Random Posts
Displays a list of random posts.
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·400 active installs·Updated 8 years agoAs of April 2026, Random Posts is a WordPress posts plugin with 400 active installations and a 2/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 71K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 1.5+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2008. Last updated 8 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Shortcodes Plugin — Shortcodes….
2/51 reviews
400active installs
71K+total downloads
18 yearssince 2008
Overview
Random Posts displays a list of randomly chosen posts. The output can be customised in many ways.
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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
- 2.6.1.0
- the current post can be marked manually
- widgets now honour the option to show no output if list is empty
- 2.6.0.1
- bug fix: installation code was failing on some systems
- 2.6.0.0
- 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 thum…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 1.5+ requiredTested up to 2.6.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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