c3 Random Quotes
A simple widget to display random quotes on your WordPress site.
The facts
- Rating
- 4.8★ from 10
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 10 Jan 2023
- Added
- Jan 2015
- Requires WP
- 4.0
- Tested up to
- WP 6.1.12
- Downloads
- 8,203
Our analysis
AI-assistedc3 Random Quotes is a WordPress plugin that displays a random quote each time a page or site is loaded. You can create and manage your list of quotes on a private page within your WordPress site, and the quotes can include customer comments. The plugin can be placed in various locations such as sidebars, headers, or footers, depending on your site's template.
The plugin offers settings to adjust the appearance of the quotes, including the option to use a standard or exaggerated quotation mark. It also provides a default quote until you have assembled your list. Users should ensure to save their settings after updating to maintain proper functionality.
Best for: This plugin is suitable for WordPress users who want to display random quotes on their site.
What it does well
- ✓Displays a random quote on page load
- ✓Allows management of quotes on a private page
- ✓Customisable appearance settings
- ✓Can be placed in various site locations
- ✓Provides a default quote for initial use
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on advanced features
- •Requires saving settings after updates for proper display
Verdict
c3 Random Quotes is a straightforward solution for adding random quotes to your WordPress site, though it may require some initial setup after updates.
From the developer
creed3's own description of c3 Random Quotes, lightly tidied.
IMPORTANT UPDATE NOTE: For all users who are currently using this plugin, after updating you should go to Appearance > Widgets and to the settings for c3 Random Quotes, and simply click on the Save button without changing a thing. This will insure your settings are properly saved and will display on your site correctly. Without doing this step your quotes will not display properly until you Save your settings.
c3 Random Quotes displays a random quote each time your site (or page that displays the sidebar in which this widget is assigned to) is loaded.
You create and maintain the list of quotes in a private page on your WordPress site.
Quotes can be anything including customer comments.
It’s easily installed, features a few settings to adjust the appearance to your site template, and can be used in a sidebar, header, or footer depending on how your WordPress template is laid out.
Hat tip to Scott Ball, creator of the Super Simple Random Quotes plugin, from which this was inspired.
Features:
- Easy user management of quotes in a private WordPress page.
- Provides a default quote to display until you can assemble your list of quotes.
- Settings allow control over quote appearance.
- Allows for the leading quotation mark to be normal text or to display an exaggerated quotation mark image.
- Can be placed anywhere on a WordPress site depending on where a template allows.
- Optionally you can have the quotes displayed in a post or on a page using the shortcode [c3rq]. You will still need to place the widget in a sidebar to be able to edit options for the widget. It can be a sidebar that is otherwise not viewed on your site.