Advanced Random Posts
Display random posts from selected categories or current category or all posts with thumbnail images (optional).
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·300 active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Advanced Random Posts is a WordPress posts plugin with 300 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 52K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes….
0/5Rating
300active installs
52K+total downloads
18 yearssince 2008
Overview
Advanced Random Posts Widget displays your posts by selecting randomly with thumbnail images (optional). It gets posts from selected categories or current category or all posts. When your visitors are at home, it gets posts from all posts or selected category. If you set ‘Get posts from current category’, when visitors see single post, widget lists posts in the same category of single post or when visitors click a category link, it gets posts from current category.
Notice: Version 2.2+ requires at least 2.8.
Supported Languages
- English
- Turkish
- Russian – Thanks Fatcow
Options
Widget’s options allow you to change your random posts list displaying.
Title:
Your random posts widget’s title on your sidebar.
Number of posts to show:
How many posts to display
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.8+ requiredTested up to 2.8.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.3
- Fixed a bug. If you don’t set image dimensions, it displays thumbnail wrong.
Contributors
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