Template:Random page in 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, orfile). <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=fileare 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