How to Install the Random Post Widget on the Blog

How to Install a Random Post Widget on a Blog - A random post widget is one of the important features in increasing pageviews on a blog. The widget, useful for randomly displaying articles on blogs. Thus, old articles that have not been seen by visitors to the maximum can potentially be reopened.

But most bloggers often think twice about installing a widget, because it is assessed to add a loading burden on the blog. However, from the results of blogwalking on the blog + Taufik Nurrohman who is one of the best bloggers in Indonesia, there are simple tips for creating a quick and light random post widget.


The appearance of this widget is no different from the recent post widget display that I have shared on the blog

The way to implement it is also quite easy, you just need to add code to the new widget on the blog. Here's how to apply it:

1. Open Blogger> Click Layout> Add a new widget> Copy and save the code below in it

<style scoped='' type="text/css">
#arlina-random ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}#arlina-random li{display:block;clear:both;overflow:hidden;list-style:none;border-bottom:1px solid #e3e3e3;word-break:break-word;padding:10px 0;margin:0;}
#arlina-random li:last-child{border-bottom:0;}
#arlina-random li a{color:#444;}#arlina-random li a:hover{color:#444;text-decoration:underline}
</style>
<div id='arlina-random'>Memuat...</div>
<script>
//<![CDATA[
// Random Post Widget
var homePage = 'http://www.arlinadzgn.com',
    maxResults = 10,
    containerId = 'arlina-random';
function getRandomInt(min, max) {
    return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
}
function shuffleArray(arr) {
    var i = arr.length, j, temp;
    if (i === 0) return false;
    while (--i) {
        j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1));
        temp = arr[i];
        arr[i] = arr[j];
        arr[j] = temp;
    }
    return arr;
}
function ArlinaRandomPosts(json) {
    var startIndex = getRandomInt(1, (json.feed.openSearch$totalResults.$t - maxResults));
    // console.log('Get the post feed start from ' + startIndex + ' until ' + (startIndex + maxResults));
    document.write('<scr' + 'ipt src="' + homePage + '/feeds/posts/summary?alt=json-in-script&orderby=updated&start-index=' + startIndex + '&max-results=' + maxResults + '&callback=randomPosts"></scr' + 'ipt>');
}
function randomPosts(json) {
    var link, ct = document.getElementById(containerId),
        entry = shuffleArray(json.feed.entry),
        skeleton = "<ul>";
    for (var i = 0, len = entry.length; i < len; i++) {
        for (var j = 0, jen = entry[i].link.length; j < jen; j++) {
            link = (entry[i].link[j].rel == "alternate") ? entry[i].link[j].href : '#';
        }
        skeleton += '<li><a href="' + link + '">' + entry[i].title.$t + '</a></li>';
    }
    ct.innerHTML = skeleton + '</ul>';
}
document.write('<scr' + 'ipt src="' + homePage + '/feeds/posts/summary?alt=json-in-script&max-results=0&callback=ArlinaRandomPosts"></scr' + 'ipt>');
//]]>
</script>

Note: Change the code marked with your blog url and the number of articles that will be displayed

2. Save the widget and see the results.