Template:Random quotation

God bless America. But God, please help Canada.

— Christopher Titus

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This template uses Lua:

Module:Random

This is a template for non-mainspace pages (i.e., not articles).

Syntax

{{Random quotation|
 |quo1 =
 |of1  =
 |quo2 =
 |of2  =
 |number = 2
}}

quo1 : First quotation
of1 : Who says the first quotation
quo2 : Second quotation
of2 : Who says the second quotation
quoXX : XXth quotation
ofXX : Who says the XXth quotation
number : Number of citations

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Visual overview of template usage
Layout and formatting	{{Box portal skeleton}} {{Box-header}} color palettes plain round square watch {{Box-header colour}}¹ {{Box-footer}} {{Flex columns}} {{Plain navboxes}}
Content transclusion	{{Transclude lead excerpt}}² {{Transclude linked excerpt}}² {{Transclude list item excerpt}}² {{Transclude random excerpt}}² {{Transclude selected excerpt}}² {{Excerpt}} {{Transclude DYK}}⁹ {{Transclude selected current events}}³ {{Transclude selected recent additions}}⁴
Content slideshows	{{Random slideshow}}⁵ {{Transclude files as random slideshow}}⁵ {{Transclude excerpts as random slideshow}}⁶ {{Transclude linked excerpts as random slideshow}}⁶ {{Transclude list item excerpts as random slideshow}}⁶
Content randomisation	{{Random portal component}}⁷ {{Random quotation}} {{Random subpage}}
General	{{Portals}} {{Portals browsebar}} {{Portal description}} {{Portal information sidebar}} {{Portal navbar no header2}} {{Purge link portals}} {{Wikimedia for portals}}
Linking templates	{{Portal}} {{Portal bar}} {{Portal-inline}}¹¹ {{Pbox}} {{Related portals}} {{Related portals2}}
Talk pages / Maintenance	{{Portal talk}} {{Portal maintenance status}}⁸ {{Portal suggestions}} {{Portal toolbox}} {{WikiProject Portals}}⁸
Images	{{Portal dynamic image}} {{Portal image banner}}¹⁰ {{Portal pictures}}¹² {{Portal POTD}}
Modules	¹ Module:Box-header ² Module:Excerpt/portals ³ Module:Selected current events ⁴ Module:Selected recent additions ⁵ Module:Random slideshow ⁶ Module:Excerpt slideshow ⁷ Module:Random portal component ⁸ Module:Portal maintenance status ⁹ Module:Transclude DYK ¹⁰ Module:Portal image banner ¹¹ Module:Portal-inline ¹² Module:Portal pictures
Usage	Wikipedia:Portal Wikipedia:WikiProject Portals
For more information, see: Category:Template-Class Portal pages and Category:Wikipedia Portal templates

TemplateData

Shows a random quotation

Template parameters
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
QuoX	`quo1`	Xth quotation to display Default (empty) Example quo1=Loren Ipsum..., quo2=Hello, World	String	suggested
Number	`number`	Total number of quotes Default (empty) Example number=2	Number	suggested
OfX	`of1`	Xth quote author Default (empty) Example of1=[[John Doe]], of2=[[HAL 9000]]	Page name	suggested

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Template:Random quotation

Syntax

See also

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