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* Copy and paste the following between the last line of the page and the one before it: | * Copy and paste the following between the last line of the page and the one before it: | ||
<pre>|#=[[File:FILENAME.xyz|center|800px|500px|CAPTION]]''CAPTION''</pre> | <pre>|#=[[File:FILENAME.xyz|center|800px|500px|CAPTION]]''CAPTION''</pre> | ||
* Test your changes by inserting <code><nowiki>{{Main Page Screenshot|#|test=1}} | * Test your changes by inserting <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki>Main Page Screenshot|'''#'''|test=1}}</code> onto a page and replacing <code>'''#'''</code> with the screenshots ID number. Preview changes, then you should see your screenshot/caption. | ||
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''Please do not use equals signs or vertical bars in your captions.'' | ''Please do not use equals signs or vertical bars in your captions.'' | ||
Revision as of 10:29, 7 January 2022
This template is transcluded onto the main page to display a random image from a list.
Usage
To add a screenshot/caption:
Please note that if you do not have the appropriate user rights, you will not be able to add a screenshot. If you'd like a screenshot to be featured on the main page, please upload the file and post a link to it on an administrator's talk page.
- Upload the file if it isn't on the wiki already.
- Edit this page.
- Change the following...
{{#switch:{{#ifexpr:{{{test|0}}}=1|{{{1}}}|{{rand|#}}}}
- ...to be this:
{{#switch:{{#ifexpr:{{{test|0}}}=1|{{{1}}}|{{rand|#+1}}}}
- Copy and paste the following between the last line of the page and the one before it:
|#=[[File:FILENAME.xyz|center|800px|500px|CAPTION]]''CAPTION''
- Test your changes by inserting
{{Main Page Screenshot|#|test=1}}onto a page and replacing#with the screenshots ID number. Preview changes, then you should see your screenshot/caption.
Please do not use equals signs or vertical bars in your captions.