Extension:RandomImagewithinCommons

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Random Image within Commons
Release status: unmaintained
Implementation Tag , Parser function
Description Allows to display a randomized image per view including images that are stored at Creative Commons
Author(s) Thiemo Schuff (Starwhoopertalk)
Latest version 2.3 beta build 20140916 (2014-09-16)
MediaWiki
License Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0
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Example http://thwiki.org
  • $wgriwc['size'];
image random

The RandomImagewithinCommons extension allows to display a randomized image per view including images that are stored at Creative Commons.

Usage[edit]

Set tag <riwc />

Installation[edit]

  • Download and place the file(s) in a directory called RandomImagewithinCommons in your extensions/ folder.
  • Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:
    require_once "$IP/extensions/RandomImagewithinCommons/RandomImagewithinCommons.php";
    
  • Configure as required.
  • Yes Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration[edit]

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 [[Category:riwc blacklist]] to put in on blacklist.

Version history[edit]

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