random-post-on-refresh

Random Post on Refresh

Show a random post on every page load.

41.7 opportunity score Open evidence Open API Open on WordPress.org

500active installs

8.1Kdownloads

5.0rating

0unresolved threads

10complaints analyzed

7praise analyzed

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complaint support · high severity · relevance 0.9

no matching posts

no matching posts: users show security, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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You can use this guide to help you find the ID: https://www.wpwhitesecurity.com/find-wordpress-category-id/ Thank you very much !!!!

mixed support · high severity · relevance 0.82

Sort based on category

Sort based on category: users show security, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Any help?

complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.93

How to exclude some words

How to exclude some words: users show bugs, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

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I have landing pages where the shortcode works perfectly as follows: [random_post_on_refresh post_type="issslpg-landing-page" show="title"] However, it only displays the most recently created posts.

complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.92

What about using this plygin together with polylang?

What about using this plygin together with polylang?: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Hello, I would like to use polylang plugin along with random_post_on_refresh within a widget in the rightbar.

mixed support · medium severity · relevance 0.85

How Is Random Determined

How Is Random Determined: users show bugs, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

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The shortcode is configured by default to show images.

complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.8

Show published date

Show published date: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Thanks for a great plugin.

mixed support · medium severity · relevance 0.79

Random post not refreshing

Random post not refreshing: users show compatibility, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Random post not refreshing Hi, have inserted the shortcode for this plugin in Elementor and while in edit mode the plugin works perfectly.

complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.75

Older posts?

Older posts?: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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So I’m wondering if the plugin has a setting or short code notation that can make the post show older posts?

complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.75

display 2 posts but not the same

display 2 posts but not the same: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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i added 2 shortcodes perfectly but sometimes theses posts are the same due to the random feature.

complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.75

Custom fields & theme support

Custom fields & theme support: users show compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

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Custom fields & theme support Hi Micah, this plugin looks almost perfect for this project I’m working on, but I have a few quick questions for when you have the time!

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praise Simple Perfection (5 stars) review · 2025-10-21T03:13:31+00:00 · medium severity · different post

Simple Perfection: users praise easy, reliable, value, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Simple Perfection Exactly what I was looking for, works perfectly every time, easy to implement!

easy reliable value quality content publishing operations Evidence only

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complaint display 2 posts but not the same support · 2025-06-24T13:57:53+00:00 · medium severity · different post

display 2 posts but not the same: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: i added 2 shortcodes perfectly but sometimes theses posts are the same due to the random feature.

missing feature support value quality content publishing operations Evidence only

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complaint What about using this plygin together with polylang? support · 2025-06-03T14:47:09+00:00 · medium severity · different post

What about using this plygin together with polylang?: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Hello, I would like to use polylang plugin along with random_post_on_refresh within a widget in the rightbar.

bugs missing feature support setup content publishing operations Evidence only

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mixed How to display post(s) from specific categories only ? support · 2025-06-02T13:51:06+00:00 · low severity · different post

How to display post(s) from specific categories only ?: users show compatibility, support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Thanks for your help.

compatibility support setup reliable content publishing operations Evidence only

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mixed Why 99.9% of the pages displayed the ones I created this month? support · 2025-04-29T14:36:39+00:00 · low severity · different post

Why 99.9% of the pages displayed the ones I created this month?: users show performance, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] Why 99.9% of the pages displayed the ones I created this month?

performance missing feature support quality content publishing operations Evidence only

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complaint How to exclude some words support · 2024-12-01T13:13:13+00:00 · medium severity · different post

How to exclude some words: users show bugs, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: I have landing pages where the shortcode works perfectly as follows: [random_post_on_refresh post_type="issslpg-landing-page" show="title"] However, it only displays the most recently created posts.

bugs compatibility performance missing feature content publishing operations Evidence only

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praise How to show 4 random posts support · 2022-12-02T22:17:29+00:00 · medium severity · different post

How to show 4 random posts: users praise value, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: @virtualtopia At the moment, the only way to show more than one is to re-use the shortcode 4 times.

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praise Works perfectly! (5 stars) review · 2022-06-13T11:51:31+00:00 · medium severity · different post

Works perfectly!: users praise reliable, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Works perfectly!

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neutral Exclude Specific Tag support · 2022-02-23T07:36:38+00:00 · medium severity · different post

Exclude Specific Tag: neutral conversation with limited structured signal.

Evidence: Exclude Specific Tag how to exclude specific tag & category ? This topic was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by MrPhunin . This topic was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by MrPhunin . This topic was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by Yui . Reason: irrelevant mention removed how to exclude specific tag & category ? This topic was modified 4 years, 3 months ago b

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question Adding this plugin via code? support · 2021-12-11T22:17:14+00:00 · low severity · different post

Adding this plugin via code?: users show missing feature, pricing, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: I’ve got the premium version and they won’t let me add the plug-in unless I upgrade to a more expensive plan.

missing feature pricing support migration content publishing operations Evidence only

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complaint Show published date support · 2021-11-28T08:50:29+00:00 · medium severity · different post

Show published date: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Thanks for a great plugin.

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complaint Older posts? support · 2021-03-11T20:26:28+00:00 · medium severity · different post

Older posts?: users show missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: So I’m wondering if the plugin has a setting or short code notation that can make the post show older posts?

missing feature support content publishing operations Evidence only

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praise Perfect (5 stars) review · 2021-03-11T20:25:18+00:00 · medium severity · different post

Perfect: users praise quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Perfect Feels light weight and does exactly what it says it does.

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complaint Feature request: Custom Link support · 2021-01-28T23:06:23+00:00 · medium severity · different post

Feature request: Custom Link: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Feature request: Custom Link As an extension to the Link Suppression idea, it would be nice to be able to just change the link to something else.

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complaint Like Button support · 2021-01-20T20:55:35+00:00 · medium severity · different post

Like Button: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Like Button Hi there Your plugin works really well 🙂 I’m trying to use it in conjunction with a plugin called “Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn”.

support reliable content publishing operations Evidence only

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complaint lenght of the excerpt support · 2021-01-10T20:59:04+00:00 · medium severity · different post

lenght of the excerpt: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Is it possible to control the lenght of the excerpt ?

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praise super (5 stars) review · 2021-01-10T20:49:49+00:00 · medium severity · different post

super: praise conversation with limited structured signal.

Evidence: super thanks for this plugin ! thanks for this plugin !

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complaint no matching posts support · 2021-01-06T22:48:18+00:00 · high severity · different post

no matching posts: users show security, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: You can use this guide to help you find the ID: https://www.wpwhitesecurity.com/find-wordpress-category-id/ Thank you very much !!!!

security support content publishing operations Evidence only

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complaint Custom fields & theme support support · 2020-11-22T21:11:56+00:00 · medium severity · different post

Custom fields & theme support: users show compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Custom fields & theme support Hi Micah, this plugin looks almost perfect for this project I’m working on, but I have a few quick questions for when you have the time!

compatibility support easy content publishing operations Evidence only

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praise Great plugin! (5 stars) review · 2020-09-17T20:49:58+00:00 · medium severity · different post

Great plugin!: users praise reliable, quality, which suggests what competitors already do well.

Evidence: Great plugin!

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