Template:Pic of the day
Usage
Displays the English Wikipedia's current picture of the day (POTD) in a box of no more than 600 pixels wide, with the blurb (explanatory text), for use on user pages. To always display the current day's POTD, use {{Pic of the day}}
; to permanently feature a particular day's POTD, use {{Pic of the day|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 |
Templo funerario de Hatshepsut, Luxor, Egipto, 2022-04-03, DD 13.jpg |
{{POTD/[date]|size}} |
The size of the image, without the trailing px |
500 |
{{POTD/[date]|caption}} |
The image caption (blurb) | The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut is a mortuary temple built during the reign of Hatshepsut, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, around the 15th century BC. Located opposite the city of Luxor, the temple's three terraces rise above the desert floor and into the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari. Hatshepsut's tomb lies inside the same massif, capped by El Qurn, a pyramid for her mortuary complex. At the edge of the desert, one kilometre (0.6 miles) east, connected to the complex by a causeway lies the accompanying valley temple. Across the river Nile, the whole structure points towards the monumental Eighth Pylon, Hatshepsut's most recognizable addition to the temple of Karnak. The temple's twin functions are identified by its axes: its main east–west axis served to receive the barque of Amun-Re at the climax of the festival, while its north–south axis represented the life cycle of the pharaoh from coronation to rebirth. This aerial photograph shows the reconstructed mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, viewed from the southeast. |
{{POTD/[date]|title}} |
A link to the article the image represents | Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut |
{{POTD/[date]|texttitle}} |
A linkless short caption, also useful as an alt attribute | Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut |
{{POTD/[date]|credit}} |
The credit line of the image, including the genre (e.g. photograph, painting) | Photograph credit: Diego Delso |
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/2024-10-24|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=2024-10-24}}
or {{POTD|date=2024-10-24}}
. Again, this system will only work for POTDs selected beginning January 1, 2007.