Random products not showing as random

[blackwolfman]

Hi,

My random products code is not showing products as random but in the same order.

The shortcode:

[wp_eStore_random_products number=999 style=3 type=1 cat_id=1]

The Site:

[http://www.videogamesjapan.com/]

Thanks in advance

[admin]

Looks like you want to show 999 random products. How many total products do you have?

[blackwolfman]

Ok so I need to put in the exact number of products I have? That would be 96 at the moment. I will implement this as soon as I get home and provide feedback.

Thanks for the guidance

[blackwolfman]

Nope, I tried putting my total products and I still get the products in same order…

Any guidance appreciated

[admin]

I think you misunderstood how the random number of product display works. Lets say you have 96 produts. Now if you use the following shortcode to display 10 random products, then will pick 10 random products from your 96 items and display them:

[wp_eStore_random_products number=10 style=3 type=1 cat_id=1]

It has nothing to do with how the products are ordered/sorted. So this shortcode is useful when you want to show a small number of random products chosen from your inventory of items.

[blackwolfman]

OK, thanks for explaining. I understand now, it’s random but not in random order. Thanks for helping clarify. Maybe random order can be implemented in future…

Cheers everyone

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