$smwgQRandSortingSupport

Configuration parameter details:
Name	$smwgQRandSortingSupport
Description	Sets whether random sorting of query results should be possible
Default setting	true
(Other) available settings	false Allows to disable the possibility of sorting query results randomly
Software	Semantic MediaWiki
Since version	1.0
Until version	still available
Configuration	Query settings
Keyword	query · sorting · semantic search

$smwgQRandSortingSupport is a configuration parameter that sets whether random sorting of query results should be possible. The configuration parameter was introduced in Semantic MediaWiki 1.4.0Released on 21 November 2008 and compatible with MW 1.13.x - 1.16.x.1 and deprecated with Semantic MediaWiki 3.0.0Released on 11 October 2018 and compatible with MW 1.27.0 - 1.31.x.2.

No longer functional as of Semantic MediaWiki 7.0.0Released on 4 June 2026 and compatible with MW 1.43.x - 1.46.x.. The runtime shim that automatically translated $smwgQRandSortingSupport to its replacement has been removed, so this setting is now silently ignored. Migrate to configuration parameter $smwgQSortFeaturesSets the behaviour for the sorting features of the semantic search (option 'random') in "LocalSettings.php".3

Default setting

$smwgQRandSortingSupport = true;

This means that random sorting of query results is possible.

Changing the default setting

To modify the setting to this configuration parameter, add one of the following lines to your "LocalSettings.php" file:

Disable random sorting

$smwgQRandSortingSupport = false;

This means that random sorting of query results is not possible.

See also

• Help page on semantic search
• Help page on configuration parameter $smwgQSortingSupportSets whether sorting of query results should be possible
• Help page on configuration parameter $smwgQSortFeaturesSets the behaviour for the sorting features of the semantic search