Random Gallery vs Related Products for — WordPress

Random Gallery vs Related Products for WooCommerce

Name: Random Gallery
Rating: 4.5 (11 reviews)

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Random Gallery

4.5·11reviews·200+installs

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1. Listing metadata

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	Random Gallery	Related Products for WooCommerce
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Description	2443 / 5000 chars49% used	2750 / 5000 chars55% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	David G	peachpay
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Random Gallery

At a glance

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Feature comparison between Random Gallery and Related Products for WooCommerce
Metric	Random Gallery	Related Products for WooCommerce
Rating	4.5 ★	★ 4.9 ★
Total reviews	11	★ 46
Active installs	200+	3,000+
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3. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Random Gallery

Random Gallery lets you display a different subset of your images every time your page is refreshed. Just tell it which ones you want it to pick from and how many you want to show at a time. The Basics Random Gallery works with an old fashioned shortcode. You specify the pool of images with the ids or category parameter. Then you specify how many you want to show with the shownum parameter. Here’s an example of the ids method: [random-gallery ids='101,102,103,104,105' shownum='3'] Note there are five images in the list but only three will be shown at a time. And here is an example of the category method: [random-gallery category='myCategory' shownum='3'] Random Gallery can handle the ordinary Gallery shortcode parameters columns, size, and link: [random-gallery category='myCategory' shownum='3' columns='1' size='medium' link='none'] You can put shortcodes in all kinds of blocks, but it’s best to use the shortcode widget. ids method details The ids parameter is the list of images you want to draw from. To build up the list, you need the numbers that WordPress assigns to each of your images. There are plugins that let you see these numbers directly in the Media Library. Try searching the plugins directory for “reveal ids”. Otherwise, you can find them manually: open up your Media Library click on a photo the Attachment Details will pop up the URL in your address bar will look like this: https://www.example.com/wp-admin/upload.php?item=101 take the number at the end of the URL (in this case 101) and add that number to ids repeat this process for each photo you want to include category method By default, categories are not available in the Media Library. However, there are plugins that will enable them. Try searching the plugins directory for “media library categories”. Once you have categories enabled, you can create a category, add images to it, and specify it in the shortcode by name. Curly Quotes Issue One tricky thing to watch out for is curly quotation marks. WordPress likes to replace straight quotes (') with curly quotes (‘). This is usually a good thing, but Random Gallery can only handle straight quotes. The easiest and best way to make sure you’re only using straight quotes is to put your shortcode in a shortcode widget, then re-type all the quotes directly in the widget. Thanks I hope Random Gallery works for you. If you have any trouble, just shoot me an email. Thanks!

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Related Products for WooCommerce

Display fresh, random WooCommerce related products on every single product page load (in a slider or not) based on the current product’s category, tags, or attributes. Related products can be configured to display in posts, pages, and sidebar widgets, and can be configured to exclude categories. Use the shortcode [woo-related] for product pages or [woo-related id='XX'] / [woo-related product-id='XX' show-title='no'] for posts, pages, and widgets. Exclude taxonomies using the the option field in the settings page. The shortcode accepts id, title and number. Shortcode examples [woo-related id='15'] will display related products based on product ID 15. [woo-related id='15' title='no'] is the same as above but will hide Related Products title. For sidebars, etc. you can use the widget title. [woo-related id='15' title='no' number='1'] is the same as above but will return only 1 product. [woo-related] will use current product’s ID. This should be used on product pages only. Related Products for WooCommerce can help you: Display real related products (using a slider or not) Set the related product’s heading text (you can use HTML) Set the number of related products you want to display or disable them Set category or tag based related products Display related products using Flexslider Translate related products heading text Exclude taxonomies from your related products Use a shortcode to add related products to posts/pages and widgets Related Products block position Move related products Related Products for WooCommerce uses WordPress hooks to display related products on product pages. If you need to move the related products block you can remove the action and add it again using a different hook or priority. This is extremly helpful if you code your own theme or child theme. To remove related products block you can use remove_action( 'woocommerce_after_single_product', 'wrprrdisplay' ); in your theme’s functions.php file. If you want to add it again you can do something like this add_action( 'woocommerce_after_single_product', 'wrprrdisplay', 55 ); or add_action( 'ANY-OTHER-HOOK', 'wrprrdisplay', PRIORITY ); Check GitHub for all single product page actions. Demo You can see a demo of the plugin here. Requirements WooCommerce Plugin setup Install the plugin—visit the installation tab for more info Use the plugin’s option page, located in the WooCommerce menu, to set up the plugin Support Feel free to use the support forum, and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Want even better related products? We recommend trying the Related Products feature that is built-in to PeachPay, an all-in-one checkout and product recommendation solution engineered to increase sales.

Top keywords

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Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Random Gallery or Related Products for WooCommerce?

Related Products for WooCommerce has the higher average rating (4.9★ from 46 reviews) compared to Random Gallery (4.5★ from 11 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Random Gallery or Related Products for WooCommerce?

Related Products for WooCommerce holds the higher average rating (4.9★ vs 4.5★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Random Gallery or Related Products for WooCommerce?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Related Products for WooCommerce has the deeper published review base (46 vs 11), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Random Gallery typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (11 reviews). Related Products for WooCommerce typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (46 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Random Gallery and Related Products for WooCommerce?

Migration support varies by app and category. Random Gallery and Related Products for WooCommerce both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Random Gallery" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Random Gallery vs Related Products for WooCommerce

Random Gallery

1. Listing metadata

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Related Products for WooCommerce

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3. App details

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Which has better reviews, Random Gallery or Related Products for WooCommerce?

Should I choose Random Gallery or Related Products for WooCommerce?

Which is faster to set up, Random Gallery or Related Products for WooCommerce?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Random Gallery and Related Products for WooCommerce?

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