Extension:RandomImageByCategory

MediaWiki extensions manual

File:OOjs UI icon advanced-invert.svg 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
Download	<translate> Download extension</translate> <translate> Git</translate> [?]: <translate> Download Git master</translate> <translate> browse repository</translate> (GitHub) <translate> commit history</translate> <translate> repository contributors (GitHub)</translate> <translate> code review</translate>
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit
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The RandomImageByCategory extension displays a random image from the given category or categories.

Installation

• <translate> [[<tvar name=2>Special:ExtensionDistributor/RandomImageByCategory</tvar>|Download]] and move the extracted <tvar name=name>RandomImageByCategory</tvar> folder to your <tvar name=ext>extensions/</tvar> directory.</translate>
  <translate> Developers and code contributors should install the extension [[<tvar name=git>Special:MyLanguage/Download from Git</tvar>|from Git]] instead, using:</translate>cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/RandomImageByCategory
• <translate> Add the following code at the bottom of your <tvar name=1>LocalSettings.php </tvar> file:</translate>

  wfLoadExtension( 'RandomImageByCategory' );
  

• File:OOjs UI icon check-constructive.svg <translate> Done</translate> – <translate> Navigate to <tvar name=special>Special:Version</tvar> on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.</translate>

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