Display random posts in WordPress

WordPress posts may be randomly displayed using the Get random results from a MySql table tip placed in a simple plugin.

What this plugin does is to simply add the "RAND()" value to "ORDER BY" clause in the sql query which retrieves the WordPress posts.

/**
 * Plugin Name: Randomize posts
 * Description: Display random posts in WordPress.
 */

function rand_posts_orderby_request($orderby) {
  return 'RAND()';
}

// add custom action to WordPres filters
add_action('posts_orderby_request', 'rand_posts_orderby_request');

In order to use the plugin, just place the above code in a file, upload it to your WordPress plugins directory and activate it. If you use cache related plugins it may be necessary to disable them to view the randomized posts.