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====== RANDOMCATEGORY_ALIAS/ID ======

A quite simple solution to show a random category by alias- or id and show the result at the place of the TAGs **{RANDOMCATEGORY_ALIAS}** / **{RANDOMCATEGORY_ID}**.

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**rt_random_category_alias** V1.0  18.07.10  

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Forum: [[http://forum.phpwcms.org/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=20397]]


**Author:**  K.Heermann (flip-flop) http://planmatrix.de \\
**CMS Version:** >= 1.3 \\ 
**Version:** V1.0 \\

 

Tag: {RANDOMCATEGORY}  \\

Filename: **rt_random_category_alias.php** 

Folder:  ** template/inc_script/frontend_render/ ** 

**Condition:** -> [[http://www.phpwcms-docu.de/config_dateien.phtml|/config/phpwcms/conf.inc.php]] \\

  * ##$phpwcms['allow_ext_render'] = 1;## 


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===== Script: =====



<code php |h rt_random_category_alias |h >
<?php

/**
*********************************************************************************************
* 18.07.10 KH: http://planmatrix.de V1.0
* frontend_render-Script: Random category alias/id
* Update 19.07.2010 KH: Two Tags {RANDOMCATEGORY_ALIAS} and {RANDOMCATEGORY_ID}
*********************************************************************************************
*/
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// obligate check for phpwcms constants
   if (!defined('PHPWCMS_ROOT')) {
      die("You Cannot Access This Script Directly, Have a Nice Day."); }
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

if (strpos($content["all"], '{RANDOMCATEGORY_') ) {

	$hidden_category = array();  // CUSTOM: All not available categories like 22,47,56,... 
	
	
	$id = array_rand ( $content["struct"], 1 );
	
	while ($content["struct"][$id]["acat_hidden"] != 0 	OR $content["struct"][$id]["acat_regonly"] != 0 
														OR in_array($id, $hidden_category) )
		$id = array_rand ( $content["struct"], 1 );
	
	// Output alias
	$content["all"] = str_replace('{RANDOMCATEGORY_ALIAS}',$content["struct"][$id]["acat_alias"],$content["all"] );
	
	// Output id
	$content["all"] = str_replace('{RANDOMCATEGORY_ID}',$id,$content["all"] );

}

?>

</code>
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  * In "$hidden_category" category IDs can be registered, which are excluded from selection. //(23,56,74,12,...) do not use apostrophes!//
  * <del>If you need the id instead of the alias, please uncomment the line below "%%// Output id%%" and comment the line below "%%// Output alias%%".</del> \\ Update 19.07.2010 KH: Two TAGs **{RANDOMCATEGORY_ALIAS}** und **{RANDOMCATEGORY_ID}**.
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