Title: Feature Request: Random Order
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Feature Request: Random Order

 *  Resolved [beckyjc1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beckyjc1/)
 * (@beckyjc1)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-random-order/)
 * For example i want the widget in my side bar to show 5 links from all the categories
   and change order/display different links on each refresh or new page. Instead
   i just get the same 5 links.
 * Is that possible?
 * Great plugin. =)
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-links/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-links/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Mat Lipe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mat-lipe/)
 * (@mat-lipe)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-random-order/#post-3169703)
 * Hello becky,
 * You may add a orderby=”random” to the shortcode or select random order in the
   widget settings to get the desired result.
 * I took another look at the functionality and realized it didn’t work very well,
   so I updated the code and published a new version.
 * Version 1.5.5 should work for you as desired.
 * Hope this helps!
 * Cheers.

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 * Last activity: [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/feature-request-random-order/#post-3169703)
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