Usage
Displays the English Wikipedia's current picture of the day (POTD) in a box of no more than 600 pixels wide, without the blurb (explanatory text), for use on user pages. To always display the current day's POTD, use ((POTD)); to permanently feature a particular day's POTD, use ((POTD|date=[date])), where the [date] parameter can be given in any valid format.
It is also possible to create your own custom POTD layouts, in case the already-existing versions will not look good within your user page design. Mix and match the following components to make your own. This system will only work for POTDs selected beginning January 1, 2007. Be sure to replace [date] with an appropriate date value. For a dynamically updating version, use ((#time:Y-m-d)) (example: ((POTD/((#time:Y-m-d))|image))).
| Template | Description | Renders as |
|---|---|---|
((POTD/[date]|image)) |
The name of the image, without the File: prefix |
Challenger flight 51-l crew.jpg |
((POTD/[date]|size)) |
The size of the image, without the trailing px |
500 |
((POTD/[date]|caption)) |
The image caption (blurb) | The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster was the first fatal accident to an American spacecraft in flight. On January 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into the flight of STS-51-L, the 25th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program. All seven crew members aboard were killed. The spacecraft disintegrated 46,000 feet (14 km) above the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 11:39 am EST. This official portrait of the STS-51-L crew was taken on November 15, 1985. In the back row, from left to right, are Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, and Judith Resnik. In the front row, from left to right, are Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, and Ronald McNair. |
((POTD/[date]|title)) |
A link to the article the image represents | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster |
((POTD/[date]|texttitle)) |
A linkless short caption, also useful as an alt attribute | Space Shuttle Challenger disaster |
((POTD/[date]|credit)) |
The credit line of the image, including the genre (e.g. photograph, painting) | Photograph credit: NASA |
There are two additional predefined layouts:
((POTD/((#time:Y-m-d))|column)): This has the image and caption above each other with no borders. Used on some of the Main Page alternatives and also suitable for user pages.((POTD/((#time:Y-m-d))|row)): This has the image and caption encapsulated in (usually) a single table row. This is the version used on the current Main Page.
It is also possible to permanently feature a POTD for a selected day. Just add a specific value for the date you want. For example, today's POTD is ((POTD/2024-01-28|image)). Likewise, you can use date parameters with the other templates as well. If you like the pre-made formats, you can use date parameters there as well, like this: ((Pic of the day|date=2024-01-28)) or ((POTD|date=2024-01-28)). Again, this system will only work for POTDs selected beginning January 1, 2007.