Comments on: Plugin: Random File

By: Newbie

Newbie — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:18:38 +0000

I would like to install this script on my server to rotate php articles. As i a newbie in this game i cant seem to get it to work… i have created a folder called randomphp under wp-content and i have inserted the code on my page but nothing seems to come up. pls help. This is a very useful script.

PS i installed and activated the script already

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WordPress Plugins | 新开博客 SINK INTO EFFORT — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:16:56 +0000

[…] Random File Retrieve the name of a randomly chosen file in a given directory. Useful for displaying random images/logos or including text from random files onto your site (writing excerpts, multi-line quotes, etc). […]

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:18:10 +0000

Oh, and by the way, this works fine with WordPress 2.2.2.

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:17:38 +0000

Ignore my previous comment. The problem was my theme, not the plugin. Got it working fine.

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:18:59 +0000

This is a great plugin and I use it extensively on one of my sites. However I’d like to use it on another site where I need 3 random (but not repeated) images presented horizontally rather than vertically. I’m sure this is possible with a simple change in the plugin’s code, but I don’t know PHP and have no clue how to make the change. Can anyone help? Please? Thanks.

By: Cris

Cris — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:24:31 +0000

From reading up on this script, I assume it would be easy enough to get the script to pick up a file/image from a specific table in mysql based on different categories and/or keywords?

For example, for the “HEALTH” category, i’d like the script to go and spit out a random file/image from a table created specifically for that category.

Any helpers?

By: Kurt

Kurt — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:29:12 +0000

Perfect - simple and does exactly what I want.

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Family Fun » WordPress Plugins — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 19:56:03 +0000

By: Roland

Roland — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 23:12:00 +0000

This is great - thanks!

By: Maria Langer, the Official Web Site* » WordPress as a CMS, Part 5

Maria Langer, the Official Web Site* » WordPress as a CMS, Part 5 — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:12:23 +0000

[…] I then found the Random File plugin by Scott Reilly. This plugin enables you to place a random file from within a specific folder in a theme’s template file or, with the help of a plugin like Exec-PHP, within a post or page itself. That’s exactly what I wanted to do. […]