Show listings in random order

Tried this on a recommendation over at the studiopress forum but it doesn’t work… or I should say it doesn’t work for the featured listings on the home page.

//add random sort order to the Listings query
add_action( ‘pre_get_posts’, ‘gsc_listing_random_sort_order’ );

function gsc_listing_random_sort_order( $query ) {

if( $query->is_main_query() && !is_admin() && is_post_type_archive( ‘listing’ ) ) {

$query->set( ‘orderby’, ‘rand’ );
$query->set( ‘posts_per_page’, ‘6’ );
}

Any ideas??

FYI,

This works or seems to work. Use at your own risk.

//add random sort order to the Listings query
add_action( ‘pre_get_posts’, ‘gsc_listing_random_sort_order’ );

function gsc_listing_random_sort_order( $query ) {

if( $query->is_post_type_archive( ‘listing’ ) && !is_admin() ) {

$query->set( ‘orderby’, ‘rand’ );
}

}

Thanks for sharing that, rtibbs44 – it will be helpful to others!

Your welcome.

Ginger Coolidge figured it out over at the Studiopress forum.