create a random post link so that when visitors click on it they can read a random post instead of reading the posts in the order of submission , so what you have to do ?
- As usual, go to layout Form your Dashboard.
- click on the page elements tab and click Add gadget .
- Add a HTML/Javascript widget.
- then name the widget like " random posts"
- then paste the following code in the body .
<div id="myLuckyPost"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> function showLucky(root){ var feed = root.feed; var entries = feed.entry || []; var entry = feed.entry[0]; for (var j = 0; j < entry.link.length; ++j){if (entry.link[j].rel == 'alternate'){window.location = entry.link[j].href;}}} function fetchLuck(luck){ script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = '/feeds/posts/summary?start-index='+luck+'&max-results=1&alt=json-in-script&callback=showLucky'; script.type = 'text/javascript'; document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(script); } function feelingLucky(root){ var feed = root.feed; var total = parseInt(feed.openSearch$totalResults.$t,10); var luckyNumber = Math.floor(Math.random()*total);luckyNumber++; a = document.createElement('a'); a.href = '#random'; a.rel = luckyNumber; a.onclick = function(){fetchLuck(this.rel);}; a.innerHTML = 'View Random Post'; document.getElementById('myLuckyPost').appendChild(a); } </script> <script src="/feeds/posts/summary?max-results=0&alt=json-in-script&callback=feelingLucky"></script>
- save and view your blog.
- the random posta widget will appear where you have placed it.
- by default, the text displayed is " view random posts " . to change it just go to EDIT HTML and then search for the text and edit it as you wish.
- nice tool to increase your pageviews.
