Tag Archives: Posts

How to Display a Random Testimonial or Post in WordPress

Posted on August 12, 2009

Set up a testimonials category — no need for a plugin.

There are a couple of plugins designed specifically for testimonials, but I didn’t want to use them; they use their own databases, and don’t keep with WordPress’ simplicity. If possible, the best way to work with WordPress is to use it’s built-in functionality.

I also wanted to have the testimonials as a category in WP, rather than as a separate plugin. This code will work for any type of category, not just a testimonial.

Here’s how to create a random post item in your sidebar:  Read more…

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How to View All (or more) Posts at once in WordPress Administration

Posted on September 4, 2008

Here’s the deal: I wanted to be able to temporarily see all the posts at once in the WordPress Administration, so I went into the wp-admin folder, and poked around, and became frustrated: it wasn’t that simple!

Go to /wp-admin/includes/post.php and scroll to line 517. You will see
wp("post_type=post&what_to_show=posts$post_status_q&posts_per_page=15&order=$order&orderby=$orderby");

Change the posts_per_page value to whatever you want it to be. Note: deleting the code will not let you view all posts.

WARNING: I don’t ever like to modify the default WordPress files, because when they get updated, you’ll be screwed. This is a only a temporary fix. It will not last if you update WordPress.

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