Title: Random ordering
Last modified: June 25, 2019

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# Random ordering

 *  Resolved [alinta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alinta/)
 * (@alinta)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-ordering-2/)
 * I want the posts to be randomly ordered and for that order to change with every
   refresh/new page. However, the random ordering doesn’t work at all. It just sorts
   the posts from oldest to newest, and they’re the same order on every page.

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 *  Plugin Author [Aldo Latino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aldolat/)
 * (@aldolat)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-ordering-2/#post-11671350)
 * Hello [@alinta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alinta/),
    in order to get
   random posts, go to the panel “Getting posts” and locate the option “Order posts
   by” and choose “Random”. This is the only required option to get posts randomly
   ordered.
 * ![](https://i0.wp.com/i.imgur.com/ec5gcHK.png?ssl=1)
 * Let me know, please.
 *  Thread Starter [alinta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alinta/)
 * (@alinta)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-ordering-2/#post-11673524)
 * Hi,
    That’s what I did but it just sorts it from oldest to newest and doesn’t
   change.
 *  Thread Starter [alinta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alinta/)
 * (@alinta)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-ordering-2/#post-11673881)
 * Just realised that my host blocks random ordering. So it’s my host, not your 
   widget.
 *  Plugin Author [Aldo Latino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aldolat/)
 * (@aldolat)
 * [6 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-ordering-2/#post-11675494)
 * Ok, let me know if I can be of any help.
 * P.S. How did you realize that your host blocks this particular option?
 *  Plugin Author [Aldo Latino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aldolat/)
 * (@aldolat)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-ordering-2/#post-11834263)
 * I close the issue.
    Feel free to reply or open a new thread.

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 * Last reply from: [Aldo Latino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aldolat/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-ordering-2/#post-11834263)
 * Status: resolved