Title: Disable Random Content
Author: kaggdesign
Published: <strong>November 12, 2026</strong>
Last modified: November 14, 2026

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# Disable Random Content

 By [kaggdesign](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kaggdesign/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/disable-random-content.1.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-random-content/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-random-content/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-random-content/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-random-content/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-random-content/)

## 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

 1. Install the plugin in `/wp-content/plugins/disable-random-content/`.
 2. Activate it for one site or across the network.

## FAQ

### Does this disable all random ordering in WordPress?

No. It disables the random content redirect feature. Queries that explicitly use
random ordering for other purposes are unaffected.

### What happens to existing `/random/` URLs?

The plugin removes the special rewrite rules. Those URLs then follow the site’s 
ordinary routing rules.

## Reviews

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[SUPER!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-3228/)󠁿

 [Temyk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webtemyk/) November 12, 2026

This plugin will be the most popular after release of WP 7.2! Author, thank you 
for saving us from WP random!

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## Contributors & Developers

“Disable Random Content” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ kaggdesign ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kaggdesign/)
 *   [ Ernest Behinov ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ernest35/)

[Translate “Disable Random Content” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/disable-random-content)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/disable-random-content/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/disable-random-content/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-random-content/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/disable-random-content/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## 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.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.0**
 *  Last updated **20 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 7.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [permalinks](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/permalinks/)[random content](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/random-content/)
   [redirects](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/redirects/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-random-content/advanced/)

## Ratings

 5 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  1 5-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-random-content/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 4-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-random-content/reviews/?filter=4)
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## Contributors

 *   [ kaggdesign ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kaggdesign/)
 *   [ Ernest Behinov ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ernest35/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/disable-random-content/)