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== Usage ==
{{Template shortcut|ubxrand}}
This template uses {{tl|Ubxdisplay}} to display a random userbox from a given selection.

<code><nowiki>{{Ubxdisplay/random | User en | User:Foo/userbox}}</nowiki></code>

The template can accept up to 32 parameters. If you use 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, or 32 userboxen you do not need to specify a number. Otherwise use <code>|num=X</code>, where X is the number of boxes in the selection pool. You can also provide <code>|nt=yes</code> to suppress the <small>"ubxrand · view ubx · random ubx"</small> line.

Templates that require parameters (such as {{tl|User Wikipedian For}}) are currently unsupported. A workaround is to create a user subpage that calls the template with the necessary parameters. You should also probably avoid using categorizing userboxen as your userpage categories would then be constantly changing. A workaround is to hard-code the categories.

== Example output ==
<code><nowiki>{{Ubxdisplay/random|User:Xenocidic/Stormy|User:Xenocidic/Pirate|User:Xenocidic/Escher|User:Xenocidic/Loathing}}</nowiki></code> will render:

{{Ubxdisplay/random|User:Xenocidic/Stormy|User:Xenocidic/Pirate|User:Xenocidic/Escher|User:Xenocidic/Loathing}}

You may also use "Ubxrand" for short -

<pre>
{{Ubxrand|num=3|nt=yes
|1=User:Xenocidic/Stormy
|2=User:Xenocidic/Pirate
|3=User:Xenocidic/Escher
}}
</pre>
{{Ubxrand|num=3|nt=yes
|1=User:Xenocidic/Stormy
|2=User:Xenocidic/Pirate
|3=User:Xenocidic/Escher
}}

{{divhide|Default template shell with 32 parameters}}
<pre>
{{Ubxdisplay/random
|1= User:Xenocidic/Stormy
|2= ...
|3=
|4=
|5=
|6=
|7=
|8=
|9=
|10=
|11=
|12=
|13=
|14=
|15=
|16=
|17=
|18=
|19=
|20=
|21=
|22=
|23=
|24=
|25=
|26=
|27=
|28=
|29=
|30=
|31=
|32=
}}
</pre>
{{divhide|end}}

==Notes==
Randomization algorithm was shamelessly lifted from [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:MZMcBride&oldid=293182152 MZMcBride's user page].

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[[Category:Userbox arrangement templates]]
[[Category:User namespace templates]]
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