Title: FourNodes Random Post
Author: Four Nodes
Published: <strong>April 13, 2018</strong>
Last modified: April 13, 2018

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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.

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# FourNodes Random Post

 By [Four Nodes](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fournodes/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/four-nodes-random-post.zip)

 * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/four-nodes-random-post/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/four-nodes-random-post/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/four-nodes-random-post/#installation)
 * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/four-nodes-random-post/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/four-nodes-random-post/)

## Description

Simple plugin to display random posts on your wordpress blog. Plugin provides a 
widget to display random posts in sidebar.
 Also comes with a shortcode [randomposts]
to include on pages.

 * Easy to install
 * Picks Random Posts
 * Ability to select from specific category
 * Limit number of posts
 * Shortcode support

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Plugin widget settings

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/FourNodesRandomPost` directory,
    or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
 3. Goto Widgets to setup a widget in sidebar.
 4. Use shortcode [randomposts] to include in pages.

## FAQ

  Installation Instructions

 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/FourNodesRandomPost` directory,
    or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
 3. Goto Widgets to setup a widget in sidebar.
 4. Use shortcode [randomposts] to include in pages.

  Does it display random posts every time a page is loaded?

Yes, it displays random posts on each reload.

  Can I limit it to show post from a specific category?

Yes, you can limit it to pick posts from a specific category. You can select a category
in widget settings.

  How many posts can I show ?

As many as you want. Just set the number of posts in widget settings.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“FourNodes Random Post” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Four Nodes ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fournodes/)

[Translate “FourNodes Random Post” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/four-nodes-random-post)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/four-nodes-random-post/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/four-nodes-random-post/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/four-nodes-random-post/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/four-nodes-random-post/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0

 * Limit number of post
 * Category filter
 * Support for shortcode

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0**
 *  Last updated **8 years ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.9.29**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/four-nodes-random-post/)
 * Tags
 * [post](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post/)[posts](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/posts/)
   [random](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/random/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/four-nodes-random-post/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ Four Nodes ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fournodes/)

## Support

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