Template:Random subpage
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Template layout
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> Template:Random subpage/2 or {{ <page name>/0.17998646347783 }} or {{ <page name>/0.29904618221291 }} </syntaxhighlight>
Usage
This template transcludes a numbered sub-page that is randomly selected between the "start"-numbered sub-page and the "end"-numbered sub-page as follows: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> {{<page name>/<randomly selected number between "start" and "end">}} </syntaxhighlight>
It may be used with or without parameters as follows:
- 1|page: The name of the page to be displayed (without the subpage number). The default is empty.
- 2|start: The starting sub-subpage number. Must be a positive integer. The default is 1.
- 3|end: The ending sub-subpage number. Must be a positive integer. The default is 2.
- 4|same: (optional) This parameter makes different template invocations link to the same subpage. It can be set with
|same=yes,|same=y,|same=trueor|same=1. For it to work, the|same=parameter must be set on all desired templates on a page, and those templates must also use the samestartandendvalues. The subpage chosen will change randomly if the page is edited or purged.
Note: this template used to accept a |seed= parameter, but this has been deprecated after the template was switched to use Module:Random.
Example
This template can be used to display a list of randomly selected items from a group of numbered subpages. For example, portals that use "Did you know..." sections can randomly display four items from a page named "Portal:Foo/Did you know" that has sixteen numbered subpages as follows:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> Template:Portal:Foo/Did you know/2 Template:Portal:Foo/Did you know/7 Template:Portal:Foo/Did you know/9 Template:Portal:Foo/Did you know/16 </syntaxhighlight>
See also
Portal content templates
- To display "selected content" on the portal main page
- {{Transclude list item excerpts as random slideshow}}—transcludes excerpts from recognized content lists, which are populated by a bot.
- {{Transclude random subpage}}—transcludes random portal subpage.
- {{Random portal component}}—transcludes random portal subpage.
- {{Random subpage}}—transcludes random portal subpages.
- {{Portal pictures}}—transcludes a slideshow of pictures, utilizing a single-page gallery.
- To organize "selected content" on subpages
- {{Numbered subpages}}—outputs an automatic index, transcluding numbered subpages.
- {{Portal subpage}}—outputs a box linking to and transcluding a single subpage.
- {{Portal subpage inline}}—outputs an unordered list item linking to and transcluding a single subpage.
Main portal page formatting templates
- {{Box-header}}
- {{Box-header-plain}}
- {{Box-header-round}}
- {{Box-header-square}}
- {{Box-header-watch}}
- {{Box-footer}}
Templates that configure links
- {{Portal}}
- {{Portal bar}}
- {{Portal-inline}}
- {{Pbox}}
- {{Portals}}
- {{Portals browsebar}}
- {{Related portals}}
- {{Wikimedia for portals}}
Selected page templates, used on subpages of older portals
- {{Selected article}}
- {{Selected biography}}
- {{Selected business}}
- {{Selected DYK}}
- {{Selected ingredient}}
- {{Selected location}}
- {{Selected picture}}
- {{Selected product}}
- {{Selected publication}}
- {{Selected quote}}
- {{Selected recipe}}
- {{Selected X}}
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