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1. pineconez
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I am using two custom loops to display items from different tags in different areas of a "static" main page. I would like the content to be displayed randomly, something like a random blurb on the main page each time it is reloaded.

   <div id="loop1">
   	<?php query_posts('cat=6&showposts=1&orderby=rand'); ?>
   	<?php $posts = get_posts('category=6&numberposts=1&offset=0'); foreach ($posts as $post) : start_wp(); ?>
   	<?php the_content(); ?>
   	<?php endforeach; ?>
   </div>

   Both loops are exactly the same but use a different category. I know the loops work because the last post of each is displayed, the only problem is orderby=rand is not loading anything different on a reload.

   Any help with the issue would be appreciated. If you have questions please ask.

2. pineconez
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I got it to work, for future reference, here's how you can have multiple random loops on a single wordpress page:
   

   <div id="loop1">
   	<?php query_posts($query_string . 'cat=5&showposts=1&orderby=rand'); ?>
   	<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
   	<?php the_content(); ?>
   	<?php endwhile; ?>
   	<?php endif; ?>
   </div>

   * Note that I stripped everything from this loop and it only displays a single post, you are still able to add your own <?php the_title(); ?> etc.

   I assume you can have as many of these on your page as you have categories... Possibilities are endless! Hopefully someone finds this helpful down the road.

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