Title: Random start point
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Random start point

 *  Resolved [Tom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/atomiktd/)
 * (@atomiktd)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-start-point/)
 * When I use Easy Testimonial Cycle widget, I have it set to Random Testimonial
   Order and Count to 5. It always picks up first 5 testimonials and displays them
   in random order.
 * I would love “random” to be applied to display order as well as to pick up order.
 * I can do this kind of functionality by setting high number in Count (i.e. 50)
   but it makes higher load on server because all testimonials have to be downloaded
   before random display.
 * It would be better to pick few number of testimonials (i.e. 5) in random order
   and then display them sequentially.
 * In other words. Could “random” be assumed opposite way, than it is now? So it
   would be possible to display 5 random testimonials out of whole bunch?
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-testimonials/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-testimonials/)

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 *  Plugin Contributor [richardgabriel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardgabriel/)
 * (@richardgabriel)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-start-point/#post-5813720)
 * Hey Tom!
 * That is something we could do, from our end, I believe — in fact I thought we
   were already (but that may just be in the Random Testimonial Widget and not in
   the Cycled Testimonial Widget.)
 * I will put this on our issue tracker – we have an update coming out soon and 
   this may make it on that train.
 * All the best,
    Richard
 *  Thread Starter [Tom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/atomiktd/)
 * (@atomiktd)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-start-point/#post-5813795)
 * Thank you Richard for quick reply. I’m waiting forward to new update 🙂
 *  Plugin Contributor [richardgabriel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/richardgabriel/)
 * (@richardgabriel)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-start-point/#post-5813821)
 * Hey Tom!
 * We were able to get this pushed out with our update today — just be sure you 
   have the Random option checked on the Cycled Testimonial Widget and you should
   be good to go!
 * All the best,
    Richard
 *  Thread Starter [Tom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/atomiktd/)
 * (@atomiktd)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-start-point/#post-5813844)
 * I confirm Richard. After upgrade it works!
    Thank you.

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/random-start-point/#post-5813844)
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