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Last active December 31, 2015 19:09
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Gets random rows from ACF repeater fields with a count if required
<?php
// Get the repeater field
$repeater = get_field( 'repeater_field_name' );
// Count number of items
$total = count($repeater);
// Get a random rows. Change the second parameter in array_rand() to how many rows you want or keep as $total for all.
$random_rows = array_rand( $repeater, $total );
// Loop through the random rows if more than one is returned
if( is_array( $random_rows ) ){
foreach( $random_rows as $random_row ){
// Output data here. Replace sub field names.
echo 'Sub Field 1: ' . $repeater[$random_row]['sub_field_1'] . '<br/>';
echo 'Sub Field 2: ' . $repeater[$random_row]['sub_field_2'] . '<br/><br/>';
}
} else {
// Output data here. Replace sub field names.
echo 'Sub Field 1: ' . $repeater[$random_rows]['sub_field_1'] . '<br/>';
echo 'Sub Field 2: ' . $repeater[$random_rows]['sub_field_2'] . '<br/><br/>';
}
?>
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