Agentpress Pro random listings

[rtibbs4]

Hi,

Any way to make the featured listings on the home page show randomly instead of descending order?

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Thanks, Randy

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[Ginger]

Hi Randy,

This is not a theme specific question, but more of a question for the AgentPress Listings plugin support area:

https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/agentpress-listings

That said I did a quick search through the WordPress plugin repository but only found this one that appears a bit old:

https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/posts-order-widget

There is a way to change the sort order of the query that brings back the listings to random, but I would check with the plugin support to see if they have another solution.

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[rtibbs4]

Hi Ginger,

So, where would I go for AgentPress Listings plugin support area help? I'm confused.

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Thanks, Randy

[Ginger]

Hi Randy, that first link in my response above is to the support area for the AgenfPress Listings support area.

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[Ginger]

Hi Randy,

I stumbled across an older article on Carrie Dil's site about sorting AgentPress Listings and thought of this thread. The article for reference is here:

http://www.carriedils.com/sort-agentpress-listings-by-price/

I used her code and changed it up to sort randomly. I honestly didn't think it was that easy.

Drop this in your functions.php file:

//add random sort order to the Listings query
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'gsc_listing_random_sort_order' );

function gsc_listing_random_sort_order( $query ) {
	
	if( $query->is_main_query() && !is_admin() && is_post_type_archive( 'listing' ) ) {

	$query->set( 'orderby', 'rand' );
	$query->set( 'posts_per_page', '6' );
	}
 
}

Reference link for how I learned to change the order to random. This is from the WordPress codex:

http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Order_.26_Orderby_Parameters

Hope this helps! Remember, a word of caution when editing your functions.php file -- one typo and you can cause your site to white screen so make sure you have FTP or file access.

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thank you gingger

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[rtibbs4]

So appreciate this. I am glad I checked back because must have neglected to get email updates to this thread. I have to remember to check out Carries tips.

Thanks again

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Thanks, Randy

[rtibbs4]

So, this didn't work and I am thinking it is because I am looking for random on the home page listings which are Featured Listings? do you think that would make a difference?

And yes, thanks for the heads up on the functions file, I've been to the white screen of hell:)

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Thanks, Randy

[Genesis Developer]

If you want then you can try this new plugin "Extended AgentPress Listings Widget" . It is supporting the random order.

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[rtibbs4]

Hi,

I saw that option but the plugin also has the details like, bedrooms, baths, MLS# built into the plugin and we will be changing those because it doesn't fit with commercial real estate so I was thinking that could get more indepth with having to change them in the functions file and also in the plugin and then making sure it matches up.

I was hoping to simply change the the function file for this.

Thanks for your help though, I appreciate it.

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Thanks, Randy

[Genesis Developer]

the plugin also has the details like, bedrooms, baths, MLS# built into the plugin

It is not hard coded in this plugin. Those contents are populating from AgentPress Listings plugin and it is dynamic. If you are using the "agentpress_property_details" filter and altering the defaults custom field by this filter then my plugin will automatically populate this new Custom fields. So user can easily display any listing information at home page. For this reason I am giving this new option.

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[Genesis Developer]

Also you will not modify the plugin's file. it is very bad habit and you can't update the plugin.

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[rtibbs4]

Thanks again,

If I can't figure out how to do it in the functions file I will most likely use the plugin but my current objective is to change it in the functions file.

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Thanks, Randy

[Genesis Developer]

Ok. No problem. I tried this. I added the following codes in functions.php file

add_filter( 'agentpress_property_details', 'ap_property_details' );
function ap_property_details( $details ) {
    $details['col1'] = array( 
        __( 'Price:', 'agentpress' )   => '_listing_price', 
        __( 'Gross Income:', 'agentpress' ) => '_listing_grossincome', 
        __( 'Cash Flow:', 'agentpress' )    => '_listing_cashflow', 
        __( 'Fixtures, Furniture & Equipment:', 'agentpress' )   => '_listing_ffe', 
        __( 'Inventory:', 'agentpress' )     => '_listing_inventory',
        __( 'Established:', 'agentpress' )   => '_listing_established',
    );
    $details['col2'] = array( 
        __( 'Listing ID#:', 'agentpress' )       => '_listing_listingis#', 
        __( 'Business Type:', 'agentpress' )     => '_listing_businesstype', 
        __( 'Location:', 'agentpress' )          => '_listing_location', 
      	__( 'Employees:', 'agentpress' )         => '_listing_employees',        
      	__( 'Financing:', 'agentpress' )         => '_listing_financing',
      	__( 'Owner:', 'agentpress' )    => '_listing_owner',  
    );

    return $details;
}

And Getting this

This is for better understand.

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[rtibbs4]

Again, thanks but I don't see how that gets me to displaying the featured listings on the home page

randomly

But great way to add additional detail for the listings.
.

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Thanks, Randy

[Genesis Developer]

Default AgentPress Featured Listings widget have not order option. My plugin have order option. You can order by date, title, id, random or price.

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[Ginger]

Hi Randy,

I figured it out, if you take out the check for the main query, it will sort all listing queries randomly. This means the featured listings widget on the homepage, and the results of the listings search bar. If you only want the homepage listings to be random, put the main query check back in and put a ! in front of it. If that doesn't make sense, let me know.

//add random sort order to the featured listings and listings search result queries
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'gsc_listing_random_sort_order' );

function gsc_listing_random_sort_order( $query ) {
	
	if( $query->is_post_type_archive( 'listing' )  && !is_admin() ) {

             $query->set( 'orderby', 'rand' );
	}
 
}

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[rtibbs4]

Yeah baby! That works!

Strange, I pasted the new code and got the white screen from hell! Tried it a couple times. I pasted your previous code and it was fine as it was previously, then I made the changes to copy the second code... WORKS!

Thank you sooo much!

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Thanks, Randy

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