Hello BP world,

I have a group that shows in my sidebar on every page. The community wants the members of this group to show up randomly. I am using the code from this source to show members of the selected group:

http://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/custom-buddypress-loops/the-group-members-loop-bp_group_has_members/

I found this function:
bp_group_random_members()
at
http://bp-dev.org/phpxref/nav.html?_functions/index.html

How do I use this? Or is there a better way to show these members at random?

Thanks.
Buddypress 1.2.8

[@r-a-y Keymaster 13 years, 8 months ago]

bp-dev.org references an outdated version of BuddyPress.

There currently does not appear to be a random parameter for the group members loop.

One way around this is by using BP_Groups_Member::get_all_for_group() combined with a regular members loop.

With BP_Groups_Member::get_all_for_group() (available in /bp-groups/bp-groups-classes.php). Pass your group ID and it will return an array. One of the items in the array is the member IDs. You could then randomize the IDs yourself to a regular members loop:
https://codex.buddypress.org/developer-docs/custom-buddypress-loops/the-members-loop/

Could also experiment with the `type` parameter with the “random” argument.

[@embergermedia Member 13 years, 8 months ago]

@r-a-y

Well, that is handful! I’m not sure where to even begin to combine the two types of loops. I’m willing to get my hands dirty with code, but need a hint as to how to get started. Any suggestions?

Thanks for the reply!

[@embergermedia Member 13 years, 8 months ago]

small bump.

I like Rays idea.. anybody have an idea of how to implement it? Thanks

[@embergermedia Member 13 years, 7 months ago]

Bump number 2. Any other help? Thanks

@r-a-y any more advice? Thanks

[@embergermedia Member 13 years, 7 months ago]

@r-a-y yes this is the original thread. However, the other thread I opened was more specific. So I still have an unanswered question. I was hoping that since you gave a ray (no pun intended) of hope that it could be accomplished, that perhaps you could offer guidance on how to accomplish it.

I have googled for the last month on this, and can’t create the solution by myself. So i am still asking for help.

Thanks