Title: Dice Roller
Author: kevinodie
Published: <strong>August 20, 2010</strong>
Last modified: March 31, 2016

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# Dice Roller

 By [kevinodie](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kevinodie/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/dice-widget.1.4.zip)

 * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/dice-widget/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/dice-widget/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/dice-widget/#installation)
 * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/dice-widget/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dice-widget/)

## Description

Adds a simple dice roller widget that you can add to your sidebar

## Installation

 1. Unzip the downloaded package
 2. Upload the folder with all files to the “/wp-content/plugins/” directory
 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 4. Configure your options in the ‘Widgets’ menu in WordPress.

## FAQ

  Q: Where can I send feedback about this plugin?

A: You can comment here [Dice Roller](http://www.korpg.com/blog/dice-roller-wordpress-widget/)

  Q: What is the difference between NdX and NeX?

A: NeX indicates that the result is from exploding dice

  Q: What are exploding dice?

A: Exploding dice is a term describing a dice mechanic wherein maximum results are
added and generate an additional roll

  Q: Can the result of the widget be saved and not reloaded each time a page is 
accessed?

A: Not currently, each time the page is reloaded the result changes.

  Q: Can this plugin be used as a shortcode in comments?

A: See comments here: [Dice Roller](http://www.korpg.com/blog/dice-roller-wordpress-widget/#comments)

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Dice Roller” is open source software. The following people have contributed to 
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ kevinodie ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kevinodie/)

[Translate “Dice Roller” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/dice-widget)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dice-widget/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/dice-widget/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/dice-widget/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/dice-widget/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.4

 * Validated as stable on WP 4.0

#### 1.3

 * Removed center html tag in the result format as it is depreciated in HTML5

#### 1.2

 * Added option for exploding dice
 * Added option for rerolling ones
 * Removed the 2 sided option as dangerous when combined with the exploding and 
   reroll options combined (sends code to infinite loop)
 * Removed the 3 and 30 sided options as non-standard dice

#### 1.1

 * Set link to be nofollow

#### 1.0

 * Initial Release

Also see [Dice Roller](http://www.korpg.com/blog/dice-roller-wordpress-widget/)

## Meta

 *  Version **1.4**
 *  Last updated **10 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.4.34**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/dice-widget/)
 * Tags
 * [dice](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dice/)[random](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/random/)
   [sidebar](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sidebar/)[widget](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/dice-widget/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ kevinodie ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kevinodie/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/dice-widget/)

## Donate

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