akkilstrom

andreasbohman

claracollman

Filip

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Per Arnborg

joelbergqvist

kinapersson

<p>Solarplexus gives developers a powerful tool for adding dynamic display blocks (as in “various ways of displaying content [in a page/post] that is residing in other areas of your website”).</p>
<p>We created Solarplexus because when building websites that stays close to Core (i.e. accepts and celebrates the Block Editor) there was a clear need for a standardized way of bringing life to feed based websites.</p>
<h4>Who is it for?</h4>
<p>Out of the box the plugin provides two dynamic display blocks. To make full use of the powers of Solarplexus’ ability to create custom display blocks with just a few lines of code – please read the configuration guide.</p>
<h4>The missing core component for dynamic display blocks</h4>
<p>Building WordPress websites in an agency environment since 2003, we – a group of developers – were missing a (for us) central piece of the puzzle: blocks displaying content from other parts of the same website.</p>


Solarplexus

Solarplexus gives developers a powerful tool for adding dynamic display blocks.

Abhay Rautela

<p>The Query Loop block in WordPress does not include a “Random” ordering option in the sidebar UI.<br />
However, WordPress core <em>does</em> support <code>orderby = rand</code> in <code>WP_Query</code>.</p>
<p>The problem:<br />
Using <code>"orderBy": "rand"</code> inside a Query Loop block can cause the <strong>Site Editor preview to fail</strong>, because <code>rand</code> is not included in the REST API schema for posts.</p>
<p>This plugin fixes that by extending the REST API orderby enum so the editor recognizes <code>"rand"</code> as valid.</p>
<h3>✔ What this plugin does</h3>
<ul>
<li>Adds <code>"rand"</code> to the REST API <code>orderby</code> enum for posts and pages.  </li>
<li>Allows the Query Loop block to use <code>"orderBy": "rand"</code> safely.  </li>
<li>Prevents JSON errors and broken previews in the Site Editor.  </li>
<li>Makes “random post” layouts work reliably both in the editor and frontend.</li>
</ul>
<h3>⚠ What this plugin does <em>not</em> do</h3>
<ul>
<li>It does <strong>not</strong> add a “Random” option to the Query Loop UI dropdown.<br />
(That UI is defined in Gutenberg’s JavaScript.)</li>
<li>You must still set <code>"orderBy": "rand"</code> manually using the Code Editor.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Example use case</h3>
<p>Want your homepage, blog, quotes site, testimonials, or featured-section to show<br />
<strong>a different post every time the page loads?</strong></p>
<p>Install this plugin <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> open the template <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> switch to Code Editor <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> set <code>"orderBy": "rand"</code>.</p>


Random Posts for Query Loop Block

Adds "rand" to the REST API orderby options so the Query Loop block can use random post order safely without breaking the Site Editor preview.

Solarplexus vs Random Posts for Query Loop Block