Category Template Sort Order

[deejuk]

Hi all.

Can anyone please tell me what piece of code I need to add to a category template to sort the posts in a random order.

All I have in my current category template is :-

<?php
/**
* Genesis Framework.
*
* WARNING: This file is part of the core Genesis Framework. DO NOT edit this file under any circumstances.
* Please do all modifications in the form of a child theme.
*
* @package Genesis\Templates
* @author StudioPress
* @license GPL-2.0+
* @link http://my.studiopress.com/themes/genesis/
*/

//* Move featured image above post title in archives
remove_action( 'genesis_entry_content', 'genesis_do_post_image', 8 );
add_action( 'genesis_entry_header', 'genesis_do_post_image', 8 );

genesis();

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[Brad Dalton]

Use pre_get_posts

With the rand parameter

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[deejuk]

Hi Brad thanks for that but how do I write it into the function for the category template

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[Brad Dalton]

Use a conditional tag

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[deejuk]

Hi Brad thanks again .. sorry I'm no good at code. I'll leave it thanks for your pointers

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[Brad Dalton]

deejuk

If you search for pre_get_posts you'll find code like this

You can then add a conditional tag after the function to control where the code executes.

Some effort is required at your end..

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[deejuk]

Hi ... thanks for the lead on this I have worked it out now with your help.

I tired the following code in my category-4.php template

add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'generate_random_category_posts');
function generate_random_category_posts( $query ) {
if ( $query->is_category()) {
$query->set( 'orderby', 'rand' );
}
}

It didn't work ...

So I put this in my functions.php

add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'generate_random_category_posts');
function generate_random_category_posts( $query ) {
if ( $query->is_category(4)) {
$query->set( 'orderby', 'rand' );
}
}

And it worked. Plus the blog area remains sorted chronologoically.

Can't work out why it didn't work in category-4.php but at least it's working now ... really need to get my head around all of this but thank you Brad once again

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[Brad Dalton]

This is what i would use:

add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'generate_random_category_posts');

function generate_random_category_posts( $query ) {

    if ( $query->is_main_query() && !is_admin() && $query->is_category('4') ) {
    
    $query->set( 'orderby', 'rand' );
    
    }
}   

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[deejuk]

Hi Brad - you're smarter than me for certain.. I need to study more

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