Show random post from custom post type WordPress
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Hello I am using this bit of code to show a random post from the custom post type 'dish-of-the-day'
however it is showing 10 of the posts not just 1. Can someone correct my code?
<?php $rand_posts = query_posts('post_type=dish-of-the-day&numberposts=1&orderby=rand'); foreach( $rand_posts as $post ) : ?>
<div class="dishofthedayimage"><a href="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="link_to_traders_page" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>"><img src="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="image_of_dish_of_the_day" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>" width="100%" alt="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="name_of_dish" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>"/></a></div>
<div class="dishoftheday"><a href="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="link_to_traders_page" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>"><?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="name_of_dish" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?></a></div>
<div class="sidebarhomefoodtitle"><?php the_title(); ?></div>
<?php endforeach; ?>
Answers (5)
Arnav Joy answers:
try this
<?php $rand_posts = query_posts('post_type=dish-of-the-day&posts_per_page=1&orderby=rand'); foreach( $rand_posts as $post ) : ?>
<div class="dishofthedayimage"><a href="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="link_to_traders_page" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>"><img src="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="image_of_dish_of_the_day" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>" width="100%" alt="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="name_of_dish" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>"/></a></div>
<div class="dishoftheday"><a href="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="link_to_traders_page" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>"><?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="name_of_dish" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?></a></div>
<div class="sidebarhomefoodtitle"><?php the_title(); ?></div>
<?php endforeach; ?>
John Cotton answers:
query_posts('post_type=dish-of-the-day&orderby=rand&posts_per_page=1')
John Cotton comments:
query_posts('post_type=dish-of-the-day&orderby=rand&posts_per_page=1')
Kyle answers:
Try this, it is posts_per_page for that var.
<?php $rand_posts = query_posts('post_type=dish-of-the-day&posts_per_page=1&orderby=rand'); foreach( $rand_posts as $post ) : ?>
<div class="dishofthedayimage"><a href="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="link_to_traders_page" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>"><img src="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="image_of_dish_of_the_day" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>" width="100%" alt="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="name_of_dish" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>"/></a></div>
<div class="dishoftheday"><a href="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="link_to_traders_page" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>"><?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="name_of_dish" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?></a></div>
<div class="sidebarhomefoodtitle"><?php the_title(); ?></div>
<?php endforeach; ?>
Hariprasad Vijayan answers:
Hi,
Try this
<?php $rand_posts = query_posts('post_type=dish-of-the-day&posts_per_page=1&orderby=rand'); foreach( $rand_posts as $post ) : ?>
<div class="dishofthedayimage"><a href="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="link_to_traders_page" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>"><img src="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="image_of_dish_of_the_day" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>" width="100%" alt="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="name_of_dish" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>"/></a></div>
<div class="dishoftheday"><a href="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="link_to_traders_page" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>"><?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="name_of_dish" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?></a></div>
<div class="sidebarhomefoodtitle"><?php the_title(); ?></div>
<?php endforeach; ?>
Navjot Singh answers:
Try this
<?php $rand_posts = query_posts('post_type=dish-of-the-day&posts_per_page=1&orderby=rand'); foreach( $rand_posts as $post ) : ?>
<div class="dishofthedayimage"><a href="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="link_to_traders_page" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>"><img src="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="image_of_dish_of_the_day" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>" width="100%" alt="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="name_of_dish" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>"/></a></div>
<div class="dishoftheday"><a href="<?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="link_to_traders_page" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?>"><?php echo do_shortcode('[acf field="name_of_dish" post_id="'.get_the_ID().'"]'); ?></a></div>
<div class="sidebarhomefoodtitle"><?php the_title(); ?></div>
<?php endforeach; ?>