Difference between revisions of "Issue:Randomseed"
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Revision as of 03:42, 14 November 2007
| Description: | Add randomseed=number | 
| Extension / Version: | / next | 
| Type / Status: | Change Request / open | 
Problem
When using the DPL-extension to build semirandom sets of articles, like a main page with changing articles, the set of randomly choosen articles should be kept static for a spesific time period. An easy fix for this is to add a random seed that changes i a predictable way, like once a week or once a day.
Using randomseed will be something like
{{#dpl:
  category=Foo|
  randomseed={{#time:Ymd}}|
  randomcount=5
}}
See also 11891 Add randomseed for a patch. Jeblad 03:41, 14 November 2007 (CET)