Template:Random portal component/doc

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This template uses Lua: Module:Random portal component (sandbox)

This template generates a box for a portal home page. The content is drawn randomly from a pre-defined list.

{{Random portal component
 |max      =
 |template =
 |header   =
 |footer   =
 |subpage  = 
 |rootpage =
 |headertemplate = 
}}

• header: (Optional) The header text of the box. If no header is passed to the template, the default is the subpage name.
• footer: (Optional) The footer text in the box. E.g. Nominations for selected picture.
• rootpage: (Optional) The root of the transcluded page, e.g. Portal:Foo.
• subpage: The subpage of the transcluded page, e.g. Selected picture.
• max: The maximum number of sub-subpages. Must be a positive integer.
• headertemplate: (Optional) The name of the template to use for the box header, e.g. Box-header/10 for Template:Box-header/10; default is the portal's /box-header subpage

• Create a sub-page first. If your portal is Portal:Foo, then a sub-page could be Portal:Foo/Selected bar.
• On the Portal:Foo/Selected bar sub-page, place the template {{numbered subpages}} on the page and save it.
• Once the list of subject links have been created, use one of the Selected <subject> templates from below to format each of the subject sub-pages.
• This template calls /box-header (if headertemplate is not specified) and {{box-footer}} for its color styles and closing. Either headertemplate must be used, or the /box-header subpage must exist for everything to work correctly.

To see a real time example, see what links here (the list of pages that currently transclude the {{Random portal component}} template).

Here is a stale example of the output generated by this template.

{{Box-header | title=Header
|editpage   = Template:Lorem ipsum
|border     = Black
|titleforeground = #ffe247
|titlebackground = #646464
|background = #FFFFFF
|foreground = black
}}
{{Lorem ipsum}}
{{Box-footer | Footer }}

will produce:

Portal content templates

• To display "selected content" on the portal main page
  • {{Transclude list item excerpts as random slideshow}}—transcludes excerpts from recognized content lists, which are populated by a bot.
  • {{Transclude random subpage}}—transcludes random portal subpage.
  • {{Random portal component}}—transcludes random portal subpage.
  • {{Random subpage}}—transcludes random portal subpages.
  • {{Portal pictures}}—transcludes a slideshow of pictures, utilizing a single-page gallery.
• To organize "selected content" on subpages
  • {{Numbered subpages}}—outputs an automatic index, transcluding numbered subpages.
  • {{Portal subpage}}—outputs a box linking to and transcluding a single subpage.
  • {{Portal subpage inline}}—outputs an unordered list item linking to and transcluding a single subpage.

Main portal page formatting templates

Templates that configure links

Selected page templates, used on subpages of older portals

Wikiproject templates

Related templates

• {{Project template list}}