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by yakuphan 1 (0 reviews)

Advanced Random Posts

Display random posts from selected categories or current category or all posts with thumbnail images (optional).

Advanced Random Posts ranks #11,714 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, a 1/5 rating from 0 reviews, and was last updated Sep 5, 2009. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 2.8 (Current: 7.1.4)
vtrunk Current Version vtrunk
Updated 17 years ago Last Update on 05 Sep, 2009
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
Top 25% by installs No update in over a year
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#11,714
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Active Installs
200+
-28.1%
KW Avg Position
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Downloads
52.6K
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Support Resolved
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Rating
20%
Review 1 out of 5
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Next Milestone 300

Total Progress 67%
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Rank Changes

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Active Installs Growth

Active Installs 0,000,000+
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Plugin Details

Version
trunk
Last Updated
Sep 05, 2009
Requires WP
2.8+
Tested Up To
2.8
PHP Version
N/A
Author
yakuphan

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Rating
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Reviews
0
Support Threads
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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to display random posts in a sidebar widget. It solves the problem of surfacing content from selected categories, the current category, or all posts, with optional thumbnail images sourced from custom fields or post content.

  • Random posts widget
  • Filter by categories
  • Get posts from current category
  • Optional thumbnail images
  • Custom field thumbnail support
  • Get first image from content
  • Get first attached image
  • Default fallback image

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Advanced Random Posts

Upload the 'advanced-random-posts' folder (wp-content/plugins/). Activate the plugin through the 'plugins' page in WP. See 'Appearance'->'Widgets' to place it on your sidebar. Set the settings.
Select checkbox on widget's settings called 'Get posts from current category'. I want to display only the posts in two categories. You have to write their category's ids -seperated with a comma- to 'Categories' textbox.
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