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en>Shirayuki at 01:39, 14 February 2026

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[[Image:Vector Sidebar.png|framed|{{dir|{{pagelang}}|left|right}}|<translate> The default sidebar on the left, see the fifth link from top</translate>]]
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'''Randomrootpage''' (<tvar name=1>[[Special:Randomrootpage]]</tvar>) allows the display of a random root page a wiki.
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<translate> The regular random link generator (<tvar name=1>[[Special:Random]]</tvar>) is not suitable for some wikis or namespaces where utilising subpage hierarchies (such as Wikibooks).</translate>
<translate> So this function can be used as a substitute.</translate>
<translate> For example, it can be used to show "random books" in Wikibooks, instead of random pages.</translate>
<translate> In a namespace where there are no subpages then the functionality is the same as <tvar name=1>[[Special:Randompage]]</tvar>.</translate>

<translate> By default, selection will be limited to pages from namespaces in <tvar name=1><code>{{ll|Manual:$wgContentNamespaces|$wgContentNamespaces}}</code></tvar>.</translate>
<translate> The user can choose which namespace to look in.</translate>
<translate> For example, if they wanted to view a random file they could go to <tvar name=1>[[Special:Random/file]]</tvar>.</translate>
<translate> If they wanted to view a random mainspace page they could go to <tvar name=1>[[Special:Random/main]]</tvar>, etc.</translate>

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===Usage=== 
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<syntaxhighlight lang="html">[[Special:Randomrootpage]]
[[Special:Randomrootpage/{Namespace}]]</syntaxhighlight>

{| class=wikitable
! !! <code><nowiki>[[Special:Randomrootpage]]</nowiki></code> !! <code><nowiki>[[Special:Random]]</nowiki></code>
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| <translate> content namespaces</translate>
| <translate> Random rootpage on wiki</translate>
:[[Special:Randomrootpage]]
| <translate> Random page on wiki</translate>
: [[Special:Random]]
|-
| <translate> main namespace</translate>
| <translate> Random rootpage on wiki</translate>
: [[Special:Randomrootpage/Main]]
| <translate> Random page on wiki</translate>
: [[Special:Random/Main]]
|-
| <translate> help namespace</translate>
| <translate> Random rootpage in Help: namespace</translate>
: [[Special:Randomrootpage/Help]]
| <translate> Random page in Help: namespace</translate>
: [[Special:Random/Help]]
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| <translate> extension namespace</translate>
| <translate> Random rootpage in Extension: namespace</translate>
: [[Special:Randomrootpage/Extension]]<nowiki/>maintenance/ master • 1.44.2 • 1.43.5 • 1.39.15 CreateAndPromote
| <translate> Random page in Extension: namespace</translate>
: [[Special:Random/Extension]]
|}

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There is currently no functionality that provides the random display of a subpage.
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<translate> Some wikis utilise this in the configuration of their <tvar name=1>{{ll|sidebar}}</tvar>.</translate>
([[MediaWiki:Sidebar]])

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==History== 


This functionality used to be in <tvar name=1>{{ll|Extension:Randomrootpage}}</tvar> though was merged into core in <tvar name=2>{{ll|MediaWiki 1.27}}</tvar>.

==See also== 
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* {{ll|Manual:SpecialRandomrootpage.php}}
* {{ll|Help:Random page}}
* {{ll|Manual:Random page}}
* {{ll|API:Random}}

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en>Shirayuki at 01:39, 14 February 2026