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Extension:RandomImageByCategory

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RandomImageByCategory
Release status: stable
Implementation Tag
Description Displays a random image from a given category
Author(s)
Latest version 1.4.0 (2020-05-24)
MediaWiki 1.39+
License GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
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The RandomImageByCategory extension displays a random image from the given category or categories.

Installation

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  • Download and move the extracted RandomImageByCategory folder to your extensions/ directory.
    Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
    git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/RandomImageByCategory
  • 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

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Supported parameters are width, limit and categories.

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

See also

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