Any way to add orderby=random in a Looper Provider Query String? (To return a random set of posts/items)

[TwoLuckyDucks]

Hello,

I have read through lots of looper query string posts and these types of looper query strings work great:

post_type=x-portfolio&posts_per_page=4&offset=0&ignore_sticky_posts=1&post__not_in%5B0%5D={{dc:post:id}}
(eg. to exclude the current portfolio item)

I’d love the 4 Portfolio Items (in the above example) that the looper provides to be a random 4 and not just the 4 most recent (by title, date or so on).
Is there a query string parameter and value for that?

Kind Regards
Simon

[tristup]

Hi Simon,

Thanks for reaching out.
You can add the rand option to the orderby attribute to get the post randomly. Your Query String will look like the following.

post_type=x-portfolio&posts_per_page=4&offset=0&ignore_sticky_posts=1&post__not_in%5B0%5D={{dc:post:id}}&orderby=rand

Hope it helps.
Thanks

[TwoLuckyDucks]

Perfect you champion!

[ruenel]

Great! Feel free to create a new thread if you need any other assistance.