Template:POTD default/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:POTD default.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template is used on approximately 11,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

The "default" layout for WP:POTD templates, displayed on pages like Template:POTD/2025-05-24.

Note that this template is not used on the Main Page, which transcludes pages like Template:POTD protected/2025-05-24, where {{POTD row}} has been substituted. The main POTD archive pages make use of {{POTD archive}}, which is similar to {{POTD row}}. Further information is available at Wikipedia:Picture of the day/Guidelines.

Example

Today's POTD
Markup	<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> Template:POTD/2025-05-24 </syntaxhighlight>
Renders as	Template:POTD/2025-05-24

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