Changeset 63906 for trunk/src/wp-includes/query.php

Timestamp:

09/23/2026 11:22:26 PM (10 days ago)

Author:

peterwilsoncc

Message:

Rewrite Rules: Revert random content redirects feature.

Reverts support for random content redirects via ?random query string parameter. The feature is intended to land in WordPress 7.2 but will need some work.

Reverts r63767.
Props johnbillion, TobiasBg, annezazu, mukesh27, mcsf, westonruter, jorbin.
See #64498.

File:

• trunk/src/wp-includes/query.php (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/src/wp-includes/query.php

@@ -1241 +1241 @@
 
 /**
- * Redirects requests for random content to a randomly selected published post.
- *
- * Handles requests using the `random` query parameter, e.g. `example.com/?random`.
- * The `random_post_type` parameter restricts the pick to a post type (default `post`),
- * and the `random_cat_id` parameter restricts it to a category (for post types using
- * the `category` taxonomy). Only published, non-password-protected content from
- * viewable post types is considered, and only GET/HEAD requests are handled.
- *
- * Disabled by default. To enable:
- *
- *     add_filter( 'enable_random_content_redirect', '__return_true' );
- *
- * @since 7.2.0
- */
-function wp_random_content_redirect() {
-        // The `random` parameter is a flag, present with or without a value.
-        if ( ! isset( $_GET['random'] ) ) {
-                return;
-        }
-
-        /**
-         * Filters whether random content redirects are enabled.
-         *
-         * @since 7.2.0
-         *
-         * @param bool $enabled Whether `?random` requests redirect to random content. Default false.
-         */
-        if ( ! apply_filters( 'enable_random_content_redirect', false ) ) {
-                return;
-        }
-
-        $request_method = isset( $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] ) ? strtoupper( $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] ) : '';
-
-        if ( ! in_array( $request_method, array( 'GET', 'HEAD' ), true ) ) {
-                return;
-        }
-
-        $post_type = 'post';
-
-        if ( isset( $_GET['random_post_type'] ) ) {
-                $post_type = sanitize_key( wp_unslash( $_GET['random_post_type'] ) );
-        }
-
-        $post_type_object = get_post_type_object( $post_type );
-
-        if ( ! $post_type_object || ! is_post_type_viewable( $post_type_object ) ) {
-                return;
-        }
-
-        $args = array(
-                'post_type'              => $post_type,
-                'post_status'            => 'publish',
-                'has_password'           => false,
-                'posts_per_page'         => 1,
-                'orderby'                => 'ID',
-                'order'                  => 'ASC',
-                'ignore_sticky_posts'    => true,
-                'update_post_term_cache' => false,
-                'update_post_meta_cache' => false,
-        );
-
-        if ( isset( $_GET['random_cat_id'] ) ) {
-                $cat_id = (int) wp_unslash( $_GET['random_cat_id'] );
-
-                if ( $cat_id < 1 ) {
-                        return;
-                }
-
-                $args['cat'] = $cat_id;
-        }
-
-        // Pick via COUNT plus a random OFFSET rather than `ORDER BY RAND()`,
-        // which randomizes and sorts every candidate row on each request.
-        $query      = new WP_Query( $args );
-        $post_count = (int) $query->found_posts;
-
-        if ( $post_count > 1 ) {
-                $offset = wp_rand( 0, $post_count - 1 );
-
-                if ( $offset > 0 ) {
-                        $args['offset']        = $offset;
-                        $args['no_found_rows'] = true;
-                        $args['cache_results'] = false;
-
-                        $query = new WP_Query( $args );
-                }
-        }
-
-        if ( empty( $query->posts ) ) {
-                return;
-        }
-
-        $link = get_permalink( $query->posts[0] );
-
-        /**
-         * Filters the random content redirect URL.
-         *
-         * Returning a falsey value cancels the redirect.
-         *
-         * @since 7.2.0
-         *
-         * @param string $link The redirect URL.
-         */
-        $link = apply_filters( 'random_content_redirect_url', $link );
-
-        if ( ! $link ) {
-                return;
-        }
-
-        // Temporary redirect, so clients and intermediary caches do not cache the randomly picked target.
-        nocache_headers();
-        wp_safe_redirect( $link, 302 );
-        exit;
-}
-
-/**
  * Set up global post data.
  *