Template:Random article

Random article

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Usage

This template creates a link to a random article from a specified category and its subcategories. The tool used in the background for this comes from User:Erwin.

Kopiervorlage

{{Random article|Towns|Display}}

Parameter

1

Title of the category to be used for the search.

mandatory

Several categories may be separated by a pipe: {{!}}.

2

Alternative description of the link (default: Random article)

(optional)

Example

Use with a category (Random article):

{{Random article|Freiburg im Breisgau}}

Use with a category and other names (Random article from Freiburg):

{{Random article|Freiburg im Breisgau|Random article from Freiburg}}

Use with several categories (Random Hanseatic city article):

{{Random article|Hamburg{{!}}Bremen|Random Hanseatic city article}}

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