How to add cat id to loop

  • I am using the the query_posts() function as I want to use orderby=rand

    I am using this on the category template but all my posts show up. How would I be able to add the cat ID dynamically to this:

    <?php $my_querycat = new WP_Query('orderby=rand&cat=');

    Thank you,
    Steve

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  • You can’t as there is no support for ordering posts by category in query_posts().

    But might use something like this:

    <?php
$categories=get_categories('orderby=name&order=ASC');
  foreach($categories as $category) {
      $posts=get_posts('showposts=-1&cat='. $category->term_id);
      if ($posts) {
        echo '<p>Category: <a href="' . get_category_link( $category->term_id ) . '" title="' . sprintf( __( "View all posts in %s" ), $category->name ) . '" ' . '>' . $category->name.'</a> </p> ';
        foreach($posts as $post) {
          setup_postdata($post); ?>
          <p><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></p>
          <?php
        } // foreach($posts
      } // if ($posts
    } // foreach($categories
?>
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