Simple Quotes
Just a simple project that flexibly prints random quotes anywhere on a wordpress page. Works with or without widgets. Comes with an options pages that …
5(3 reviews)
·30 active installs·Updated 11 years agoAs of April 2026, Simple Quotes is a WordPress author plugin with 30 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.8K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Edit Author Slug.
5/53 reviews
30active installs
4.8K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
Just a simple project that prints random quotes anywhere on a wordpress page. Essentially it is just a custom post type that includes the quote and the author. A single function call returns the random quote which can then be displayed wherever you like on your pages.
To use the plugin just add the quotes using the WordPress admin interface on your site. Then to get the quotes to display on the site, call quote_dispaly_random() to display a default styling or the quote_random() function which will return an associative array with both the content, author and date in it. For more details see www.jasonernst.com/projects/quotes/ for more details.
Update: As of version 1.05 it is also possible to use the widget system to display a random quote. You can style the quote by creating css for the…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.9.40 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
2.0
- Re-implemented the plugin, removed some of the function which have been deprecated in previous releases so that the plugin maintains compatibility in the future. Designed for version 3.9 of WordPress. Added the ablity to give the widget a title. Added a new configuration option to give the quote a background color (requested by a user).
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