Issue:Randomseed

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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)

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