Random page link

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  keithwilson · Member · Feb 26, 2009 at 3:06 pm

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  Does anyone know of a way to add a link that redirects to a random page within a blog (i.e. like Wikipedia’s ‘Random page’ link)?

  I’m using the DePo Masthead theme on WordPress.com and it would be great to have a feature along these lines as part of the navigation options on my site.

  I’m fairly new to WordPress, but computer savvy, so I don’t mind doing a bit of technical hackery.

  Thanks in advance,
  Keith.

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Feb 26, 2009 at 3:18 pm

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  Keith,
  Use a text widget and copy this code:
  <a title="Click here for random post" href="http://YOUR-BLOG-NAME.wordpress.com/?random" target="_blank">Click here for random post</a>

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Feb 26, 2009 at 9:11 pm

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  @Tess: Wow – I thought that would require javascript!

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Mar 2, 2009 at 3:32 pm

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  I thought I learned that from you? hmmm

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  panaghiotisadam · Member · Mar 2, 2009 at 4:13 pm

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  Nope – had no idea. (Now copied and duly saved of course.)

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  vivianpaige · Member · Mar 2, 2009 at 4:13 pm

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  That gives a random post (which I’ve had on my site for years, BTW – with image, no less :) ) but not a random page. I think, though, that the OP was really looking for a random post, anyway.

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  dinneenp · Member · Mar 2, 2009 at 8:54 pm

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  I’m using Monotone as I have a photoblog so it downs’t allow widgets. any way around this?
  Or are there any other good photo themes?

  Cheers,
  pa.

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Mar 2, 2009 at 9:04 pm

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  dinneenp

  Unless you want to learn CSS and modify another theme, Panos’ suggestion is about as good as it gets:
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/do-i-have-to-buy-custom-css-upgrade-to-add-random-link-in-navigation?replies=4#post-315063

  http://support.wordpress.com/?s=static+front+page

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  raincoaster · Member · Mar 3, 2009 at 6:45 am

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  You can just put the code on your About page. It works just fine there.

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  keithwilson · Member · Mar 3, 2009 at 4:15 pm

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  Brilliant, thanks!

  It’s a pity more themes don’t offer this as an option since I there doesn’t seem to be any other way of adding such a link to the navigation section at the top of my site. I guess I’ll just have to put it in my blogroll, about section or as a static text widget. Unless there’s some way of adding extra links via CSS?