Difference between revisions of "Issue:Randomseed"
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{{Issue | {{Issue | ||
|Type = Change Request | |Type = Change Request | ||
| − | |Extension = | + | |Extension = DPL |
|Version = 1.5.3 | |Version = 1.5.3 | ||
|Description = Add <tt>randomseed=</tt>''number'' | |Description = Add <tt>randomseed=</tt>''number'' | ||
Revision as of 22:37, 15 November 2007
| Description: | Add randomseed=number |
| Extension / Version: | DPL / 1.5.3 |
| Type / Status: | Change Request / resolved |
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)
Reply
Completely agree. Is now part of 1.5.3
- Gero 22:35, 15 November 2007 (CET)