Title: Simple Random Quotation
Author: muskie
Published: <strong>June 15, 2011</strong>
Last modified: October 25, 2011

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# Simple Random Quotation

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

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/simple-random-quotation.zip)

 * [Details](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-random-quotation/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-random-quotation/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-random-quotation/#installation)
 * [Development](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-random-quotation/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/simple-random-quotation/)

## Description

This plugin displays a random quotation upon page load pulled from a simple .csv
file. You can provide any .csv file you like it should be of the format: source,“
Quotation”

There are token css classes/ids to allow you to style the quotations however you
like. The HTML outputed looks like this:

#### Dante Alighieri:

> There is no greater sorrow than thinking back upon a happy time in misery.

You just need to add a #quotationSource and a #randomQuotation CSS rules or just
let the chips fall where they may.

This is my first WordPress plugin it isn’t terribly clever. I eventually looked 
at the original plugin, hello.php and combined with my experience writing mashups
just cranked it out.

## Installation

 1. Upload `simpleRandomQuotation` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Widget’ menu in WordPress by dragging it to your
    Dynamic Sidebar
 3. Then provide a file path or URL to the .csv file that contains your quotations

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

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

Contributors

 *   [ muskie ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/muskie/)

[Translate “Simple Random Quotation” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/simple-random-quotation)

### Interested in development?

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

## Change log

#### 0.2

Trying to widgetize the thing and get admin options working

#### 0.1

This is the first attempt to get this working.

## Meta

 *  Version **0.2**
 *  Last updated **15 years ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 2.2.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.2.1**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-random-quotation/)
 * Tags
 * [quotation](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/quotation/)[random](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/random/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://en-za.wordpress.org/plugins/simple-random-quotation/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ muskie ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/muskie/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

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

## Donate

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