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1. jsoningram
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   Not sure I worded the topic correctly. Basically I have a need to randomly display 3 sets of text and a photo, both of which are stored in a page as custom fields. When the page refreshes, it displays 3 new sets of data.

   Here's an example page: http://www.poparazzispopcorn.com/index.php?id=125

   Many thanks, Jason - new to this WordPress stuff

2. colorvila
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   1. Indexed your meta datas
   2. Each time when you wp_query your post, use rand() function to get 3 indexes, and load the corresponding meta data to display.

3. jsoningram
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   Thanks ColorVilla. Unfortunately I'm so new I don't know how to implement that. I'm looking for either the code or a really good tutorial.

4. jsoningram
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #
   

   I figured it out so I thought I'd post back here. I'm sure there's a better way but here goes:

   <?php
   $current_parent = $post->ancestors; // Get parent's ID
   $current_page = $post->ID; // Get current page's ID
   shuffle(query_posts(array('post__not_in'=>array($current_page), 'post_parent'=>$current_parent[0], 'post_type'=>page, 'posts_per_page'=>-1)));
   	while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
   		<a href='<?php the_permalink(); ?>'>
   		<?php echo "<div class='suggestions'>";
   		echo "<img src='" . get_post_meta($post->ID, 'product_image_lg', true) . "' />";
   		echo "<p class='popcorn_id'>";
   		echo "<span>#";
   		echo get_post_meta($post->ID, 'product_id', true);
   		echo "</span> - ";
   		echo the_title();
   		echo "</p>";
   		echo "</div>"; ?>
   		</a>  <!-- end suggestions -->
   	<?php endwhile; wp_reset_query();
   ?>

   First I get the IDs of the current page and it's parent page. Then use query_posts() based on those two findings, shuffle the results and display.

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