Wikipedia:Random
In this article we are going to delve into the topic of Wikipedia:Random, which has generated great interest in today's society. Throughout history, Wikipedia:Random has played a crucial role in various areas, both personally and professionally. From its origins to the present, Wikipedia:Random has been the object of study, debate and controversy, giving rise to conflicting opinions and diverse perspectives. In this article, we will explore the different facets of Wikipedia:Random, analyzing its impact in different contexts and offering insights that allow us to better understand its relevance in the contemporary world.
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On Wikipedia and other sites running on MediaWiki, Special:Random can be used to access a random article in the main namespace; this feature is useful as a tool to view a random article.
Depending on your browser, it's also possible to load a random page using a keyboard shortcut (in Edge and Chrome Alt+X, in Firefox Alt-Shift+X).
To create a link to a random page in a different namespace, use ]. For example, Special:Random/Talk will take you to a random article's talk page.
| Display a random page in other namespaces: Article Talk |
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| Display a random redirect in other namespaces: Main Talk |
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If you are wondering if the "random article" feature is really random, read the answer here.
See also
- Wikipedia:Random page patrol
- Wikipedia:Random pages test
- Wikipedia:Wiki-Link Game – fun with the Random article feature
- Wikipedia:Enhanced Random Article – custom script
- randomlink.js – tool to follow a random link or go to a random page in a category, list or WikiProject
- Special:RandomInCategory
- Template:Random page in category
- Wikimedia sister projects
External links
- mw:API:Random, documentation for the Mediawiki Random API, which generates an arbitrary number of random pages from a MediaWiki site, optionally filtered by namespace
- Random Article Project
- Wikimedia Tool Labs random article tool—Random article per category in most Wikimedia projects