# 🔀 Random Sort!

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-sort/3377>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [January 6, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-sort/3377 "2020-01-06T22:05:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-sort/3377/1 "2020-01-06T22:05:01Z")

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🔀 Random Sort! Add some unpredictability to your app with our new Random sort. Shuffle lists, or use it to show details for a random row in your sheet.

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**Author:** ![erwblo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/erwblo/32/75_2.png) [@erwblo](https://community.glideapps.com/u/erwblo)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-sort/3377/2 "2020-01-06T22:34:17Z")

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Does it shuffle everytime people open a page?

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**Author:** ![spencersRus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/spencersrus/32/69_2.png) [@spencersRus](https://community.glideapps.com/u/spencersRus)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-sort/3377/3 "2020-01-06T22:34:49Z")

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Great! I used it here:  
[https://ojek4.glideapp.io](https://ojek4.glideapp.io)

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**Author:** ![Rogelio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/rogelio/32/1054_2.png) [@Rogelio](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Rogelio)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 3:26am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-sort/3377/4 "2020-01-30T03:26:45Z")

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Hi @david was the earlier question about “shuffling every time people open a page” answered?

First time using this component and if the randomisation doesn’t execute at every page load, then whats the use?

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**Author:** ![david](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/david/32/62831_2.png) [@david](https://community.glideapps.com/u/david)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-sort/3377/5 "2020-01-30T05:29:41Z")

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I am not sure when the shuffle happens. @Mark?

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**Author:** ![Mark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark/32/125_2.png) [@Mark](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-sort/3377/6 "2020-01-30T17:43:33Z")

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The shuffle can persist for as long as the application runs.

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**Author:** ![Tim\_Sullivan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/tim_sullivan/32/3461_2.png) [@Tim\_Sullivan](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Tim_Sullivan)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-sort/3377/7 "2020-01-30T18:31:19Z")

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But what triggers it to shuffle to begin with?

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**Author:** ![Mark](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mark/32/125_2.png) [@Mark](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mark)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-sort/3377/8 "2020-01-30T18:31:44Z")

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The list being displayed.

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**Author:** ![Patrick\_Lehmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/patrick_lehmann/32/16005_2.png) [@Patrick\_Lehmann](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Patrick_Lehmann)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-sort/3377/9 "2020-11-03T18:42:06Z")

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Hi, is there a way to make execute random every time a list is appearing on a page?

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**Author:** ![Amal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/amal/32/15421_2.png) [@Amal](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Amal)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/random-sort/3377/10 "2020-11-03T19:08:31Z")

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Hi, what triggers the sort?