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Hi,
is there a way to use pagination for random entries? if I just use orderby=“random” i get repeating entries.

Thanks!

Hello j0han,

Thank you for posting your question here on the ExpressionEngine forums.

Can you show me your template code?

Cheers,

Hi Shane,

this is what I’m using:

{exp:channel:entries channel="shops|ads" limit="20" disable="categories|member_data|trackbacks|category_fields" orderby="random" paginate="top"}
  
  <h3><a href="/index.php/shops/shop/{url_title}">{title}</a></h3><p>  <br />
 <br />
    {paginate}<br />
        <div id="pagination"><br />
        {pagination_links}<br />
        </div><br />
    {/paginate}<br />
 {/exp:channel:entries}

Hi, j0han,

This is true that pagination will not hold in memory what random entries it has shown, so you may get repeats.  There is an existing feature request for a change to this behavior that you could add your voice to.

Unfortunately I do not have a solution for you now - a custom plugin might achieve your goals though.