[random_recent_posts] not pulling random portfolio items

[partnersinfo]

We have the following code on our site in a text module on the homepage.

[random_recent_posts count=“4” category=“Commercial,Industrial,Residential,Educational” type=“portfolio”]

It always shows the same 4 posts and is not randomizing them as the code suggests. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

[ruenel]

Hello Randy,

Thanks for writing in!

Did you added a custom recent posts function in your child theme? You may not have set it to display the items as random. Please check your code:

$posts = get_posts( array(
    'orderby'             => 'rand',
    'post_type'           => "{$type}",
    'posts_per_page'      => "{$count}",
    'offset'              => "{$offset}",
    "{$category_type}"    => "{$category}",
    'ignore_sticky_posts' => $no_sticky
  ) );

orderby by should be set to rand to display random items.

Hope this helps. Kindly let us know.