How to Make a Random Post on WordPress

Websites with wordpress platform (Self-Hosted) can also use the random post. Actually almost the same way with blogger. Script only difference lies in the feed url. This random post is also featured post a switch and a slide.

First you need to do, namely keep the css for this random post.


1. Login to your blogger account.
2. Select the Appearance - Editor - Stylesheet (style.css).
3. Copy the following code to the very bottom.
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.gfg-root { width: auto; height: auto; position: relative; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;padding:2px; background:none;border: 0px solid #363636;}

.gfg-title {font-size: 16px;font-weight : bold;color : #fff;background-color: none;line-height : 1.4em;overflow: hidden;white-space : nowrap;}

.gfg-subtitle {font-size: 14px;font-weight: bold;color: #333;background-color: none;line-height : 1.4em; overflow : hidden;white-space : nowrap;margin-bottom : 0px;}

.gfg-subtitle a {color : #a43434;display:none !important;}

.gfg-entry {background-color: none;width : 100%;height : 9.9em;position : relative;overflow : hidden;text-align : left;margin-top : 0px;}

/* To allow correct behavior for overlay */
.gfg-root .gfg-entry .gf-result {position : relative;background-color:none;width : auto;height : 100%;padding-left : 5px;padding-right : 5px;}

.gfg-list {position : relative;overflow : hidden;text-align : left; margin-bottom : 15px;display:none !important;}

.gfg-root .gfg-entry .gf-result .gf-title {font-size: 13px;display:block;color:#a43434;font-weight:bold;line-height: 1.2em;overflow : hidden;white-space : nowrap;text-overflow : ellipsis;-o-text-overflow : ellipsis;margin-top : 4px;}

.gfg-root .gfg-entry .gf-result .gf-snippet {line-height : 1.3em;color: #333;margin-top : 3px;font-size: 12px;}

.clearFloat {clear : both;}

#feedGadget { margin-top: 3px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width: auto;font-family:verdana, arial;font-size: 10px;color: #333;} 
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4. Save (Click Update File). 

Random Post Script 

For random post script follow the steps below.

1. Select the Appearance menu, then click Widget. 
2. Drag a text widget to the sidebar column.

3. Fill in the title of the widget. 
4. Copy-paste the following script into the widget earlier.
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<script src="http://www.google.com/jsapi/?key=ABQIAAAAcV2jSs52yGHKNXjYTcwvNBQjGizh_00DUHOFTBoYdXcXzGgaZxRGIm148GyVsULR8I1--uCF7hoW2w" type="text/javascript"></script>

<script src="http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/dynamicfeed/gfdynamicfeedcontrol.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

<script type="text/javascript">
function showGadget() {
var feeds = [
{title:'title',
url:'http://www.yourname.com/feed/'},
];
new GFdynamicFeedControl(feeds, 'feedGadget',
{numResults : 1000, stacked : true,
title: " "});
}
google.load("feeds", "1");
google.setOnLoadCallback(showGadget);
</script>

<div id="feedGadget"><center><img src="http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/1577/loadingtrans.gif" /></center></div>  
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5. Change the name of your blog. see words in the red above.
6. Save Template.

Now look at your website! Your post will appear randomly in the sidebar.

Good Luck!!!!!
 

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