Content Randomizer
This plugin allows you to add texts, images, videos and display them in a random order or slideshow.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 6
- Active installs
- 100+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 21 Jan 2018
- Added
- Aug 2015
- Requires WP
- 3.0.1
- Tested up to
- WP 4.9.31
- Downloads
- 8,869
Our analysis
AI-assistedThe Content Randomizer is a WordPress plugin that allows you to create and display sets of random texts, images, or videos in widgetized areas of your site. You can organise content into categories, enabling you to manage different sets of quotes, jokes, or other short texts separately from your main content.
Once installed and activated, you can create random content posts and assign them to categories. The plugin includes two widgets: one that changes content on page load or refresh, and another that displays content as a slideshow without needing to refresh the page. Shortcodes are also available for more advanced users to place random content in specific locations on their site.
Best for: This plugin suits users looking to add random content features to their WordPress site.
What it does well
- ✓Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
- ✓Allows display of random texts, images, or videos
- ✓Includes two types of widgets for content display
- ✓Categories help organise different content sets
- ✓Shortcodes available for advanced placement
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in January 2018, may not be fully compatible with newer WordPress versions
- •Directory score of 47/100 indicates potential issues
- •Limited information on user support or documentation
Verdict
The Content Randomizer offers a straightforward way to display random content, but its outdated status and low directory score may raise concerns for some users.
From the developer
Dominykas's own description of Content Randomizer, lightly tidied.
Content Randomizer plugin allows you to create sets of short texts, images or even video and to show them on any widgetized area. You can make sets of quotes, phrases, jokes and other short texts separate from the other website content. Content Randomizer plugin uses its own custom type posts for the full control over the website content. Same custom type posts are used to add images or videos (embedded).
The plugin is user-friendly and easy to use. Just install the plugin and activate it. Now you’ll be able to create categories for random content, each category will represent an individual set of content. Create random content posts and assign them to the preferred category. Now when you have at least one content set you can go to the Widget Manager (Appearance → Widgets) and add one of the two available Content Randomizer plugin widgets.
The main Content Randomizer widget reacts only when you browse from one page to another on your website, it will change content every time on load or refresh action. Second widget available with Content Randomizer plugin shows random content as slides, so there is no need to browse to another page or refresh the current page to see all content that was assigned to the active content set. The active content set is determined by random content category selection in widget settings (just a simple dropdown).
There are shortcodes available for more advanced users. You can use these shortcodes to render random content at any selected location of your website. We hope you will enjoy this plugin.
Content Randomizer Documentation
We also have a public GIT repository for this plugin and you’re welcome to contribute your patch.
Features
- Display sets of random texts, images or videos
- Display sets of random content like a slideshow
- Set the date range to control when your random content will be displayed
- Categories to define random sets of content
- Widgets and shortcodes to display random content
- Ability to change randomizer permalinks