Title: Randomize Testimonials not randomizing Last modified: August 31, 2016 --- # Randomize Testimonials not randomizing * Resolved [Gretchen Louise](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gretchenlouise/) * (@gretchenlouise) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/) * When I check “Randomize Testimonials” I expect that if I display only one testimonial via a widget, it will be a different testimonial each time. However, it is always the most recently added testimonial. What am I doing wrong? * Thank you! * Site: talesoflarkin.com * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/testimonial-rotator/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/testimonial-rotator/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 20 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/page/2/?output_format=md) * [JeremyBorum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyborum/) * (@jeremyborum) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/#post-7148223) * I am experiencing the same thing. I added hundreds of quotes from my book so that my homepage would always have new and fresh content for visitors, but they go in the same order every time. I suspect this behavior is new since I updated last month. * [http://www.GuerrillaFilmScoring.com](http://www.GuerrillaFilmScoring.com) * Using TR version 2.1.3 WordPress 4.4.2 * Thread Starter [Gretchen Louise](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gretchenlouise/) * (@gretchenlouise) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/#post-7148224) * Hoping there will be a solution soon, as I love the layout of this plugin. But it looks like Testimonial Widget has random options built in. * Plugin Author [Hal Gatewood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/halgatewood/) * (@halgatewood) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/#post-7148228) * I’ll do some testing and get back with you soon. Thanks. * [JeremyBorum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyborum/) * (@jeremyborum) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/#post-7148237) * Many thanks. I love the plugin, and I use it specifically because all of the text is visible to search engines. * Plugin Author [Hal Gatewood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/halgatewood/) * (@halgatewood) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/#post-7148294) * I just did a test and this seems to be working perfectly for me. I tried it with and without the shuffle attribute: * [testimonial_rotator id=”115″ limit=”1″] and [testimonial_rotator id=”115″ limit =”1″ shuffle=”1″] * Also tested with the widget settings. * Can either of you post how you are including the rotator and possibly re-save your rotator settings? Screenshots and any more detailed information would be great. * Thanks. * [JeremyBorum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyborum/) * (@jeremyborum) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/#post-7148295) * In my case it’s the widget which is not randomizing properly. * My primary rotator is on my home page and includes hundreds of quotes: [http://www.guerrillafilmscoring.com/](http://www.guerrillafilmscoring.com/) * The Testimonials Rotator is the only widget in the primary site sidebar: [http://www.jeremyborum.com/deliveries/WidgetSettings.jpg](http://www.jeremyborum.com/deliveries/WidgetSettings.jpg) * The rotator’s settings are difficult to misinterpret: [http://www.jeremyborum.com/deliveries/RotatorSettings.jpg](http://www.jeremyborum.com/deliveries/RotatorSettings.jpg) * I have rotators created with shortcodes on each contributor’s bio page as well. Those are randomizing properly, but they don’t show the forward/back arrows for some reason. I removed the background color on this one to make the missing controls more obvious. [http://www.guerrillafilmscoring.com/celebrities/stewart-copeland/](http://www.guerrillafilmscoring.com/celebrities/stewart-copeland/) * Code: `[testimonial_rotator id=2429 shuffle="true"]` * That rotator’s settings: [http://www.jeremyborum.com/deliveries/StewartCopelandSettings.jpg](http://www.jeremyborum.com/deliveries/StewartCopelandSettings.jpg) * [JeremyBorum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyborum/) * (@jeremyborum) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/#post-7148296) * Altering and resaving my primary rotator settings had no effect. * Using other rotators in the widget has the same effect – no randomization. * Using multiple rotators in the widget has the same effect – no randomization. * My primary rotator does randomize properly when created with a shortcode (as opposed to living in a widget). * Plugin Author [Hal Gatewood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/halgatewood/) * (@halgatewood) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/#post-7148297) * [@jeremyborum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyborum/) can you try on the widget settings clicking the ‘Override Rotator Settings?’ checkbox and then selecting Randomize from that list? * Can you also try quotes around the id number: [testimonial_rotator id=”2429″ shuffle=”1″] * [JeremyBorum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyborum/) * (@jeremyborum) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/#post-7148298) * That fixed it Hal. Many thanks. This must be a little bug. “Default” would not randomize, although that is set properly in the rotator settings, but overriding it to “Yes” allows it to work. * I didn’t bother putting quotes around the rotator id or changing my shuffle=” true” to shuffle=”1″. * Plugin Author [Hal Gatewood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/halgatewood/) * (@halgatewood) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/#post-7148299) * There is a style: `.testimonial_rotator_nav .testimonial_rotator_prev { top:- 29px }` * is that something you have added? The .testimonial_rotator_wrap has an overflow hidden which is hiding the arrows because they are outside of the rotator. * [JeremyBorum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyborum/) * (@jeremyborum) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/#post-7148300) * I’ll answer in my other thread about the navigation arrows. * [JeremyBorum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyborum/) * (@jeremyborum) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/#post-7148301) * Apologies – I didn’t start a thread about that. * Yes, I customized the color and position of the navigation. I wanted the left/ right arrows to be positioned from the top, not centered on the quote, because some of the quotes are quite long and the arrows weren’t on-screen on small devices. * .testimonial_rotator_nav .testimonial_rotator_prev { left: 120px; top: -29px; color: #a6b179; } .testimonial_rotator_nav .testimonial_rotator_next { left: 150px; top: -29px; color: #a6b179; } * It works fine on my primary rotator (in the widget)… [http://www.guerrillafilmscoring.com](http://www.guerrillafilmscoring.com)… but not in shortcode widgets which are not showing the rotator title. [http://www.guerrillafilmscoring.com/celebrities/stewart-copeland/](http://www.guerrillafilmscoring.com/celebrities/stewart-copeland/) * Removing this code makes the default navigation appear correctly again, so what have I done wrong? * Plugin Author [Hal Gatewood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/halgatewood/) * (@halgatewood) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/#post-7148302) * Adding `.testimonial_rotator_wrap { overflow: visible; }` should fix it. * Plugin Author [Hal Gatewood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/halgatewood/) * (@halgatewood) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/#post-7148303) * [@gretchen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gretchen/) Louise try on the widget settings clicking the ‘Override Rotator Settings?’ checkbox and then selecting Randomize from that list? * [JeremyBorum](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyborum/) * (@jeremyborum) * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/randomize-testimonials-not-randomizing/#post-7148304) * Is my { top: -29px } relative to the default center line where the navigation normally lives, or relative to the top of the rotator? * My different rotators are all different heights, and that is obviously the source of my navigation icon problem. 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