Extension:RandomArea

Random Area is an extension written for MediaWiki that allows to display or include a selected number of random elements from a list on a page.

Note: I was inspired by the RandomText extension to write this, thanks to Martin Rohrbach.

Installation
Download the source, rename it to php and copy it in your extensions folder. Note the extension in your LocalSettings.php like:

Usage
Insert the lines you want to be randomized and enclosed in &lt;randomArea&gt;...&lt;/randomArea&gt; tags; for example:

 Klaus Mark Otto 

Only displays one of the following names: {Klaus, Mark, Otto}

You can use this to include patterns or pages.





Or you can add some attributes to the element to save and view letters.  Klaus Mark Otto  Chooses two of the elements and includes them from the given namespace. And is equivalent to: 



Development
This extension is written by Thomas Stock.

Alternatives

 * RandomInclude
 * RandomText

Update
See the discussion page for code update.