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→Template Experiments: Some ZW code. I know, I'm an unoriginal little piggie. But I'd rather be an unoriginal little piggie that makes progress than an original piggie that makes none! =D
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<noinclude>[[ | |||
===Featured Article Rotation Template=== | |||
<!-- Change this variable to update this template. The number is the number of featured articles it has to cycle through. | |||
-->{{#vardefine:NumberOfArticles|3}}<!-- | |||
Do not alter any of the coding beyond this point. | |||
The following variable automatically determines what day of the year it is. | |||
-->{{#vardefine:DayA|{{#time:z|{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}-{{CURRENTDAY}}-{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}}}<!-- | |||
The following variable determines which featured article to link to every day. Odd-numbered days will be the next featured article. Even-numbered days it will be the same article as the previous day. | |||
-->{{#vardefine:TemplateA|{{#ifeq:{{#expr:{{#var:DayA}} mod 2}}|1|{{#expr:({{#var:DayA}} mod ({{#var:NumberOfArticles}}*2)+1)/2}}|{{#expr:({{#var:DayA}} mod ({{#var:NumberOfArticles}}*2))/2+1}}}}}}<!-- | |||
The following code returns the featured article which was determined by the above coding, or directly shows a specific featured article. | |||
-->{{#switch:{{{1|}}} | |||
|{{Void}}={{FA/{{#var:TemplateA}}}} | |||
{{Clear}} | |||
|Count={{#var:NumberOfArticles}} | |||
|#default={{FA/{{{1}}}}} | |||
{{Clear}} | |||
}} | |||
<noinclude> | |||
<h2>Purpose</h2> | |||
This template is used to cycle through the [[Metroid Wiki:Featured Article Nomination|Featured Articles]] on the [[Main Page]]. It changes which template it points to every other day. | |||
To see a listing of the Featured Articles that this template cycles through, go to the [[Metroid Wiki:Featured Article Schedule|Featured Article Schedule]]. Once this template reaches the end of this list, it starts back at the beginning. | |||
<h2>Usage</h2> | |||
Since the Main Page is normally protected, only admins and bureaucrats can use this template. There are two settings to this template. | |||
<h3>Normal Cycle</h3> | |||
Under this setting, the template will cycle through the Featured Articles as usual. To set this template to cycle normally, type this on the Main Page: | |||
:::'''<nowiki>{{FA}}</nowiki>''' | |||
<h3>Show New Featured Article</h3> | |||
This setting will force the template to point to a certain Featured Article. This is used to display a newly Featured Article for an extended period. To force this template to point to a certain Featured Article, type this on the Main Page: | |||
:::'''<nowiki>{{FA|</nowiki> ''Template Number'' <nowiki>}}</nowiki>'''<br> | |||
Where "''Template Number''" is the number of the template that is the new Featured Article. | |||
</noinclude> | |||
