Display Random Posts: Recipe

gistfile1.txt

function wpdean_rand_posts() {
$args = array(
'post_type' => 'recipe',
'orderby'=> 'rand',
'posts_per_page' => 3,
);

$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
$string .= '<ul>';

while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
$the_query->the_post();
$string .= '<li><a href="'. get_permalink() .'">'. get_the_title() .'</a></li>';
}
$string .= '</ul>';
/* Restore original Post Data */
wp_reset_postdata();
}

else {
$string .= 'no posts found';
}
return $string;
}

add_shortcode('wpdean-random-posts','wpdean_rand_posts');
add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode');

/** https://blog.hubspot.com/website/show-random-posts-wordpress **/