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Use the following template for the picture of the day for current day on your user page, it will output the above picture {{Potd custom}}
If you want to use picture of the day of any day, use the following statement: {{Potd custom|year= |month= |day= }}
Note: Missing any of |year= . |month= or |day= will use the current year, month or day respectively
Parameter
Function
Input type
Default value
|year=Outputs the picture of year you want
Number
2024 (Current)
|month=Outputs the picture of month you want
Number
11 (Current)
|day=Outputs the picture of day you want
Number
07 (Current)
|lang=Changes language of the caption
Language
en
|float=Aligns the picture left or right
left/right
right
|width=Width of the picture
px or %
200px
|titlecolor=Changes text color of the title Picture of the Day
Color
black
|titlebackground=Changes background color of the title Picture of the Day
Color
Monthly default colorSee below )
|captioncolor=Changes text color of caption of the picture
Color
black
|captionbackground=Changes background color of the caption
Color
Monthly default colorSee below )
|captionfontstyle=Changes font style of the caption
Font face
Normal
|captionbold=Bolds the caption
yes/no
no
|captionitalic=Italics the caption
yes/no
no
|captionunderline=Underlines the caption
yes/no
no
|customcaption=Enables your own caption
Text
Picture's caption
|datecolor=Changes color of the date
Color
black
|datebackground=Changes background color of the date
Color
Monthly default colorSee below )
|datefontstyle=Changes font style of the date
Font face
Normal
|bordercolor=Changes border color
Color
Monthly default colorSee below )
|showtitle=Shows/hides the title Picture of the Day
yes/no
yes
|showcaption=Shows/hides the caption
yes/no
yes
|showdate=Shows/hides the date
yes/no
yes
Monthly Default Colors [ edit ] Background colors of picture's title, caption, date and border has following monthly default values:
Month
Title
Caption, date and border
January
||
February
||
March
||
April
||
May
||
June
||
July
||
August
||
September
||
October
||
November
||
December
||
For example, you want picture of the day for 8 November 2013. You need following code: {{Potd custom|year=2013|month=11|day=08}}
Or:
{{Potd custom
|year = 2013
|month = 11
|day = 08
}}
[ edit ] You can float picture left or right by |float=, change width in px or % by |width= or change the language of caption by |lang=. An example is here: {{Potd custom|year=2014|month=10|day=29|float=left|width=300px|lang=de}}
Or:
{{Potd custom
|year = 2014
|month = 10
|day = 29
|float = left
|width = 300px
|lang = de
}}
You can change title Picture of the day' s text color by |titlecolor= background color by |titlebackground= parameters. {{Potd custom
|year = 2015
|month = 09
|day = 21
|titlecolor = yellow
|titlebackground = red
}}
You can also use hex code for color Caption text color can be change by |captioncolor=, background color by |captionbackground= and font style by |captionfontstyle= parameters {{Potd custom
|year = 2012
|month = 07
|day = 13
|captioncolor = green
|captionbackground = lightyellow
|captionfontstyle = serif
}}
Bold Caption: |captionbold=
Italic Caption: |captionitalic=
Underline Caption: |captionunderline=
Custom Caption: |customcaption=
{{Potd custom
|year = 2011
|month = 06
|day = 16
|captionbold=yes
}}
{{Potd custom
|year = 2011
|month = 06
|day = 16
|captionitalic=yes
}}
{{Potd custom
|year = 2011
|month = 06
|day = 16
|captionunderline=yes
}}
{{Potd custom
|year = 2011
|month = 06
|day = 16
|customcaption=This is my custom caption for this picture.
}}
Date text color can be change by |datecolor=, background color by |datebackground= and font style by |datefontstyle= parameters. {{Potd custom
|year = 2010
|month = 02
|day = 24
|datecolor = yellow
|datebackground = #db7093
|datefontstyle = courier new
}}
Border color can be change by |bordercolor= parameter. {{Potd custom
|year = 2009
|month = 01
|day = 17
|bordercolor = red
}}
Hiding Title |showtitle=no
Hiding Caption |showcaption=no
Hiding Date |showdate=no
View from Arni to Chli Windgällen (2986m, in front) and the Groß Windgällen (3188m, behind) in the Canton of Uri/Switzerland
4 April 2009
Picture of the day
View from Arni to Chli Windgällen (2986m, in front) and the Groß Windgällen (3188m, behind) in the Canton of Uri/Switzerland
{{Potd custom
|year = 2009
|month=04
|day=04
|showtitle=no
}}
{{Potd custom
|year = 2009
|month=04
|day=04
|showcaption=no
}}
{{Potd custom
|year = 2009
|month=04
|day=04
|showdate=no
}}
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