No “random post” option?

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  dannyrobs · Member · Nov 29, 2010 at 11:53 pm

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  I use Inuit Types theme (by Bizz Arctic) and wanted to add a button to get a “random post” which I see on many other blogs.
  When I go to Appearances–>Widgets, however, I do not see a widget for “Random post,” Is it possible it’s simply not an option with my theme?

  Thnks

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  johnnytesting · Member · Nov 30, 2010 at 12:27 am

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  If you can post examples it’d help, but most times it’s a simple text widget with a link in it… so http://example.wordpress.com/?random

  There also used to be a simple link with an arrow image on the WP admin bar that let us find random blogs, that’d be an awesome feature to have back.

  http://wordpress.com/next/

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  johnnytesting · Member · Nov 30, 2010 at 12:28 am

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  http://example.wordpress.com/?random would woRk betteR.

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  airodyssey · Member · Nov 30, 2010 at 12:42 am

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  The “next” link works fine but has the nasty habit of sometimes directing you to a blog that was suspended for TOS violations… (looks like those aren’t removed from that ring!)

  Moderators, could you please remove johnnytesting’s first link or make it non-clickable? wodpress.com redirects to a not suitable for work (NSFW) website.

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  dannyrobs · Member · Nov 30, 2010 at 1:12 am

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  Hmm. I see how that link (http://example.wordpress.com/?random) works, but I don’t see how to make that a link on my sidebar. I see how to add a text widget, but then I put the link in the text and it just shows up on my sidebar as is, messy, exposed. I want it to be a button that’s clickable… anyone?

  Thanks!!

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  thesacredpath · Member · Nov 30, 2010 at 1:17 am

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  Put this in the text widget and edit as desired.

  <a href="http://example.wordpress.com/?random">Click for Random Post</a>

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Nov 30, 2010 at 1:19 am

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  Put something like this in a text widget:
  <a href="http://danielbroberts.com/?random" title="Click here for random post">Feeling lucky??? Click here for a random post</a>

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  dannyrobs · Member · Nov 30, 2010 at 1:20 am

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  THANK YOU! worked great

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  thesacredpath · Member · Nov 30, 2010 at 1:22 am

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  If you want to use a button, upload the button to your media library, get the URL and put it into the following code.

  <a href="http://example.wordpress.com/?random"><img src="URL_of_button" alt="click for random post" title="random button" /></a>

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  thesacredpath · Member · Nov 30, 2010 at 1:22 am

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  You’re welcome.

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  naokomc · Member · Nov 30, 2010 at 2:14 am

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  I’ve replaced some WordPress.com links above with “example.wordpress.com”. Thanks.

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  airodyssey · Member · Nov 30, 2010 at 2:58 am

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  @naokomc: FYI, it still says wodpress.com instead of wordpress.com, which directs users to the NSFW site.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Nov 30, 2010 at 3:19 am

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  @naokomc, it is in this post above: https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/no-random-post-option?replies=12#post-530986 .

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  naokomc · Member · Dec 9, 2010 at 11:18 pm

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  @airodyssey @thesacredpath

  So sorry! It is fixed now.