Template:Transclude files as random slideshow/doc

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This template transcludes images from specified pages, and creates a slideshow gallery with a randomised order – i.e. it changes when the page is purged. It is intended for use in portals and does not show anything in article space.

Usage

File:Symbol information vote.svg Note: Though there is no fixed limit to the number of pages that can be specified, or images per page, be aware that technical limitations may be encountered for very large numbers of pages or images.

Specify pages displaying images:

{{Transclude files as random slideshow
| First page
| second page
| third page
}}

If images should only be retrieved from a certain section of each page:

{{Transclude files as random slideshow
| First page  | section1= section name
| second page | section2= section name
| third page  | section3= section name
}}

To also include some specific files:

{{Transclude files as random slideshow
| File:SpecificFileOne.jpg | caption1= Caption for first file
| File:SpecificFileTwo.png | caption2= Caption for second file | credit2= Credits for second file (optional)
| First page
| Second page
| Third page
}}

Alternate syntax for specific files' captions and credits:

{{Transclude files as random slideshow
| File:SpecificFileOne.jpg ## Caption for first file
| File:SpecificFileTwo.png ## Caption for second file ## Credits for second file (optional)
| First page
| Second page
| Third page
}}

Parameters

|1=, |2=, |3=, ... (or equivalent positional parameters)
Full page name – including namespace – of the page containing images, or of a specific image.
|section1=, |section2=, |section3=, ...
Limit to files in these section of the corresponding page. Optional.
|caption1=, |caption2=, |caption3=, ...
Caption for the corresponding file (or omit these parameters and use the alternate syntax shown above)
|credit1=, |credit2=, |credit3=, ...
Optional: Credits for the file (or omit these parameters and use the alternate syntax shown above)
|width=
Maximum width for all images; default is 100% (intended for use inside portal components)
Can be specified as a % (e.g. 75%), or in ems (e.g. 30em), or in px (e.g. 200px)
If a unit is not specified, px is assumed (i.e. 350 is equivalent to 350px)

Display in the mobile view

On mobile devices, a standard gallery is displayed instead of the slideshow, and only the first four images (after randomisation) are visible.

Examples

{{Box-header|title=Selected pictures}}
{{Transclude files as random slideshow
| Template:Transclude files as random slideshow/testcases/1
| Template:Transclude files as random slideshow/testcases/2
| Template:Transclude files as random slideshow/testcases/3
}}
{{Box-footer}}

Selected pictures

Lua error: No content found on page "Template:Transclude files as random slideshow/testcases/1".

{{Box-header|title=Selected pictures}}
{{Transclude files as random slideshow
| Template:Transclude files as random slideshow/testcases/2 |section1=Mice
}}
{{Box-footer}}

Selected pictures

Lua error: No content found on page "Template:Transclude files as random slideshow/testcases/2".

{{Box-header|title=Selected pictures}}
{{Transclude files as random slideshow
| Australia
}}
{{Box-footer}}

Selected pictures

Lua error: No content found on page "Australia".

{{Sidebar
| pretitle = Embedded in sidebar, scaled to 1.35 upright
| pretitlestyle = font-weight:bold;
| width =
| style = border:1px solid #c8ccd1;
| content1style = margin:-5px -5px -2.2em -5px; display: inline-block;
| content1 = {{Transclude files as random slideshow
| Template:Transclude files as random slideshow/testcases/2 |section1=Mice
}}
| content2style = height:0px; margin:0 -0.4em; padding:0; display:inline-block; visibility:hidden; 
| content2 = [[File:Cat playing with a lizard.jpg|frameless|border|upright=1.35]]
}}

See also

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Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Page 11

First page to use as a source of files/images

Page namerequired
Page 22

Second page to use a source of files/images. (Add more pages using parameters "3", "4", "5", etc)

Page nameoptional
Section of page 1section1

Limit files to this section of page 1

Stringoptional
Section of page 2section2

Limit files to this section of page 2

Stringoptional
Widthwidth

Maximum width for all images. Specify as a %, or in em, or in px

Default
100%
Stringoptional