Fyrimynd:Random subpage/doc

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=true or |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 same start and end values. 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

• {{Boxheader}}
• {{Box-header}}
• {{Box-header1}}
• {{Box-header2}}
• {{Box-Header II}}
• {{Box-header-blank}}
• {{Box-header-groovy}}
• {{Box-header-health}}
• {{Box-header-plain}}
• {{Box-header-round}}
• {{Box-header-square}}
• {{Box-header-watch}}
• {{Boxfooter}}
• {{Box-footer}}
• {{Box-footer2}}

Templates that configure links

• {{Portal}}
• {{Portal bar}}
• {{Portal-inline}}
• {{Portals}}
• {{Portals browsebar}}
• {{Related portals}}
• {{Related portals2}}
• {{Wikimedia for portals}}

These templates are used to format the articles on the sub-pages

{{Selected X}}—Generic template for situations not listed hereafter.

• {{Selected article}}
• {{Selected biography}}
• {{Selected business}}
• {{Selected DYK}}
• {{Selected ingredient}}
• {{Selected location}}
• {{Selected picture}}
• {{Selected product}}
• {{Selected publication}}
• {{Selected quote}}
• {{Selected recipe}}

Related templates

• {{Project template list}}