Random Posts Within Date Range Widget
Widget that displays the title(w/ link), date(optional), and excerpt(optional) of random posts within a selected date range.
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·40 active installs·Updated 15 years agoAs of April 2026, Random Posts Within Date Range Widget is a WordPress date plugin with 40 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 9.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.8.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Meta and Date Remover.
0/5Rating
40active installs
9.4K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
This plugin allows you to create a widget that will display the title/date/excerpt from random posts in a specified(or open-ended) date range. It can also be used outside of a widget to create custom loops of random posts within a date range. The following can be specified:
- Number of posts to display
- Whether or not to show dates
- Whether or not to show excerpts
- Excerpt length (number of words)
- Start date and End date of posts to randomize
- Whether or not to always use current date as end. (Allows you to include new posts without editing settings every day)
- Option to use relative time instead (To chose from random posts from last week, year, etc.)
- Category to choose posts from. (Example: Random posts from sports category in the past week. This is the original reason I needed a plugin like t…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 2.8.6+ requiredTested up to 3.0.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0
- Initial version of the plugin
Contributors
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