Blogroll – limiting numbers of visible links

I’m also very interested in these features. Have you found anything yet?

EOIN wrote;
“….In particular, in earlier versions, I found the auto-toggle function, and the ability to have a limited number of random links in categories, very useful in keeping order on a long blogroll. I can’t replicate either now. How can I?”

Does anyone have an answer to this? Is this feature planned on being re-installed?

Is this feature planned on being re-installed?

No, or at least, not in the same form.

Does anyone have an answer to this?

Yes. You change your template to use wp_list_bookmarks, and all those features are there in that function. They’re not exposed through the interface because nobody’s sat down and wrote a widget which exposes those features yet.

You can do the same thing with the wp_list_bookmarks template tag.
Example:
<?php wp_list_bookmarks('orderby=rand&limit=10'); ?>

Will display 10 random links. You’ll just need to add this code wherever you want it displayed in your sidebar.