Title: Random header image
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Random header image

 *  [erick_paper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/erick_paper/)
 * (@erick_paper)
 * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-header-image-1/)
 * Hi. I am building my own theme. I have a section in the header where an image
   should show up. I would like to manage these images within WP. What is a good
   way to automate this within a theme?
 * I thought about making “pages” with the URL of these images and then randomizing
   those pages through PHP in my header.php template, but that doesn’t sound very
   clever.
 * Any ideas on what is a smart and efficient way of randomizing images?
 * Thanks!

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 *  [couchmouse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/couchmouse/)
 * (@couchmouse)
 * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-header-image-1/#post-692371)
 * I am using the [NextGEN Gallery](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/)
   plugin to random rotate header images on my site.

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