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RandomImageByCategory Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Implementation	Tag Category:Tag extensions
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	1.43+Category:Extensions with manual MediaWiki version
License	GNU General Public License 2.0 or later
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control
Hooks used ParserFirstCallInit Category:ParserFirstCallInit extensions
Quarterly downloads	5 (Ranked 91st)
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The RandomImageByCategory extension displays a random image from the given category or categories.

Installation

• 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' );
  

• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

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

This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: Miraheze Category:Extensions included in Miraheze This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm.