Get random post in Wordpress

Question

How do I get a random post in Wordpress?

I would like to display a button on a page that, when pressed, goes to a random post from the blog. I don\'t want a random post

Answer 1

create a page template, and use the following code to get a random post:

//Create WordPress Query with 'orderby' set to 'rand' (Random)
$the_query = new WP_Query( array ( 'orderby' => 'rand', 'posts_per_page' => '1' ) );
// output the random post
while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post();
    echo '
';
    the_title();
    echo '
';
endwhile;

// Reset Post Data
wp_reset_postdata();

then in a page, just use:

see a random post