Split WordPress loop whilst using orderby=rand

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1. Instead of using query_posts why don’t you use a WP_Query? This will get you an array that you can query the size of, then you could then have a counter which increments and once it hits the halfway mark, you insert whatever you want and move on.

   Set it up like this:

   // first, run the main loop to get the text editor content
   while(have_posts()) : the_post(); 
     // we just assign it to a variable at this point without printing it
     $content_to_insert = get_the_content(); 
   endwhile;
   
   // now we set up the query to get out all the party posts
   $parties_query = array( 
     'cat' => 10, 
     'tag' => 'parties', 
     'orderby' => 'rand', 
     'posts_per_page' => -1 
   );
   
   // NB. you will not get ALL your results unless you use 'posts_per_page' or 'showposts' set to -1
   
   // Now run a new WP_Query with that query
   $parties = new WP_Query($parties_query);
   
   // get the halfway point - needs to be a whole number of course!
   $half = round( sizeof($parties)/2 );
   
   // this is our counter, initially zero
   $i = 0
   
   while($parties->have_posts()) : $parties->the_post(); ?>
   
   <?php if ($i == $half) : ?>
   
   // we are halfway through - print the text!
   <?php echo apply_filters('the_content', $content_to_insert); ?>
   
   <?php else : ?>
   
   // render your party stuff
   // you can use tags reserved for use in the loop, eg.
   
   <div class="party">
     <h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
   </div>
   
   <?php endif; ?>
   
   <?php $i++; endwhile; ?>
   

   Hope that works. It was a late old night of Christmas parties last night.

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