How to randomize selected products?

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(@bigmoxy)

Hello!

I created the filter below to display 3 products via a custom short code on my home page. It works however I would like to know if it is possible to extend the filter’s functionality so that it will randomly return 3 products instead of always returning the same ones.

Thank you.

add_shortcode( 'in_stock_products', 'rompre_in_stock_products_shortcode' );
function rompre_in_stock_products_shortcode() {
 
   $args = array(
      'post_type' => 'product',
      'posts_per_page' => 3,
      'post_status' => 'publish',
      'meta_query' => array(
         array(
            'key' => '_stock_status',
            'value' => 'instock',
         )
      ),
      'fields' => 'ids',
   );
    
   $product_ids = get_posts( $args ); 
   $product_ids = implode( ",", $product_ids );
    
   return do_shortcode("[products ids='$product_ids']");
 
}

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lorro
(@lorro)

2 years, 6 months ago

Try:
'orderby' => 'rand',
as one of the $args

If your page is cached it may not work until the cache is refreshed.

Thread Starter Tim Burkart
(@bigmoxy)

2 years, 6 months ago

Hi @lorro,

Not sure if it works yet but thank you! I will wait for cache to refresh.

Thread Starter Tim Burkart
(@bigmoxy)

2 years, 6 months ago

Is there a way to add parameters to a custom shortcode? For example, if my shortcode were to return all products instead of just 3, I would like to have a shortcode that resembles this:

[in_stock_products limit="3" columns="3"]
lorro
(@lorro)

2 years, 6 months ago
Temporarily deactivate your cache plugin for testing ‘rand’.

See:
https://codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode_API
```
function rompre_in_stock_products_shortcode( $atts ) {
  $a = shortcode_atts( array(
    'limit' => 4,
    'columns' => 4,
  ), $atts );
```
If parameter limit is missing, $a[‘limit’] will be 4 (default).
If parameter limit = “3”, then $a[‘limit’] will be 3

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