WP_Query 'orderby' => 'rand' isn't working for a custom post type
Hello,
can anyone please advise why this is not working? It is just showing the same post each page refresh rather than a new random one from the list.
This is just displaying the first post I added to the site again and again every time page is refreshed too if that is of any use in trying to establish the problem.
Any ideas anyone please?
Thanks!
can anyone please advise why this is not working? It is just showing the same post each page refresh rather than a new random one from the list.
<?php $loop = new WP_Query( array(
'post_type' => 'testimonials',
'posts_per_page' => 1,
'orderby' => 'rand' ) );
?>
<?php while( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); ?>
<div class="quote_bubble"><?php the_content(); ?></div>
<div class="speech_bubble_credit"><?php the_field('testimonial_name'); ?><br />
<?php the_field('testimonial_job_company'); ?>, <?php the_field('testimonial_company'); ?></div>
<?php endwhile; wp_reset_query(); ?>
This is just displaying the first post I added to the site again and again every time page is refreshed too if that is of any use in trying to establish the problem.
Any ideas anyone please?
Thanks!
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Jason C. Levine
Where are you hosted? Some ISPs disable the rand function because it takes too many resources.
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Aha! Thanks that's sorted it! Thought I was going mad, as I was sure this exact loop was working on the dev version of the site before migrating to WPE!
Thanks!
Thanks!
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