Template:Pic of the day/doc

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	Chestnut-crowned antpitta (Grallaria ruficapilla ruficapilla) Caldas.jpg
{{POTD/[date]|size}}	The size of the image, without the trailing px	450
{{POTD/[date]|caption}}	The image caption (blurb)	The chestnut-crowned antpitta (Grallaria ruficapilla) is a species of bird in the antpitta family, Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It is around 18 to 23 centimetres (7.1 to 9.1 in) long, with a mass of 70 to 98 grams (2.5 to 3.5 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies G. r. ruficapilla have a rufous crown, nape, and face with an olive-colored back, rump, tail, and wings. Its throat, breast, and belly are white with ochraceous edges on some breast feathers, and olivaceous and blackish streaks on their sides and sometimes their breast. This chestnut-crowned antpitta perching on a branch was photographed in the Río Blanco Ecological Reserve in Manizales, Colombia.
{{POTD/[date]|title}}	A link to the article the image represents	Chestnut-crowned antpitta
{{POTD/[date]|texttitle}}	A linkless short caption, also useful as an alt attribute	Chestnut-crowned antpitta
{{POTD/[date]|credit}}	The credit line of the image, including the genre (e.g. photograph, painting)	Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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/2024-09-24|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=2024-09-24}} or {{POTD|date=2024-09-24}}. Again, this system will only work for POTDs selected beginning January 1, 2007.

See also

• {{Pic of the day/Main Page style}}