(function($){ $.randomImage = { defaults: { //you can change these defaults to your own preferences. path: 'images/', //change this to the path of your images myImages: ['pics.jpg', 'pic2.jpg', 'pic3.jpg', 'pic4.jpg', 'pic5.jpg', 'pic6.jpg', 'pic7.jpg', 'pic8.jpg', 'pic9.jpg', 'pic10.jpg' ] //put image names in this bracket. ex: 'harold.jpg', 'maude.jpg', 'etc' } } $.fn.extend({ randomImage:function(config) { var config = $.extend({}, $.randomImage.defaults, config); return this.each(function() { var imageNames = config.myImages; //get size of array, randomize a number from this // use this number as the array index var imageNamesSize = imageNames.length; var lotteryNumber = Math.floor(Math.random()*imageNamesSize); var winnerImage = imageNames[lotteryNumber]; var fullPath = config.path + winnerImage; //put this image into DOM at class of randomImage // alt tag will be image filename. $(this).attr( { src: fullPath, alt: winnerImage }); }); } }); })(jQuery);