MediaWiki extensions manual
RandomImageByCategory
Release status: stable
Implementation Tag
Description Displays a random image from a given category
Author(s)
  • Aaron Wright
  • David Pean
  • Jack Phoenix
Latest version 1.4.0 (2020-05-24)
MediaWiki 1.39+
License GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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Hooks used
  • ParserFirstCallInit
Quarterly downloads 17 (Ranked 153rd)
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The RandomImageByCategory extension displays a random image from the given category or categories.

Installation

  • Download and place the file(s) in a directory called RandomImageByCategory in your extensions/ folder.
  • Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file: 
    wfLoadExtension( 'RandomImageByCategory' );
  • Yes Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Usage

Supported parameters are width, limit and categories.

Examples
<randomimagebycategory categories="Watermelons"/>
<randomimagebycategory width="200" categories="Featured Image"/>

See also

  • Extension:Random In Category — Direct the user to a random page in a specified category
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