Scarbrow
08-19-2010, 01:42 AM
I just found a new feature in our wiki: I'm quite sure it wasn't there a couple of months ago, but I couldn't say more precisely than that.
It is the possibility of linking to a random page within a certain category. Check it out (http://sryth.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Randomincategory/Currencies) (this example is for Category:Currencies). The feature of selecting the category for the link is undocumented (even on the Mediawiki Extension Page (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RandomInCategory)) and I'm not quite sure if Wikia made any custom changes to it. I've confirmed they've not. Wikia just has the latest known version as seen on that link. I also documented it on central Mediawiki Help.
Now I'm at it, some editors might already know that you can Link to a completely random page (http://sryth.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Random) (there is always a link for it below the Sidebar), but you can also do it for an specific namespace (http://sryth.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Random/Quest) (this last link will take you to a random quest).
Hope you enjoy it.
EDIT1: Modified some details
EDIT2: For those who have not read the Help page, this extension will only return pages when the category has no subcategories. If there are any subcategories (think of Items), only they will be returned, never a page. Oh, well, it's still useful. I've added a few links to the Main Page to illustrate that: Random Item, Random Quest, and Random Location.
It is the possibility of linking to a random page within a certain category. Check it out (http://sryth.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Randomincategory/Currencies) (this example is for Category:Currencies). The feature of selecting the category for the link is undocumented (even on the Mediawiki Extension Page (http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RandomInCategory)) and I'm not quite sure if Wikia made any custom changes to it. I've confirmed they've not. Wikia just has the latest known version as seen on that link. I also documented it on central Mediawiki Help.
Now I'm at it, some editors might already know that you can Link to a completely random page (http://sryth.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Random) (there is always a link for it below the Sidebar), but you can also do it for an specific namespace (http://sryth.wikia.com/wiki/Special:Random/Quest) (this last link will take you to a random quest).
Hope you enjoy it.
EDIT1: Modified some details
EDIT2: For those who have not read the Help page, this extension will only return pages when the category has no subcategories. If there are any subcategories (think of Items), only they will be returned, never a page. Oh, well, it's still useful. I've added a few links to the Main Page to illustrate that: Random Item, Random Quest, and Random Location.