Has anyone used the Random Dog Method?

#21

You can use this wikitext:

\procedure store-response()
  <$action-setfield $tiddler="$:/temp/response" status=<<status>> data=<<data>>/>
\end

\function tiddlyhost.url()
  [[https://tiddlyhost.com/explore?k=tw&s=r&cache_buster=]addsuffix<now TIMESTAMP>]
\end

\function fetch.url()
[<tiddlyhost.url>encodeuricomponent[]addprefix[https://api.allorigins.win/raw?url=]]
\end

\procedure fetch()
  <$action-sendmessage
    $message="tm-http-request"
    url=<<fetch.url>>
    bind-status="$:/temp/response/status"
    oncompletion=<<store-response>>
  />
\end

\function tiddlyhost.link()
[{$:/temp/response!!data}split[.tiddlyhost.com]nth[2]split[href="]last[]addsuffix[.tiddlyhost.com]]
\end

<$button actions=<<fetch>> >Fetch Random Wiki</$button>
Status: {{$:/temp/response/status}}

<a href=<<tiddlyhost.link>> ><<tiddlyhost.link>></a>

demo

#22

It works well, quickly, giving an address.
Perfectly.

But clicking the link replaces my wiki with the link.

Can it be changed to always open the link in new frame?

TT

#23

To always open the link in new tab or window, use:
<a href=<<tiddlyhost.link>> target=_blank><<tiddlyhost.link>></a>

-e

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#24

Here’s an improved version, that will also display the thumbnail of the wiki and the description, on wiki load.

Create a tiddler with the tag “$:/tags/StartupAction/PostRender”

\procedure store-response()
  <$action-setfield $tiddler="$:/temp/response" status=<<status>> data=<<data>>/>
\end

\function tiddlyhost.url()
  [[https://tiddlyhost.com/explore?k=tw&s=r&cache_buster=]addsuffix<now TIMESTAMP>]
\end

\function fetch.url()
[<tiddlyhost.url>encodeuricomponent[]addprefix[https://api.allorigins.win/raw?url=]]
\end

\procedure fetch()
  <$action-sendmessage
    $message="tm-http-request"
    url=<<fetch.url>>
    bind-status="$:/temp/response/status"
    oncompletion=<<store-response>>
  />
\end

\function tiddlyhost.link()
[{$:/temp/response!!data}split[.tiddlyhost.com]nth[2]split[href="]last[]addsuffix[.tiddlyhost.com]]
\end

\function tiddlyhost.thumbnail()
[{$:/temp/response!!data}split[class="thumbnail-large" src="]nth[2]split[" />]first[]]
\end

\function tiddlyhost.title()
[<tiddlyhost.link>split[/]last[]split[.]first[]]
\end

\function tiddlyhost.description()
[{$:/temp/response!!data}split[class='description']nth[2]split[</span>]first[]split[>]last[]]
\end

<<fetch>>

Then display the result like this:

\import [[$:/macros/getRandomWiki]]

<%if [{$:/temp/response/status}match[pending]] %>
Loading..
<%elseif [{$:/temp/response/status}match[complete]] %>
<a target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;" href=<<tiddlyhost.link>> >
<$image source=<<tiddlyhost.thumbnail>> />

<h2><<tiddlyhost.title>></h2>

</a>
<$list filter="[<tiddlyhost.description>]">
{{!!title}}
</$list>
<%endif%>

demo: Best of — Discover tiddlyhost wiki

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#25

Great! Thanks for all the work you did to help complete this thread!

I hope anyone interested in other people’s wikis (TWitchers) will install & use your tool!

Appropriately, today, your Random Wiki, now in my sidebar, showed one of your (@telumire’s) wikis …

Screenshot 2025-10-08 10.43.25
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https://steamdeckguide.tiddlyhost.com/#Welcome:Welcome

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