Advanced Random Posts Widget
by Ga Satrya 4 (39 reviews)

Advanced Random Posts Widget

Provides flexible and advanced random posts. Display it via shortcode or widget with thumbnails, post excerpt, and much more!

Advanced Random Posts Widget ranks #1,787 among WordPress.org plugins with 10,000+ active installations, is #247 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 4/5 rating from 39 reviews, and was last updated Aug 5, 2023. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.1 (Current: 7.1.4)
v2.2.1 Current Version v2.2.1
Updated 3 years ago Last Update on 05 Aug, 2023
Refreshed 6 days ago Last Refreshed on
#247 of 8,848 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -15.9% this week No update in over a year
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Downloads
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Support Resolved
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Rating
80%
Review 4 out of 5
4 (39 reviews)

Next Milestone 20K

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Reviews & Ratings

4.0
39 reviews
Overall 80%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for Advanced Random Posts Widget. Checked 2 weeks ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and developers who want to show random posts on their site. It solves the problem of displaying customizable random post lists via shortcode or widget, filtered by category, tag, taxonomy, post type, or status, with thumbnails and excerpts.

  • Shortcode and widget display
  • Customizable thumbnails and alignment
  • Customizable excerpt length
  • Filter by category, tag, taxonomy
  • Display post date and modified date
  • Multiple post types and statuses
  • Custom CSS class per widget
  • Multiple widgets support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Advanced Random Posts Widget

Advanced Random Posts Widget has 10,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Advanced Random Posts Widget holds a 4 out of 5 star rating based on 39 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Advanced Random Posts Widget is developed by Ga Satrya and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Advanced Random Posts Widget requires WordPress 4.5 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 6.1.
Advanced Random Posts Widget has been downloaded 216,491+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Advanced Random Posts Widget is 2.2.1. It was last updated on August 5, 2023.
Yes. Advanced Random Posts Widget is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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