RandomArray - Movable Type Plugin

Japanese

Overview

Pick one or more random items out of an array.

Prerequisites

• Movable Type 6.0 or higher (I confirmed it.)
• Movable Type 5 (Maybe)

Installation

1. Unpack the RandomArray's archive.
2. Copy the "RandomArray" directory into /path/to/mt/plugins/

Usage

<mt:RandomArray name="entry_ids" limit="3" setvar="random_ids">

Attributes

name (required)

The name of the array.

limit (optional)

Specifies how many items should be picked. Default is 1.

destructive (optional)

This attribute is destructive. The original array is altered.

Basic Example

<mt:Entries tag="foo" limit="20">
    <mt:SetVarBlock name="entry_ids" function="push"><mt:EntryID></mt:SetVarBlock>
</mt:Entries>
<mt:RandomArray name="entry_ids" limit="3" setvar="random_ids">
<mt:Entries id="$random_ids">
<mt:EntriesHeader>
<ul>
</mt:EntriesHeader>
    <li><mt:EntryTitle escape="html"></li>
<mt:EntriesFooter>
</ul>
</mt:EntriesFooter>
</mt:Entries>

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