Title: Posts are randomized
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Posts are randomized

 *  [miealex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miealex/)
 * (@miealex)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-are-randomized/)
 * Hello,
 * Let’s say I wrote 10 posts and they came on the front page naturally as 10, 9,
   8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Now, starting with WP version 3.8 or 3.9, my posts are
   arranged on the front page as 8, 6, 10, 1, 5 etc. and not in the natural order.
   And they stay like this for 1-2 days then they randomize again, never in the 
   natural order that I wrote them.
 * I checked the theme’s code, everything seems fine as it was before because nothing
   was changed meanwhile. I am also not using any plugin that may cause this to 
   happen.
 * There is also another aspect: the DATE itself changes without interference from
   me. WP just changes the dates from all posts.
 * Can anyone help me?

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-are-randomized/#post-5736554)
 * If the dates are changing you have two likely causes:
 * 1) Code in a theme or plugin
 * 2) A really insane DB glitch.
 * I’d bet on #1. What plugins are you running?
 *  Thread Starter [miealex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miealex/)
 * (@miealex)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-are-randomized/#post-5736574)
 * I see it happens on another install too.
 * So it must be a plugin used on both.
    I use on both installs: – Advanced Automatic
   Updates – All In One SEO Pack – Dagon Design Sitemap Generator – Exec-PHP – Google
   XML Sitemaps – LinkWorth – Lockdown WP Admin – SEO SearchTerms Tagging 2 – WP-
   DBManager – WPtouch Mobile Plugin – WP-PageNavi
 * The only plugin NOT used in a non-affected install is ‘SEO SearchTerms Tagging
   2’. I’ll see what I can find in it’s coding.
 *  [artmusliu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artmusliu/)
 * (@artmusliu)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-are-randomized/#post-5736782)
 * Hello sir , finally could you think what plugin causes that , because is exactly
   what i need right now , to randomize my posts , thank you..
 *  Thread Starter [miealex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miealex/)
 * (@miealex)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-are-randomized/#post-5736783)
 * SEO SearchTerms Tagging 2 did it because, after I uninstalled the plugin, it 
   never happened afterwards.
 *  [artmusliu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artmusliu/)
 * (@artmusliu)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-are-randomized/#post-5736784)
 * thank you , i will install now to try maybe for me will do the magic to randomize
   posts haha , thank you again..

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [artmusliu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artmusliu/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/posts-are-randomized/#post-5736784)
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