WP Random Button
Create an elegant button to display a random post in a popup window, increasing click throughs to posts and so much more.
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·10 active installs·Updated 10 years agoAs of April 2026, WP Random Button is a WordPress widget plugin with 10 active installations and a 1/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.
1/51 reviews
10active installs
4.2K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015
Overview
WP Random Button is a custom random post plugin for WordPress which is helpful to increase click throughs to posts and so much more.
Why WP Random Button plugin
- Easy to Use
- Lightweight
- Shortcode included
- Custom Widget included
- Custom Button Text
- Ajax Powered
- Cookies support
How to display the Button
- Insert shortcode
[wp_random_button]to individual post or page. If you want to change the button text, just add a ‘text’ attribute to the shortcode, like[wp_random_button text="I am feeling lucky"]. If you want to display/exclude posts from selected categories, just input cat IDs to ‘cat’ or ‘nocat’ attribute, like `[wp_random_button cat=”1,2″, nocat=”3″], separate multiple IDs by comma'(,)’. - Or you can use the custom widget…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.1
- Add options to display posts or exclude posts from selected categories
Contributors
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