Feature Request: Query Loop Block - Order by random

[chekle]

What

Request to include 'random' in the 'Order by' setting (https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/query-loop-block/content/#adjust-the-criteria-of-the-query-loop)

Why

I had a user in chat (9397532-zd-a8c) who needed help displaying a random post on their home page. After investigating the issue, I couldn't find a solution using the Query Loop Block.

How

I've used the WP_Query class to achieve this result when custom coding sites (https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/query-loop-block/content/#adjust-the-criteria-of-the-query-loop), perhaps it could be added to the Query Loop Block.

Thank you.

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• 9397532-zen

[escapemanuele]

Hey @chekle, tagged you because I saw some changes you did on the block.

Is it something your team could look at or do you know who can I ping?

[chekle]

Hey @chekle, tagged you because I saw some changes you did on the block.

Is it something your team could look at or do you know who can I ping?

Hi there,

I'm not too sure, sorry! I'm an HE, and I submitted this feature request on behalf of a user. Unfortunately, I don’t have experience working on the blocks. 🙂

[Robertght]

I moved this to Newspack blocks as it can't be handled directly from dotcom.