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Display a set of widgets in random order?


  #1  
Old May 8, 2011, 09:27 PM
damian
 
22 posts · Feb 2010
Can anyone tell me how to display a set of widgets in random order in a sidebar?

Specifically, every time someone visits a page/post they haven't visited before, I'd like them to see the widgets in a different order. But there are a few widgets I'd like to be "anchored" in place. So, for example, I'd like them to see:

Page/post 1 left sidebar:
widget 1
widget 2
widget 3
widget 4
widget 5
widget 6

Page/post 2 left sidebar:
widget 1
widget 2
widget 3
widget 6
widget 5
widget 4

Page/post 3 left sidebar:
widget 1
widget 2
widget 3
widget 5
widget 6
widget 4

Please note that I plan to use way more than 6 widgets, so I'll need some sort of randomize/shuffle function rather than hard-coding the widget order for each page. Also, it's okay (perhaps even preferable) if the widgets are displayed in a different order every time someone refreshes a page/post.

I looked for plug-ins and solutions elsewhere on the web, but I couldn't find anything.

Thanks in advance for any help anyone might provide!
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Old May 9, 2011, 06:05 AM
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juggledad
 
23,765 posts · Mar 2009
OSX 10.11.5 WP 4.x Atahualpa(all) Safari, Firefox, Chrome
You might be able to use widget logic and put a bunch of widgets in the sidebar then put a php random test in each one.

However, I don't think this is a very good idea. People are use to looking to the sidebar for constant information, links etc. I'm not sure I would revisit a site where the number of widgets and the actual widgets changed in a random order. It would be too confusing and distracting.
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Old May 12, 2011, 04:10 PM
damian
 
22 posts · Feb 2010
Come to think of it, you're probably right. Thanks for your reply.

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