Random Post Box WordPress Plugin
The Random Post Box plugin places a box anywhere on the blog, where it loads random posts one-after-the-other.
Random Post Box is a plugin that lets you place a box anywhere on your blog, with template tag or shortcode, and load random posts with an interval and fade effect. It uses jQuery (Ajax) which means that the content is loaded without loading the rest of the page. The timings can be set in the admin options-panel.
The template tag is <?php random_post_box(); ?>. You can also use the shortcode [random-post-box] in a page or post.
Features
- Insert placeholder with template tag
- Insert placeholder with shortcode
- Set time for displaying the post
- Set times for fade in and fade out affect
- Exclude or include posts by category
- Exclude posts by age (in days)
- Use title only
- Use post excerpt or bodycontent
- Strip tags from body
- Show/hide post metadata
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Usage of Random Post Box over time
June 2023 — July 2024Between June 2023 and July 2024 the number of sites running this plugin went from 8 to 4 — down 4 (-50%).
| Month | Sites | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | 4 | +0 |
| June 2024 | 4 | +0 |
| May 2024 | 4 | +0 |
| April 2024 | 4 | +0 |
| March 2024 | 4 | +0 |
| February 2024 | 4 | -1 |
| January 2024 | 5 | -2 |
| December 2023 | 7 | +0 |
| November 2023 | 7 | +0 |
| October 2023 | 7 | -1 |
| September 2023 | 8 | +0 |
| August 2023 | 8 | +0 |
| July 2023 | 8 | +0 |
| June 2023 | 8 | — |
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