How do you add 'Random Posts' to Sidebar?

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  aidenhill · Member · May 19, 2011 at 10:15 pm

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  How do i add a list of random posts to the sidebar on my blog just like the theme feature in INove? I am using wordpress.com not .org so I dont have plugins.

  Before you say this has been answered before (Timethief) then close the thread, I am NOT talking about a single link to a random page like this

  Click here for random post

  I am looking for a list version, like recent posts but random. I don’t know php so maybe there is a way to change the display count in the code? I don’t know. Any help is appreciated.

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  supportbot · Member · May 19, 2011 at 10:15 pm

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  airodyssey · Member · May 19, 2011 at 10:35 pm

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  Hi. Apparently, the random posts widget is only part of iNove’s default set of widgets only.
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/idea-a-widget-displaying-randomly-selected-posts?replies=7#post-407116

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  aidenhill · Member · May 19, 2011 at 10:54 pm

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  Ok there has to be a way lol. I think this page is claiming it can be done but idk how to work the code.. or this might just be for .org idk
  http://www.astro-geek.com/2009/01/wordpress-random-posts-without-a-plugin/

  Some people mentioned using an image for random posts.. anybody have an example of that?

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  timethief · Member · May 19, 2011 at 10:55 pm

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  Yes. http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2011/02/13/wordpress-create-a-random-post-icon/

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  aidenhill · Member · May 19, 2011 at 11:13 pm

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  Hmm I meant on a blog but i think thats still a “click here for random post” widget anyway.

  Is this well totally dry? An impossible feat?

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  timethief · Member · May 19, 2011 at 11:18 pm

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  What I posted is what you can use on a wordpress.com blog.

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  aidenhill · Member · May 19, 2011 at 11:21 pm

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  haha no i meant like an example of it being used on a blog :)

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  timethief · Member · May 19, 2011 at 11:49 pm

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  Allow me to be blunt. If you are solution orientated posting here is a time waster. Create one and try it! Go to the sidebar and find ask the oracle! http://raincoastermedia.com/

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  aidenhill · Member · May 19, 2011 at 11:57 pm

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  Gotcha. Same thing as click here for random page. I thought you had a solution for random post list. I had actually already browsed your blog and clicked on that lol.

  So back to original question, any other ideas? Anyone coded something similar manually?

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  thesacredpath · Member · May 20, 2011 at 3:27 am

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  There is no random post list widget here and no way to incorporate the code necessary to do one as it would take PHP script and we cannot use that here for security reasons.