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Posted: **Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:19 am**

The scenario: The user has uploaded multiple images via File Manager or Gallery.

Now I want to display a random selection of these images on a webpage, like this:

One Image:

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{random_image dir="images/Gallery/tiles" assign="myImage" urlonly=1}

<img src="{$myImage}">

Multiple images:

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{random_image dir="images/Gallery/tiles" count=6 assign="myImageCollection" urlonly=1}

{foreach $myImageCollection as $myImage}
   <div><img src="{$myImage}"></div>
{/foreach}

Is there already a solution out there?

If not, how should I go about to solve this task? By creating a User Defined Tag, or a Plugin/Module?

Regards,
Christian

Posted: **Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:19 pm**

Hi Christian,

This is the UDT (named "random_image") I use to display a random image from a folder:

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$images = glob("".$params['folder']."/*.{jpg,jpeg,png,gif}", GLOB_BRACE);
$randomImage = str_replace('thumb_', '', $images[array_rand($images, 1)]);
echo $randomImage;

<img src="{random_image folder='path/to/your/folder'}">

With multiple images, I just use shuffle on the Gallery/Module template.

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{capture}{$images|@shuffle}{/capture}
{foreach from=$images item=image}
...
{/foreach}

I'm sure there are better ways of doing the above but these works for me.

I hope this helps.

Thanks,

James

Posted: **Wed Jan 31, 2024 6:05 pm**

Hi James,

Thanks for you help. I'll try it first thing tomorrow morning.

Best regards,
Christian

Posted: **Sat Feb 03, 2024 2:40 pm**

caigner wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 6:05 pm Hi James,

Thanks for you help. I'll try it first thing tomorrow morning.

Best regards,
Christian

Hi Christian,
Iam interested in the result. It would be nice if you give us some feedback

Best Rene

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