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This template creates a link to random page from a category.<br />
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=== Usage ===<br />
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* First parameter is the category from which to get a random page. If it is not specified, it defaults to current page, which works well only on category pages.<br />
* Second parameter is depth of subcategories to choose from. Maximum depth is 10. If not specified, only selected category is considered.<br />
* Parameter <code>text</code> is for specifying different link text.<br />
* Parameter <code>ns</code> is for specifying namespace id.<br />
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=== Examples ===<br />
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* <code><nowiki>{{Random page in category}}</nowiki></code> would produce on [[:Category:Physics]]: <span class="plainlinks">[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~erwin85/randomarticle.php?lang=en&family=wikipedia&categories=Physics Random page in this category]</span><br />
* <code><nowiki>{{Random page in category||2}}</nowiki></code> would produce on [[:Category:Physics]]: <span class="plainlinks">[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~erwin85/randomarticle.php?lang=en&family=wikipedia&categories=Physics&subcats=1&d=2 Random page in this category]</span><br />
* <code><nowiki>{{Random page in category|Physics}}</nowiki></code> produces: {{Random page in category|Physics}}<br />
* <code><nowiki>{{Random page in category|Physics|2}}</nowiki></code> produces: {{Random page in category|Physics|2}}<br />
* <code><nowiki>{{Random page in category|Physics|text=Random page}}</nowiki></code> produces: {{Random page in category|Physics|text=Random page}}<br />
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* <code><nowiki>{{Random page in category|1990s albums|2}}</nowiki></code> produces: {{Random page in category|1990s albums|2}}<br />
* <code><nowiki>{{Random page in category|Universities and colleges|2}}</nowiki></code> produces: {{Random page in category|Universities and colleges|2}}<br />
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* <code><nowiki>{{Random page in category|One Laptop per Child|2}}</nowiki></code> produces: {{Random page in category|One Laptop per Child|2}}<br />
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