Couple of days ago, a regular reader Fauzi (aka Cyperhackz) asked me how to show random post on the top of the blog and which plugin I used to do that.
Well there are lots of plugins out there for wordpress which enables you to show random post, but I use Random Posts from WASABI. If you strategically place Random Post on your blog it can be really useful. It gives deeper access for visitors on your blog.
Installation:
This plugin is fairly simple to install, Just download Random Posts Plugin by WASABI. Unzip it and upload it to your /wp-content/plugins directory using your favorite FTP client. Then go to Plugins in your Wordpress Admin panel and activate it.
Now Modify this code and add it to your Template
[code lang="php"]< ?php random_posts($limit, $len, $before_title, $after_title, $before_post, $after_post, $show_pass_post, $show_excerpt); ?>[/code]
[code]$limit - No. of posts to show.
$len - Lenght of auto-generate excerpt.
$before_title - Text to appear before the entry title.
$after_title - Text to appear after the entry title.
$befor_post - Text to appear before the entry excerpt.
$after_post - Text to appear after the entry excerpt.
$show_pass_post = Include/exclude password protected entries (Default: false).
$show_excerpt = Show/hide excerpt (Default: false).[/code]
Example: If you wish to show only a single random post (like mine), use the following tag
[code lang="php"]< ?php random_posts(1, 0, '', '', '', '', false, false); ?>[/code]
[tags]Wordpress, Random Posts, Plugins, Blogging[/tags]
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