian Schwarz2

Languages

Spanish (Spain)32,360German19,853English (UK)9,973German (Formal)9,953English (Canada)8,372English (Australia)6,825English (New Zealand)5,019English (South Africa)4,595German (Switzerland)2,934German (Switzerland, Informal)2,913

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Description

Randomize simply displays randomized text. You’re able to deposit text passages, quotes and HTML code in the administration backend by categories. You can use the widget, a shortcode or template tag to show up randomized content on your site.

Ready for translation

Since version 1.4 was released Randomize is ready for translation. Feel free to add or support your language on translate.wordpress.org!

Development Notice

The original author has discontinued the development, so that I decided to continue the free distribution under the new name “Randomize”. It’s based on “Random Text” by pantsonhead.

Installation

  1. Upload the zip to your WordPress installation and activate it.
  2. Switch to “Appearance” -> “Widgets” for using the widget OR embed a shortcode/template tag.
  3. Manage your entries in “Settings” -> “Randomize”.

Note: During installation, Randomize creates a new table to your WP database to store the entries by category. After setup you should see two sample entries.
By uninstalling the plugin the DB tables will be removed also.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use shortcodes?

Yes, you can use…
[randomize]
for all strings, or
[randomize category=’EXAMPLE_CATEGORY’]
for a specific category, or even
[randomize category=’EXAMPLE_CATEGORY’ random=’1′]
for a specific category also, but with randomization instead of rotating.

What about template tags?

You can use something like this, where ‘EXAMPLE_CATEGORY’ is the group you wish to select items from:

<?php randomize('EXAMPLE_CATEGORY'); ?>

Can I embed images?

You are able to embed images by using the general HTML tag. Maybe you would like to create an own category for images in Randomize.

Review feed

DELUCKS
8/30/2022

Works well

The plugin does what it should and the bulk actions and categories are super solved! It would still be nice if you could output each widget with an indvidual class or format such as Div, H1, H2.

Screenshots

  1. Sample output on frontend

    Sample output on frontend

  2. Single import with HTML

    Single import with HTML

  3. Bulk import with multiple lines of content

    Bulk import with multiple lines of content

  4. Randomize overview

    Randomize overview

  5. Widget configuration

    Widget configuration

Changelog

v1.4.2 2018-08-01

  • Deleted local language files (no longer necessary)
  • added a small donation link in admin area

v1.4 2018-04-27

  • Internationalized
  • added german language file
  • requires WordPress 4.6+ now
  • requires PHP 5.6+ now

v1.3.1 2018-04-26

  • tested with WP 4.9.5
  • Updated licence to GPLv3
  • Updated assets
  • Updated FAQ for PHP template tags
  • Updated required PHP version

v1.3 2017-03-05

  • Hotfix

v1.1 2016-10-20

  • Replaced function “WP_Widget()” with “parent::__construct()”, which is deprecated since version 4.3.0 of WordPress

v1.0 2014-06-03

  • Initial release
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