How To Add Random Post in Blogger

The Random Posts widget or gadget for Blogger will display random posts added to your blog. When your blog has been created for an ages, your old posts will be difficualt to find. Most of time, when new people join your site, they rarely bother going back to find one of your good posts.One of the easiest way to give a new life to your older posts is to display them in a random order in the sidebar.

So in this tutorial, I will show you how to add random posts widget in your blogger sidebar.
Do you want to add it? Please, go with me step-by-step:

 How to add random posts widget 

Step 1: Go to your Blogger Dashboard >> Layout

Step 2: And go to Add a Gadget >> HTML/JavaScript

Step 3: Once you have add a new Gadget, past the following code

<style>
#random-posts img {
    float: left;
    margin-right: 10px;
    width: 65px;
    height: 65px;
    background-color: #F5F5F5;
    padding: 3px;
}

ul#random-posts {
    list-style-type: none;
}

#random-posts li {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.random-summary {
    display: block;
}
</style>

<ul id='random-posts'>
<script type='text/javaScript'>
var randomposts_number = 5;
var randomposts_chars = 60;
var randomposts_details = 'yes';
randomposts_details2 = 'no';
var randomposts_comments = 'Comments';
var randomposts_commentsd = 'Comments Disabled';
var randomposts_current = [];
var total_randomposts = 0;
var randomposts_current = new Array(randomposts_number);

function randomposts(json) {
    total_randomposts = json.feed.openSearch$totalResults.$t
}
document.write('<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"/feeds/posts/default?alt=json-in-script&max-results=0&callback=randomposts\"><\/script>');

function getvalue() {
    for (var i = 0; i < randomposts_number; i++) {
        var found = false;
        var rndValue = get_random();
        for (var j = 0; j < randomposts_current.length; j++) {
            if (randomposts_current[j] == rndValue) {
                found = true;
                break
            }
        };
        if (found) {
            i--
        } else {
            randomposts_current[i] = rndValue
        }
    }
};

function get_random() {
    var ranNum = 1 + Math.round(Math.random() * (total_randomposts - 1));
    return ranNum
};
</script>
<script type='text/javaScript'>
function random_posts(json) {
    for (var i = 0; i < randomposts_number; i++) {
        var entry = json.feed.entry[i];
        var randompoststitle = entry.title.$t;
        if ('content' in entry) {
            var randompostsnippet = entry.content.$t
        } else {
            if ('summary' in entry) {
                var randompostsnippet = entry.summary.$t
            } else {
                var randompostsnippet = "";
            }
        };
        randompostsnippet = randompostsnippet.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, "");
        if (randompostsnippet.length < randomposts_chars) {
            var randomposts_snippet = randompostsnippet
        } else {
            randompostsnippet = randompostsnippet.substring(0, randomposts_chars);
            var whitespace = randompostsnippet.lastIndexOf(" ");
            randomposts_snippet = randompostsnippet.substring(0, whitespace) + "&#133;";
        };
        for (var j = 0; j < entry.link.length; j++) {
            if ('thr$total' in entry) {
                var randomposts_commentsnum = entry.thr$total.$t + ' ' + randomposts_comments
            } else {
                randomposts_commentsnum = randomposts_commentsd
            }; if (entry.link[j].rel == 'alternate') {
                var randompostsurl = entry.link[j].href;
                var randomposts_date = entry.published.$t;
                if ('media$thumbnail' in entry) {
                    var randompoststhumb = entry.media$thumbnail.url
                } else {
                    randompoststhumb = "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaap1LDq0wMSk1hRaj_8jfz9_s_ijNxW-ZlS8-yXaThZXHPnyTiBcBcTYV9wGWqr_ryhnodz3qwWda0uorFAn3u8UgzZeYvHbmfak5mMTdkgkvZbD5PBNOKxkNw76rLSuzSd2AEzoSUzs/s1600/no_thumb.png"
                }
            }
        };
        document.write('<li>');
        document.write('<img alt="' + randompoststitle + '" src="' + randompoststhumb + '"/>');
        document.write('<div><a href="' + randompostsurl + '" rel="nofollow">' + randompoststitle + '</a></div>');
        if (randomposts_details == 'yes') {
            document.write('<span>' + randomposts_date.substring(8, 10) + '.' + randomposts_date.substring(5, 7) + '.' + randomposts_date.substring(0, 4) + ' - ' + randomposts_commentsnum) + '</span>'
        }
        if (randomposts_details2 == 'yes') {
            document.write('<span class="random-summary">' + randomposts_snippet) + '</span>'
        }
        document.write('<div style="clear:both"></div></li>')
    }
};
getvalue();
for (var i = 0; i < randomposts_number; i++) {
    document.write('<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"/feeds/posts/default?alt=json-in-script&start-index=' + randomposts_current[i] + '&max-results=1&callback=random_posts\"><\/script>')
};
</script>
</ul>
<div style="font-size: 10px; float: right;"><a http://cambohelpblogger.blogspot.com/2015/02/how-to-add-random-post-in-blogger.html" rel="nofollow">Random Posts Widget</a></div>

Note : In the red color, you can change the number of post (Example: number 5)
Step 4: Click Save >> Save Arragement.
Now, you are done! Enjoyed !

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