In the documentation for node_load_multiple(), the $conditions parameter is shown as deprecated, but DefaultEntityController::load() uses it to pass the values to the EntityFieldQuery class.
Proposed solution
Don't show the $conditions parameter as deprecated.
GitHub Issue #:
5644
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I use Lando (a wrapper for docker) and find settings changes happen straight away
How often is the settings.php loaded.
You might need to add a Relationship in the View to Flags. Or there might be a setting on the content type. I can't recall for certain but I think it's possible.
No Flag fields in Views
Try using caching in the View settings, set to 24 hours. This should work for anonymous site visitors.
View to show a different node each day