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WordPress – How to enable random product sorting for WooCommerce product categories?

I want to display products in random order within WooCommerce product categories, but the current code I am using only works for the shop page.

Here’s the code I have implemented:

// Shop random order. View settings drop down order by Woocommerce > Settings > Products > Display 
add_filter( 'woocommerce_get_catalog_ordering_args', 'custom_woocommerce_get_catalog_ordering_args' );
function custom_woocommerce_get_catalog_ordering_args( $args ) {
    $orderby_value = isset( $_GET['orderby'] ) ? wc_clean( $_GET['orderby'] ) : apply_filters( 'woocommerce_default_catalog_orderby', get_option( 'woocommerce_default_catalog_orderby' ) );
    if ( 'random_list' == $orderby_value ) {
        $args['orderby'] = 'rand';
        $args['order'] = '';
        $args['meta_key'] = '';
    }
    return $args;
}

add_filter( 'woocommerce_default_catalog_orderby_options', 'custom_woocommerce_catalog_orderby' );
add_filter( 'woocommerce_catalog_orderby', 'custom_woocommerce_catalog_orderby' );
function custom_woocommerce_catalog_orderby( $sortby ) {
    $sortby['random_list'] = 'Random';
    return $sortby;
}

This successfully adds a "Random" option to the sorting dropdown and works on the shop page. However, it does not apply random sorting to product category pages.

I’ve tried adding additional hooks like pre_get_posts, but so far, nothing has worked.

How can I modify the code to ensure that products in category pages are displayed in random order by default, while still allowing other sorting options on the shop page?

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  1. 0 
    // Apply random order to shop and product category pages
add_action( 'pre_get_posts', 'custom_random_sort_for_categories' );
function custom_random_sort_for_categories( $query ) {
    // Ensure we're modifying the main query for shop and product category pages
    if ( !is_admin() && $query->is_main_query() && ( is_shop() || is_product_category() ) ) {
        // Check if 'orderby' is set to 'random_list' in the URL
        if ( isset( $_GET['orderby'] ) && $_GET['orderby'] === 'random_list' ) {
            $query->set( 'orderby', 'rand' ); 
            $query->set( 'order', '' );
        }
    }
}

// Modify the ordering options in the dropdown
add_filter( 'woocommerce_default_catalog_orderby_options', 'custom_woocommerce_catalog_orderby' );
add_filter( 'woocommerce_catalog_orderby', 'custom_woocommerce_catalog_orderby' );
function custom_woocommerce_catalog_orderby( $sortby ) {
    // Add 'Random' to the sorting options
    $sortby['random_list'] = 'Random';
    return $sortby;
}
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  2. 0

    You can set the default sorting to be "random", by using the woocommerce_default_catalog_orderby filter, and $default_orderby parameter, as in this SO example.

    This filter allows you to override the default sorting option configured in WooCommerce settings and set a custom default sorting method.

    You can add this extra piece of code to your existing code:

    // Set default sorting to random
add_filter( 'woocommerce_default_catalog_orderby', 'custom_default_catalog_orderby' );
function custom_default_catalog_orderby( $default_orderby ) {
    return 'random_list'; // Default to sorting by random
}

    So your complete code would be:

    // Shop random order. View settings drop down order by Woocommerce > Settings > Products > Display 
add_filter( 'woocommerce_get_catalog_ordering_args', 'custom_woocommerce_get_catalog_ordering_args' );
function custom_woocommerce_get_catalog_ordering_args( $args ) {
    $orderby_value = isset( $_GET['orderby'] ) ? wc_clean( $_GET['orderby'] ) : apply_filters( 'woocommerce_default_catalog_orderby', get_option( 'woocommerce_default_catalog_orderby' ) );
    if ( 'random_list' == $orderby_value ) {
        $args['orderby'] = 'rand';
        $args['order'] = '';
        $args['meta_key'] = '';
    }
    return $args;
}

// Add 'Random' option to the sorting dropdown
add_filter( 'woocommerce_default_catalog_orderby_options', 'custom_woocommerce_catalog_orderby' );
add_filter( 'woocommerce_catalog_orderby', 'custom_woocommerce_catalog_orderby' );
function custom_woocommerce_catalog_orderby( $sortby ) {
    $sortby['random_list'] = 'Random';
    return $sortby;
}

// Set default sorting to random
add_filter( 'woocommerce_default_catalog_orderby', 'custom_default_catalog_orderby' );
function custom_default_catalog_orderby( $default_orderby ) {
    return 'random_list'; // Default to sorting by random
}

    This will set the default sorting to "Random" while still allowing other sorting options. Tested and works.

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