Template:Random box-header subpage

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Usage

This template can be placed at a portal's ..box-header/ subpage in order to transclude a numbered subpage, e.g., of Portal:Box-header, that is randomly selected between the "start"-numbered subpage and the "end"-numbered subpage as follows:

{{<..box-header>/<randomly selected number between "start" and "end">}}

The required set of parameters is as follows:

{{Random box-header subpage|1={{{1}}}|2={{{2}}}}}

This allows the box title and edit link to be passed on to the applicable box-header templates.

Optional parameters include the following:

{{Random box-header subpage|1={{{1}}}|2={{{2}}} 
  |page=<page name> 
  |start=<number>
  |end=<number> 
  |seed=<number> 
  |watch=<Y>
}}

Parameters

• 1: (required as is) The box name as specified on the portal page.
• 2: (required as is) The edit link as specified on the portal page.
• page: (optional) The name of the page to be displayed (without the subpage number, e.g., Portal:Foo/box-header/). The default is Portal:Box-header/.
• start: (optional) The starting subpage number. Must be a positive integer. The default is 1.
• end: (optional) The ending subpage number. Must be a positive integer. The default is 42.
• seed: (optional) The default seed is 2 and can be set to any other integer value (used to generate distinct values on the same page). Prime numbers work best, such as 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 73, 79, 83, 89, 97, 101, 103, 107, 109, and 113.
• watch: (optional) Any value will call the use of Portal:Box-header-watch. The default is Portal:Box-header. Note. The called subpage must include the associated parameter, such as at Portal:Box-header/1 and its related subpages.

Application examples

{{Random box-header subpage|1={{{1}}}|2={{{2}}}}}

{{Random box-header subpage|1={{{1}}}|2={{{2}}} 
  |page=Portal:Foo/box-header/ 
  |start=1 
  |end=3 
  |seed=2 
  |watch=Y
}}