Template:Portal section/Shared/Featured article/doc

Template for displaying featured articles on portal pages.

Supports 2 methods of selecting articles:
 * Monthly rotation: Display a rotation of 2-31 articles based on day of the month (with less than 31 articles, articles will be repeated).
 * Full rotation: Display a rotation of 366 articles based on day of the year.

Usage

 * Article count and rotation mode can be adjusted via variables within the template.
 * The featured articles need to be named according to the following scheme:
 * "Featured article//" (monthly rotation); e.g. "Featured article/Fallout 2/8".
 * "Featured article// " (full rotation); e.g. "Featured article/Main/6 March".

Parameters

 * none

Technical

 * Extension used: Variables
 * Auxiliary template: Portal section