The picture of the day is an image which is automatically updated each day with an image from Wikipedia:Featured pictures. Although the picture of the day is generally scheduled by one editor (currently Crisco 1492), anybody can contribute. If you have concerns about the current picture of the day, please post at Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors. If you have concerns about an upcoming POTD, consider either fixing it yourself or posting at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day or User talk:Crisco 1492.
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Levi P. Morton (1824–1920) was an American politician who served as Representative from New York, the 22nd Vice President of the United States, and later the 31st Governor of New York. Morton held a variety of odd jobs, including as a teacher, clerk, and merchant, before unsuccessfully running for the 45th Congress in 1876. He ran again, successfully, in 1879, serving until 1881, when he was made Minister to France. Four years after returning from Europe, Morton became Benjamin Harrison's running mate in the 1888 election. After Harrison's election the two were frequently at odds, and when the incumbent ran for a second term, he chose Whitelaw Reid over Morton. Morton, meanwhile, was elected Governor of New York in 1895, serving for two years before becoming a real estate investor. Photograph: Brady–Handy, restoration: Adam Cuerden |
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Guidelines[edit]
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- The picture must already be a featured picture. To nominate a picture for that honor see featured picture candidates.
- Featured images are currently selected in roughly the order in which they were promoted (i.e. a First In, First Out order). See the featured pictures candidates archive for this order. Exceptions are made for anniversaries of events, or for national holidays.
- Not all featured pictures will appear as POTD. Wikipedia:Picture of the day/Unused has a list of those that have been skipped.
POTD on your user page[edit]
You can insert the image on your user page or talk page by adding the text {{Pic of the day}} (this version is shown above). It will be displayed in a box of no more than 600 pixels wide, and will include a small amount of text based on the article in which the image appears. A no-text version is also available via {{POTD}}.
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 Pictures of the day 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 |
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{{POTD/[date]|image}} |
The name of the image, without the Image: prefix. |
Levi Morton - Brady-Handy portrait - standard crop.jpg |
{{POTD/[date]|size}} |
The size of the image, without the trailing px. |
300 |
{{POTD/[date]|caption}} |
The image caption. | Levi P. Morton (1824–1920) was an American politician who served as Representative from New York, the 22nd Vice President of the United States, and later the 31st Governor of New York. Morton held a variety of odd jobs, including as a teacher, clerk, and merchant, before unsuccessfully running for the 45th Congress in 1876. He ran again, successfully, in 1879, serving until 1881, when he was made Minister to France. Four years after returning from Europe, Morton became Benjamin Harrison's running mate in the 1888 election. After Harrison's election the two were frequently at odds, and when the incumbent ran for a second term, he chose Whitelaw Reid over Morton. Morton, meanwhile, was elected Governor of New York in 1895, serving for two years before becoming a real estate investor. |
{{POTD/[date]|title}} |
A link to the article the image represents. | Levi P. Morton |
{{POTD/[date]|texttitle}} |
A linkless short caption, also useful as an alt attribute. | Levi P. Morton |
There are two additional pre-defined 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 suitable for user pages as well.{{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 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/2015-05-16|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=2015-05-16}} or {{POTD|date=2015-05-16}}. Again, this system will only work for Pictures of the day selected beginning January 1, 2007.
As a Userbox[edit]
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POTD thumb[edit]
When you want to display the POTD like an ordinary thumbnail, similar to {{WP:Wikimedia Commons/POTD}}, you can use {{POTD wikipedia}}. For instance, if you want a thumbnailed version, floated right, you can use : {{POTD wikipedia|float=right|title=yes|thumb=yes}}.
Older Pictures of the day[edit]
If you want to permanently include a Picture of the day that was selected between November 1, 2004 and December 31, 2006, use the following: {{Wikipedia:Picture of the day/[month] [day], [year]}} or {{Wikipedia:POTD/[month] [day], [year]}}. For example, {{Wikipedia:Picture of the day/December 31, 2006}}.
PsOTD selected from May 2004 through October 2004 are only accessible in month-at-a-time archives and can only be placed on user pages by using standard image syntax.
Commons:Picture of the day[edit]
Warning: This may be out of date, until there is a mechanism to automatically update it.
Print shows the Enniskillen Dragoons and the 5th Dragoon Guards engaging the Russian cavalry in the midst of the camp of the light cavalry brigade which is being plundered by the Russian troops during the battle of Balaclava.Information about inserting the Commons POTD on your user page or talk page can be found at WP:Wikimedia Commons/POTD.
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