Description
WordPress 7.2 adds random content redirects for URLs such as /random/ and for archive requests containing ?random=1. This plugin turns off that feature through the wp_enable_random_content_redirect filter.
The plugin refreshes rewrite rules when activated or deactivated. In a multisite network, it clears each site’s saved rules so WordPress can regenerate them with that site’s own settings on the next request.
Installation
- Install the plugin in
/wp-content/plugins/disable-random-content/. - Activate it for one site or across the network.
FAQ
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Does this disable all random ordering in WordPress?
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No. It disables the random content redirect feature. Queries that explicitly use random ordering for other purposes are unaffected.
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What happens to existing `/random/` URLs?
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The plugin removes the special rewrite rules. Those URLs then follow the site’s ordinary routing rules.
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Contributors & Developers
“Disable Random Content” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.1.0
- Keep random content redirects disabled after deactivation and reactivation in the same request.
1.0.0
- Disable random content redirects and their rewrite rules.
- Refresh site and network rewrite rules when activation status changes.