Add a Random Post Button in Blogger Blog

There are many techniques to keep readers busy on your blogger blog. One of them is the Random Post Button. If someone clicks this button, it opens a random post from the blog. For newbies, it is also one of the good techniques to engage readers on the blog.

Today I will show you the method to add the random post button in your blogger blog. This button uses CSS script and can be added very easily.

How to add random posts button?

• Go to Blogger >> Layout >> Add a Gadget >> HTML/Javascript
• Copy and paste this code

<style>
#abt-random{position:relative;color:rgba(255,255,255,1);text-decoration:none;background-color:rgba(219,87,5,1);font-family:'Yanone Kaffeesatz';font-weight:700;font-size:20px;display:block;-webkit-border-radius:8px;-moz-border-radius:8px;border-radius:8px;-webkit-box-shadow:0 9px 0 rgba(219,31,5,1), 0 9px 25px rgba(0,0,0,.7);-moz-box-shadow:0 9px 0 rgba(219,31,5,1), 0 9px 25px rgba(0,0,0,.7);box-shadow:0 9px 0 rgba(219,31,5,1), 0 9px 25px rgba(0,0,0,.7);margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:10px;width:160px;text-align:center;-webkit-transition:all .1s ease;-moz-transition:all .1s ease;-ms-transition:all .1s ease;-o-transition:all .1s ease;transition:all .1s ease;padding:4px}
#abt-random:active{-webkit-box-shadow:0 3px 0 rgba(219,31,5,1), 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.9);-moz-box-shadow:0 3px 0 rgba(219,31,5,1), 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.9);box-shadow:0 3px 0 rgba(219,31,5,1), 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.9);position:relative;top:6px}
#abt-random a{color: #fff;}
</style>

<center><div id="abt-random"></div></center>
<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 = 'Random Post'; document.getElementById('abt-random').appendChild(a); } </script><script src="/feeds/posts/summary?max-results=0&alt=json-in-script&callback=feelingLucky">
</script>

• Save the widget and template. Done!

Here I want to inform that this widget was first shared on allbloggertricks and we are just re-sharing it. In case if anybody wants to share this, they must give proper credits to the original author.

If you find any difficulty while installing this, feel free to ask. Thanks!