Jekyll: Random List
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tl;dr: Jekyll provides a sample function which can be used to pick random entries from a given list.
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I wanted to randomize the output of all pages (by default an iterator produces a alphabetically sorted list).
There is no explicit randomize filter for lists available, but Jekyll provides a sample filter1 that can be used:
// Select 1 sample from the list
{% assign foobars = paginator.foobar | sample %}
// Select 10 samples from the list
{% assign foobars = paginator.foobar | sample:10 %}
If you select the range large enough, you get the complete list as randomized list back:
// There are less than 1337 recipes, so we are fine
{% assign foobars = paginator.foobar | sample:1337 %}
{% for foobar in foobars %}
{% include /components/rfoobar_tile.html foo=foobar %}
{% endfor %}
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