How do you make random articles your homepage on Wikipedia?

For Chrome users: -Go down to “More Tools” and click on “Extensions.” -Find the New Tab Redirect extension and click “Options.” Now, when you open a new tab, it should open a random Wikipedia page!

How do I select random Wikipedia articles?

This is easily done by going to the Special:Random page, which you can find on the left side of the page, under the Wikipedia logo, which says Show any page. Once you click this link, you will be taken directly to a random article page without having to do anything else.

Does Wikipedia have a random button?

The Special:Random page is a link which will automatically (and randomly) take you to any article on Wikipedia. It is useful for random page patrollers, curious readers and bored people.

How do I get to random fandom page?

Random pages in a category You can also use Special:RandomInCategory to get a random page in a specific category. Placing a specific category in the URL will let you pick a random page from that category. For example, Special:RandomInCategory/Help will pick a random page in the ‘Help’ category.

How do you open a random page on fandom?

Users can also opt to view a random page in a namespace of their choice. This is achieved by specifying a namespace as a parameter to the page, i.e. Special:Random/Help will select a random page in the Help namespace; Special:Random/Category will show the contents of a random category, etc.

What is open API used for?

An open API (often referred to as a public API) is a publicly available application programming interface that provides developers with programmatic access to a proprietary software application or web service. APIs are sets of requirements that govern how one application can communicate and interact with another.

What is the Wikipedia trick?

Here’s something strange, but it really works… Go to Wikipedia, any random article will do. Click the first link of any article, but skip anything in parentheses (brackets). Repeat this and you will eventually end up on Philosophy.

What happened to gamepedia?

Wikia, now known as Fandom, bought out Gamepedia from Curse in 2018. They’ve been in the process of converting everything over to Fandom. Gamepedia is dead.

What happened to wiki Fandom?

On January 25, 2016, Wikia launched a new entertainment news site named Fandom. On October 4, 2016, Wikia.com was renamed “Fandom powered by Wikia”, to better associate itself with the Fandom website. Wikia, Inc. remained under its current name, and the homepage of Wikia.com was moved to wikia.com/fandom.

What is the difference between Wikipedia and wiki Fandom?

Wikipedia is a free encyclopedia by the Wikimedia Foundation. It is a place where anyone can create and edit without any advertisements. Fandom/Wikia is also a free Wiki hosting service. However, it contains advertisements.

Can anyone edit Fandom Wikis?

Editing is not yet possible through the Fandom app.