Template:POTD/doc
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Usage
[edit]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 | Michael Mullen,_CJCS,_official_photo_portrait,_2007.jpg |
{{POTD/[date]|size}} | The size of the image, without the trailing px | 320 |
{{POTD/[date]|caption}} | The image caption (blurb) | Michael Mullen (born 4 October 1946) is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as the 17th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2007 to 2011. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he commanded three ships and the U.S. Second Fleet before becoming vice chief of naval operations in 2003 and chief of naval operations in 2005. As chairman, Mullen was the highest-ranking officer in the United States Armed Forces. He was present in the White House Situation Room during the operation that killed Osama bin Laden. This 2007 official photograph shows Mullen in his role as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
{{POTD/[date]|title}} | A link to the article the image represents | Michael Mullen |
{{POTD/[date]|texttitle}} | A linkless short caption, also useful as an alt attribute | Michael Mullen |
{{POTD/[date]|credit}} | The credit line of the image, including the genre (e.g. photograph, painting) | Photograph credit: United States Department of Defense |
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/2026-10-04|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=2026-10-04}} or {{POTD|date=2026-10-04}}. Again, this system will only work for POTDs selected beginning January 1, 2007.