Random Posts
Displays a list of random posts.
The facts
- Rating
- 2★ from 1
- Active installs
- 300+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 28 Nov 2017
- Added
- Mar 2008
- Requires WP
- 1.5
- Tested up to
- WP 2.6.2
- Downloads
- 71,922
Our analysis
AI-assistedRandom Posts is a WordPress plugin that displays a list of randomly chosen posts. You can customise the output in various ways, including options for snippets and excerpts. The plugin is suitable for users looking to enhance their site with random content displays.
This plugin requires the latest version of the Post-Plugin Library to function correctly. It includes features such as the ability to include attachments, filter by post status, and options to match the current post's author.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress users looking to display random posts on their site.
What it does well
- ✓Displays randomly chosen posts
- ✓Customisable output options
- ✓Supports attachments
- ✓Allows filtering by post status
- ✓Compatible with older versions of WordPress
Where it falls short
- •Low rating and directory score
- •Last updated in November 2017
- •Requires additional plugin to work
Verdict
Random Posts offers basic functionality for displaying random content, but its low rating and outdated status may be a concern for potential users.
From the developer
RobMarsh's own description of Random Posts, lightly tidied.
Random Posts displays a list of randomly chosen posts. The output can be customised in many ways.
This plugin requires the latest version of the Post-Plugin Library: download it now.
Version History
- 2.6.2.0
- new {imagealt} output tag — rather like {imagesrc}
- {excerpt} can now trim to whole sentences
- content filter can now take parameter string
- widget can now take parameter string
- output can be appended to posts & feeds
- the current post can be marked manually
- widgets now honour the option to show no output if list is empty
- bug fix: installation code was failing on some systems
- version bump to indicate compatibility with WP 2.6
- fix to really include attachments
- new parameter for {imagesrc} to append a suffix to the image name, e.g. to get the thumbnail for attachments
- new option to include attachments
- {php} tag now accepts nested tags
- new output tag {authorurl} — permalink to archive of author’s posts
- fix for page selection in old versions of WP
- made omit current post try harder to find current post ID
- new option to match the current post’s author
- extended options for snippet and excerpt output tags
- new option to show by status, i.e., published/private/draft/future
- {categorynames} and {categorylinks} apply ‘single_cat_name’ filter
- fixes bug in WP pre-2.2 causing installation to fail
- {image} has new post, link, and default parameters
- new {imagesrc} tag
- fix to empty category bug
- excluded posts bug fix
- fix for intermittent bug with ‘omit current post’ option
- reverted thumbnail serving (speed)
- fix current post after extra query
- option to sort output, group templates
- removed ‘trim_before’ option added more logical ‘divider’
- {date:raw}, {commentdate:raw}, etc.
- fix for {image} resizing when and not
- {image} now serves real thumbnails
- fix for recursive replacement by content filter
- fix to {gravatar} to allow for ‘identicon’ etc.
- fix to {commenter} to allow trimming
- fix a warning in safe mode
- new option to filter on custom fields
- nested braces in {if}; condition now taggable
- improved bug report feature
- better way to omit user comments