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Random Content

Descrizione

This plugin allows you to display random content anywhere on your site using a shortcode or widget. You can group your random content together, allowing you to display different content in multiple locations throughout your site.

The content is added via a custom post type, so you have full access to the tinyMCE editor. This allows you to easily add images, text, and links to your random content.

Using a widget

  1. Navigate to Appearance->Widgets and add the Random Content widget to a sidebar.
  2. Select a group from the dropdown. If you don’t create a group, the widget will use all entries.

Using a shortcode

Place the shortcode [random_content] anywhere on a post or page.

To choose entries from a specific group, add the group_id parameter. For example, [random_content group_id="64"].

To specify the number of posts to show, add the num_posts parameter. For example, [random_content group_id="13" num_posts="3"].

Screenshot

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    Adding the widget to a sidebar.
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Installazione

  1. Upload random-content.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Create an entry in the Random Content post type.
  4. Dividi i tuoi contenuti in categorie usando i Gruppi.

Verrà mostrato solo il contenuto all’interno dell’editor.

FAQ

Posso raggruppare certe voci?

Sì. Crea un gruppo e assegna voci specifiche al gruppo. Funziona esattamente come le categorie.

How do I find the group id?

Click on Random Content > Group in the WordPress admin. Look for the number in the ID column.

Come faccio a mostrare più di un articolo?

Nello shortcode, usa il parametro num_posts. Nel widget, inserisci un numero nel campo “Numero di articoli da mostrare per volta”.

Recensioni

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11 Ottobre 2025
I find this plugin so useful. I use it on my website to show different banners every time someone visits the page, and it has been working perfectly for years! I’m very happy. One of the best and easiest-to-use plugins!
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18 Aprile 2024
I love this wonderful little plugin, THANK YOU !!!
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23 Dicembre 2021
I’m using it to display ads for one of my website’s store, on one of my related blogs. It proved to be perfect for dropping in the sidebar, wrapping in some HTML & CSS, then having very simple link and image tag in the custom post. Perfect and thanks!
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22 Ottobre 2021
It does exactly what it says. I haven’t encountered any bugs at the moment in WordPress 5.8.1. But please update this great plugin. We are concerned about version incompatible plugins. Thanks.
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Contributi e sviluppo

“Random Content” è un software open source. Le persone che hanno contribuito allo sviluppo di questo plugin sono indicate di seguito.

Collaboratori

Changelog

1.5.0

  • Replaced ORDER BY RAND() with efficient PHP randomization
  • Added transient caching
  • Added multiple code improvements

1.4.1

  • Ensure compatibility with latest WP version

1.4.0

  • Add support for block editor
  • Update widget settings

1.3.2

  • Update tested to version

1.3.1

  • Fix shortcode output so that multiple posts will display

1.3

  • Add rc_content filter for extending the plugin output in both the shortcode and the widget
  • Add content filter to widget output to allow for oembed support

1.2

  • Add localization files for translation support

1.1

  • Add num_posts parameter to old version of shortcode for backwards compatibility

1.0

  • Update shortcode to [random_content] to help prevent conflicts with other plugins
  • Added a num_posts paramenter to the shortcode so that more than one post can show at a time
  • Added the ability to not choose a group in a widget, even if a group exists
  • Added the ability to control the number of posts that show in the widget
  • Rebuilt the plugin using OOP principles based on the WordPress plugin boilerplate
  • Added plugin banner graphic
  • Updated screenshot image

0.4

  • Update input text syntax in widget

0.3

  • Add shortcode functionality.
  • Reset post data after widget query.

0.1

  • First released into the wild.