Template:Random subpage
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Template layout
{{Random subpage}}
or
{{Random subpage|page=<page name>|start=<number>|end=<number>|same=<number>}}
or
{{Random subpage|<page name>|<number>|<number>|<number>}}
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:
{{<page name>/<randomly selected number between "start" and "end">}}
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:
{{Random subpage|page=Portal:Foo/Did you know|start=1|end=4}}
{{Random subpage|page=Portal:Foo/Did you know|start=5|end=8}}
{{Random subpage|page=Portal:Foo/Did you know|start=9|end=12}}
{{Random subpage|page=Portal:Foo/Did you know|start=13|end=16}}
See also
- Main portal creation templates
- {{Box portal skeleton}}—Used to create portal main pages.
- {{Random portal component}}—Used on the portal main page to randomly display articles from the portal sub-pages.
- {{Random portal component with nominate}}—Used on the portal main page to randomly display articles from the portal sub-pages, adding the option to nominate other Featured foo articles.
- {{Random subpage}}—Used on the portal main page to randomly display articles from the portal sub-pages. This template is best used for creating randomly populated Did you know... sections on the portal main page that are intended to include multiple Did you know... facts.
- {{Subpage}}—Used to output a box containing a link to subpage.
- {{Numbered subpages}}—Used to create article links on portal sub-pages with 50 links.
- {{25 numbered subpages}}—As hereinbefore, but with 25 links.
- {{75 numbered subpages}}—As hereinbefore, but with 75 links.
- {{100 numbered subpages}}—As hereinbefore, but with 100 links.
- {{Random box-header subpage}}—Used to transclude a numbered subpage.
- Main portal page formatting templates
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- Templates that configure links
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- These templates are used to format the articles on the sub-pages
{{Selected X}}—Generic template for situations not listed hereafter.
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