# Is there a way to show random content on an HTML page?

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**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [November 20, 2007, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-show-random-content-on-an-html-page/244594 "2007-11-20T00:50:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-show-random-content-on-an-html-page/244594/1 "2007-11-20T00:50:18Z")

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Hi,

Tell me if there is any way to do this on an HTML page.

I am using SSI’s to display content in a sidebar.

Let’s say the SSI files are called: bio1.html, bio2.html, bio3.html, etc…

Is there any way to randomly select which SSI gets displayed?

Thanks!