Extension:RandomImagewithinCommons

What can this extension do?
It display a Randomize Image per view. But include the Images that was used over Creative Commons.

History
released Version 1.0 beta on 2. August 2011

Version 2.0 from 14. June 2012

 * filter Namespace (use only normal Articles (namespace 0))
 * repace all DB Querys with Mediawiki wfGetDB function
 * the extension use the mediawiki own function to calculate the picture

Version 2.1 from 3. April 2014

 * go to Multilanguage
 * implement Ignorelist like $wgriwc['blacklist'] = array('x.svg', 'y.gif', 'z.jpg');

Version 2.2 from 30. August 2014

 * Use Catogorys instead of the blacklist array

Version 2.3 from 16. September 2014

 * optimize DB querys
 * Add link to Blacklist on Specialpage of Versions

next Version

 * skip images that are insert in Pages but not more exist

further versions

 * fillup gallerys with random pictures (to create a picturewall)
 * Proptet text configurable over Special:AllMessages
 * Check if picture really exist (protect agians [[File:NONEXISTFILE.SAMPLE]] )
 * option to consider only pictures from article, but omit from User Pages, Diskussion or similar

Usage
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Download instructions
You can download it from here: http://download.schuff.eu/MediaWiki%20Extensions/RandomImagewithinCommons/

Installation
1. create the folder "ricw" in the extension folder of your Mediawiki instance and copy the files from the downloaded zip in it.

2. Add the following to LocalSettings.php:

Configuration parameters
Use  $wgriwc['size'] = '400px';  to set the default size to 400 pixel. If it not set, it will be displayed in 200 pixel width.

To ignore any picture, you can add in to the Category to put in on blacklist.