Random page in this category

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This template creates a link to random page from a category.

Usage

• First parameter is the category from which to get a random page. If it is not specified, it defaults to current page, which works only on category pages.
• Parameter <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|ns= is for specifying the namespace number. Separate multiple namespace numbers with ; or ! (e.g. <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|ns=2;118)
• Parameter <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|type= specified the type of page to return (page, subcat, or file). <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|type=page, <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|type=subcat, and <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|type=file are equivalent to <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|ns=0, <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|ns=14, and <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|ns=6, respectively.
• Parameter <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|action= specifies an action to perform on the page (e.g. <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|action=edit). See Parameters to index.php§Actions.
• Parameter <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|text= is for specifying different link text.

TemplateData

<templatedata> { "params": { "1": { "label": "Category", "description": "Category from which page will be selected", "type": "wiki-page-name" }, "ns": { "label": "Namespace" }, "type": {}, "action": {}, "text": {} } } </templatedata>

Examples

• {{Random page in category}} would produce on Category:Physics: Random page in category Physics
• {{Random page in category|Physics}} produces: Random page in category Physics
• {{Random page in category|Physics|text=Random page}} produces: Random page
• {{Random page in category|Pending AfC submissions|ns=2;118|type=page}} produces: Random page in category Pending AfC submissions
• {{Random page in category|States of the United States|type=subcat}} produces: Random category in category States of the United States
• {{Random page in category|Featured pictures|type=file}} produces: Random file in category Featured pictures
• {{Random page in category|Primary colors|action=edit|type=page|text=Edit an article about a primary color}} produces: Edit an article about a primary color

See also

• Random page in category on toolserver – the tool this template is based upon

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