[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #35692: Allow seed value to be passed to WP_Query when using random ordering

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#35692: Allow seed value to be passed to WP_Query when using random ordering
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 Reporter:  hlashbrooke                          |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Awaiting
Component:  Query                                |  Review
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:  trunk
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-unit-tests 2nd-      |  Resolution:
  opinion                                        |     Focuses:
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Changes (by boonebgorges):

 * keywords:  has-patch needs-unit-tests => has-patch needs-unit-tests 2nd-
     opinion


Comment:

 There's something about this syntax that feels wrong to me. `$seed` is not
 a very transparent parameter name. And passing around a `$seed` parameter
 when invoking `parse_orderby()` seems somehow too ad hoc.

 Here's an idea: allow `orderby` to accept `RAND(3)` in addition to `RAND`.
 We would need some validation to make sure it's a integer. But it keeps
 the syntax much simpler and, IMO, intuitive for devs.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/35692#comment:3>
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