Title: Simple Random Posts Shortcode Author: mkerstner Published: ဇန်နဝါရီ 6၊ 2015 Last modified: ဇန်နဝါရီ 6၊ 2015 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/simple-random-posts-shortcode.svg) # Simple Random Posts Shortcode By [mkerstner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mkerstner/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-random-posts-shortcode.zip) * [Details](https://mya.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-random-posts-shortcode/#description) * [Reviews](https://mya.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-random-posts-shortcode/#reviews) * [Installation](https://mya.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-random-posts-shortcode/#installation) * [Development](https://mya.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-random-posts-shortcode/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-random-posts-shortcode/) ## Description A simple plugin for rendering random post previews in a list view using shortcode. Supports various options to customize output to your needs. #### Supported shortcode options 1. header: , whether to output header text (default=) 2. show_featured_image: , whether to output featured post image (default=TRUE) 3. featured_image_height: , height of featured image in px (default=100) 4. preview_text_chars: , amount of chars to be displayed for preview text (default =200) 5. container_css_class: , CSS class of outer container (default=articles-preview- container) 6. container_article_css_class: , CSS class of article containe (default=article- preview) 7. append_css_clear: , whether to append a CSS clear container (default=TRUE) 8. container_left_width: , px or % (default=65%) 9. container_right_width: , px or % (default=30%) ## Installation 1. Upload and extract simple-random-posts-shortcode.zip to your plugins directory 2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b21e8e9385f2755806234fa06594fe47e332aabb86e7bf8c67bc1769c3095377? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-3658/)󠁿 [emolle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/emolle/) ဖေ‌ဖော်ဝါရီ 8၊ 2017 works as described. please add additional options to specify how list is rendered. Thanks! [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-random-posts-shortcode/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Simple Random Posts Shortcode” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ mkerstner ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mkerstner/) [Translate “Simple Random Posts Shortcode” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-random-posts-shortcode) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-random-posts-shortcode/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-random-posts-shortcode/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-random-posts-shortcode/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/simple-random-posts-shortcode/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.1 * Initial public release. #### 0.2 * added option to show featured image for posts, [‘show_featured_image’] * added option to specify featured image height, [‘featured_image_height’] * added option to specify char count for preview text, [‘preview_text_chars’] * changed HTML to floating divs for better alignment * added option to specify CSS class for outer div container, [‘container_css_class’] #### 0.3 * added option to append CSS clear container, [‘append_css_clear’] * added option to specify width of left container, [‘container_left_width’] * added option to specify width of right container, [‘container_right_width’] * added option to specify CSS class for article container, [‘container_article_css_class’] ## Meta * Version **0.3** * Last updated **11 နှစ် ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.1.0** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-random-posts-shortcode/) * Tags * [posts](https://mya.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/)[random](https://mya.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/random/) [shortcode](https://mya.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)[simple](https://mya.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/simple/) * [Advanced View](https://mya.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-random-posts-shortcode/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-random-posts-shortcode/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-random-posts-shortcode/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-random-posts-shortcode/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-random-posts-shortcode/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-random-posts-shortcode/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-random-posts-shortcode/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-random-posts-shortcode/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ mkerstner ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mkerstner/) ## Support Got something to say? 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