Display a Quote
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Last Updated
August 15, 2026
First Released
May 9, 2025
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About
With this lightweight plugin you can display a random quote at your website.
Main features of the plugin:
- Free and lightweight
- Support for Block Editor and Classic Editor
- Display your random quote with block, shortcode or widget
- Organize quotes with categories
- Customize your quote display via the settings page or with attributes
- Documentation at WP plugin page
- Active support from developer at WP forum
How to use
After installation go to menu item “Quotes” and create some quotes. Use title field for the quote author and content field for the quote itself.
You can organize your quotes with categories. This makes it possible to display multiple blocks, shortcodes or widgets with different kind of quotes.
Go to the editor and add the Display a Quote block or the shortcode [daquote] to a page. This will display your random quote.
Or go to Appearance > Widgets and use the Display a Quote widget.
It’s also possible to add an image to your quote.
When using the block editor, use the Media & Text block. Or the Image block, if the image also contains the quote text.
When using the classic editor, add the image with the “Add media” button next to the quote text and align it the way you want.
Customize your quote display via the settings page or with attributes.
Settings page
The settings page is located at Settings > Display a Quote.
Attributes
You can customize your quote display by adding attributes to the block, shortcode or widget.
- Display quotes from a certain category:
quote_cat="your-category-slug" - Display quotes from multiple categories:
quote_cat="first-category-slug, second-category-slug" - Hide quote author:
quote_author="false" - Change the “no quotes are found” text:
no_quotes_text="your text"
Example: [daquote quote_cat="your-category-slug" quote_author="false"]
When using the block or the widget, don’t add the main shortcode tag or the brackets.
Example: quote_cat="your-category-slug" quote_author="false"
The “Hide quote author” attribute will override the settings page.
Have a question?
Please take a look at the FAQ section.
Translation
Translations are not included, but the plugin supports WordPress language packs.
More translations are very welcome!
The translation folder inside this plugin is redundant, but kept for reference.
Credits
Without help and support from the WordPress community I was not able to develop this plugin, so thank you!
No installation instructions provided.
The plugin will use the website language, set in Settings > General.
You can import quotes from a JSON or XML file. Make sure quote author and quote text are separate items in your file.
- Install an import plugin that supports custom post types
- Choose the (custom) post type daquote/quotes
- Match fields (title = quote author, description = quote text)
- Run the import
The plugin uses minimal styling and therefore also depends on the styling of your theme.
You can use page Additional CSS of the Customizer for your custom styling.
The version number won’t give you info about the type of update (major, minor, patch). You should check the changelog to see whether or not the update is a major or minor one.
You like my plugin and want to make a donation? There’s a PayPal donate link at my website. Thank you!
Please open a topic in the WordPress.org support forum for this plugin.
Changelog
Version 2.3
- Minor changes in code
Version 2.2
- Fix: typo
- Updated file uninstall
Version 2.1
- Textual changes
- Minor changes in code
Version 2.0
- Minor changes in code
Version 1.9
- Added support for ClassicPress
- The block will only load in WP 6.3 and higher
- Reverted the “Requires at least” version to 6.0
Version 1.8
- Minor changes in code
Version 1.7
- New: display your random quote in a widget
Version 1.6
- Full rewrite of the block
- It now supports the Block API version 3
- Bumped the “Requires at least” version to 6.3
Version 1.5
- Fixed errors flagged by PCP
- Minor changes in code
Version 1.4
- New: settings page
- Added file uninstall (to remove quotes and settings from database)
- Added date column
- Minor changes in code
For all versions please check file changelog.
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Available Versions
| Version | Download | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2.3 | Download | Stable |
| 2.2 | Download | Stable |
| 2.1 | Download | Stable |
| 2.0 | Download | Stable |
| 1.9 | Download | Stable |
| 1.8 | Download | Stable |
| 1.7 | Download | Stable |
| 1.6 | Download | Stable |
| 1.5 | Download | Stable |
| 1.4 | Download | Stable |
| 1.3 | Download | Stable |
| 1.2 | Download | Stable |
| 1.1 | Download | Stable |
| 1.0 | Download | Stable |
| Development | Download | Trunk |
