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Show Category Posts Fade in/out

The Random Featured Post plugin allows you to display a random post from a designated category as a "featured" post.

By geegood.com·Home·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 15 years ago
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As of April 2026, Show Category Posts Fade in/out is a WordPress home plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 3.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 15 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Front Page Category.

0/5Rating
10active installs
3.9K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010

Overview

The Random Featured Post plugin allows you to display a random post from a designated category. Ideally this should draw readers landing on your homepage to some of your best posts. The featured post will display the title “Featured Post” (customizable) along with the post’s title, an excerpt and a link to continue to the full post.

Using it

Please go here for now for documentation: http://geegood.com/wordpress/

Read full description on WordPress.org

Screenshots

Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.0.5
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

0.2.3

  • Forgot to hide() the top story fade frame so the links did not changed. Fixed.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

geegood.comgeegood.com
Plugin Info
Version
0.2.3
Last Updated
Nov 11, 2010
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
3.0.5
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
3.9K+
Added
Oct 19, 2010
Business
Free

Tags

homepostrandomcategoryfeatured

Developer

G
geegood.com
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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