Title: Random Ordering (Again)
Last modified: April 6, 2020

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# Random Ordering (Again)

 *  Resolved [kevinashworth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinashworth/)
 * (@kevinashworth)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-ordering-again/)
 * This plugin is awesome but I am seeing the same thing described in this closed
   topic: [wordpress.org/support/topic/random-ordering-2/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-ordering-2/)
 * In short, selecting ‘Random’ order does not yield random posts on my site. On
   every page it yields the X most recent posts.
 * [@alinta](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alinta/) said it was their host,
   but I can’t tell how to tell if that is the case with my host (which is Flywheel).
 * Any insight?

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 *  Plugin Author [Aldo Latino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aldolat/)
 * (@aldolat)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-ordering-again/#post-12636321)
 * Hi [@kevinashworth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinashworth/),
    I asked
   that user to tell me something about the solution, but I didn’t received any 
   reply about this.
 * Anyway, even today I can’t figure out which setting of the server could cause
   this problem.
 * In your case, are you using some page builder?
 * Do you have the chance to test this plugin in a staging site, using one of the
   themes bundled with WordPress, without any plugin except Posts in Sidebar?
 * Let me know, please.
 *  Thread Starter [kevinashworth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinashworth/)
 * (@kevinashworth)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-ordering-again/#post-12653234)
 * I’m also using the plugin Post Types Order — which of course is to blame for 
   what I’m seeing. I’d forgotten about that. Ooooooops
 * I think I’ll create a custom post type now to separate out the posts that I want
   to see in random order in the sidebar.
 * Thanks!
 *  Plugin Author [Aldo Latino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aldolat/)
 * (@aldolat)
 * [6 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-ordering-again/#post-12656798)
 * Ah, okay!
 * May I consider the request closed?
 *  Plugin Author [Aldo Latino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aldolat/)
 * (@aldolat)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-ordering-again/#post-12771707)
 * Hello,
    since some weeks have passed from last reply, I close the thread. Feel
   free to reopen it or start a new one.

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 * Last activity: [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-ordering-again/#post-12771707)
 * Status: resolved