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This template is part of series of templates, which are used as building blocks of Wikipedia:Picture of the day display templates. They are used to indirectly extract information from parameters, which are saved in subpages of Template:POTD.
| Template | Via parameter | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| {{POTD image}} | |image= |
Aerial View of Edinburgh, by Alfred Buckham, from about 1920.jpg |
Filename of the picture. |
| {{POTD size}} | |size= |
300 |
Preferred size of the picture. It is 300 by default.
|
| {{POTD title}} | |title= |
Edinburgh | A short text, describing the picture, often a wikilink. |
| {{POTD texttitle}} | |texttitle= |
Edinburgh | A short text, describing the picture without wikilinks. |
| {{POTD caption}} | |caption= |
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Located in the south-east of Scotland, it is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth estuary and to the south by the Pentland Hills. With a population of 506,520 in mid-2020, Edinburgh is the second-largest city in Scotland by population and the seventh-largest in the United Kingdom. The royal burgh of Edinburgh was founded by King David I in the early 12th century on land belonging to the Crown, and has been capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century. This aerial photograph, with Edinburgh Castle in the foreground, was taken in around 1920. | A long text, describing the picture. Usually it is a blurb from the linked Wikipedia article. |
| {{POTD credit}} | |credit= |
Photograph credit: Alfred Buckham; restored by Adam Cuerden | Credit for the picture. |
| {{POTD thumb}} | |thumb= |
None | Thumbnail for the picture. Used for animations. |
See also[edit]
- For examples of usage of these parts, see Category:POTD display templates and Category:POTD layout templates.
- For more detailed description of the parameters used by POTD templates, see Wikipedia:Picture of the day/Guidelines § Template parameters and Template:POTD/doc.