Title: [Plugin: Meteor Slides] Using random feature
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Meteor Slides] Using random feature

 *  [Imogen Bertin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imogen-bertin/)
 * (@imogen-bertin)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-meteor-slides-using-random-feature/)
 * Dear Josh
 * Here’s the problem: I’m using Meteor slides to show a series of images of different
   students in a class website. I want the slides to cycle, but I’d like them start
   on a different person each time to be “fair” rather than based on post publication
   date.
 * If I use metadata “random: 1” then it stops the cycling of the other slides (
   will only advance if the slide is clicked).
 * Is there any way to just start at a different post each time but keep the automatic
   cycling of images so every few seconds a new image appears? I think this may 
   be possible with your cycling widget but I’ve got confused… 🙂
 * Thank you
 * Imogen
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/meteor-slides/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/meteor-slides/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Josh Leuze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jleuze/)
 * (@jleuze)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-meteor-slides-using-random-feature/#post-2709541)
 * Setting the slideshow to random shouldn’t stop the slides from cycling. Are you
   using the shortcode? Here’s an example of what that would look like:
 *     ```
       [meteor_slideshow metadata="random: 1"]
       ```
   
 * Can you post a link to the site you’re working on or the template tag or shortcode
   you’re using to load the slideshow?
 *  Thread Starter [Imogen Bertin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imogen-bertin/)
 * (@imogen-bertin)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-meteor-slides-using-random-feature/#post-2709550)
 * I’d say I was having finger trouble (blushes…) because it’s working fine now 
   I’ve retyped the command… thank you so much!
 * Imogen
 *  Plugin Author [Josh Leuze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jleuze/)
 * (@jleuze)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-meteor-slides-using-random-feature/#post-2709558)
 * No problem Imogen, it happens!

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 * Last reply from: [Josh Leuze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jleuze/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-meteor-slides-using-random-feature/#post-2709558)
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