A Random Quote in the Sidebar

A Random Quote in the Sidebar

If you're keen on literature or religious, you might want to have some of your favorite quotes in the sidebar—it's not a waste of space if you use the area with purpose. So, if you're going to list a random quote in your sidebar on each page view, you can use the following code snippet to create the post type and use the following query to create a loop in your sidebar:

<?php

/*
 * Create new post type called "Quotes"
 * (refer to the `register_post_type` function to
 * learn more about creating custom post types).
 */
function quote_post_type() {

    $args = array(
        'label' => 'Quotes',
        'public' => true
    );

    register_post_type( 'quotes', $args );
}

add_action( 'init', 'quote_post_type' );

// Setup arguments.
$args = array(
    // Get the "quotes" psot type.
    'post_type' => 'quotes',
    // Randomize the order.
    'orderby' => 'rand',
    // Get only one item.
    'posts_per_page' => 1,
);

// Instantiate new query instance.
$my_query = new WP_Query( $args );

?>