Template:Selected picture/doc

This template is used to configure the articles found in the Selected picture section found on most Wikipedia Portal main pages. Used it on the article pages that are linked to the Selected picture sub-page, e.g. Portal:Foo/Selected picture/1. For the quickest and easiest way to create the Portal:Foo/Selected bar sub-page and related article links, use one of the {{Numbered subpages}} templates.

For an analogous template, which uses Wikipedia:Picture of the day as source, see {{Portal POTD}} and {{Portal POTD/Featured picture}}.

Usage

Simple usage

{{Selected picture
| image   = 
| credit  = 
| caption = 
| link    = 
| text    = 
}}

Full usage

{{Selected picture
| image    = 
| size     = 
| credit   = 
| caption  = 
| link     = 
| text     = 
| location = 
| page     = 
| type     = 
| archive  = 
}}

Parameters

It is unnecessary to include braces, quotation marks or other wiki-markup in the template. The |text= and |source= fields do allow the use of wiki-markup at the contributor's discretion.

|image=

Filename of the image.

|size=

Sets the image size, if left out or left blank it will default to 250px.

|caption=, |link=

Used to create a big text caption under the image. |link= must be a valid article, |caption= is free-style text. Note that |caption= will not be shown if |link= is specified; instead, |caption= will become the for the image.

|location=

Location of gallery on Wikipedia, optional.

|credit=

Use this to credit the source or photographer that created the image

|text=

A brief summary of the subject, positioned below the image.

|page=

Set an auxiliary page for the More selected foo if the sub page is at another location such as Selected image.

|archive=

Using this field with a value of no will remove the More selected pictures link in the lower left corner. Use this field if you are using the |footer= parameter in the {{random box-header subpage}} template on the main portal page.

Examples

{{Selected picture
| image    = Orange juice 1 edit1.jpg
| size     = 250px
| caption  = A glass of orange juice
| text     = '''[[Orange juice]]''' being poured into a nearly-full condensation-covered glass
| credit   = [[United States Department of Agriculture]]
| link     = Orange juice
}}

Will produce:

A glass of orange juice

Orange juice

Credit: United States Department of Agriculture

Orange juice being poured into a nearly-full condensation-covered glass

Location option

{{Selected picture
| image    = Panthera tigris sumatran subspecies.jpg
| caption  = A sunlit Sumatran tiger lying in short grass by a wall, head up, facing camera
| text     = The '''[[Sumatran tiger]]''' (''Panthera tigris sumatrae'') is found only on the [[Indonesia]]n island of [[Sumatra]].
| location = Wikipedia:WikiProject Cats/Gallery
| credit   = [[User:Dixi|Monika Betley]]. [[commons:Template:Potd/2004-12#5|A Featured picture of the day.]]
| link     = Sumatran tiger
}}

Will produce (note the link Gallery on the right):

A sunlit Sumatran tiger lying in short grass by a wall, head up, facing camera

Sumatran tiger

Credit: Monika Betley. A Featured picture of the day.

The Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

See also

Portal content templates

• To display "selected content" on the portal main page
  • {{Transclude list item excerpts as random slideshow}}—transcludes excerpts from recognized content lists, which are populated by a bot.
  • {{Transclude random subpage}}—transcludes random portal subpage.
  • {{Random portal component}}—transcludes random portal subpage.
  • {{Random subpage}}—transcludes random portal subpages.
  • {{Portal pictures}}—transcludes a slideshow of pictures, utilizing a single-page gallery.
• To organize "selected content" on subpages
  • {{Numbered subpages}}—outputs an automatic index, transcluding numbered subpages.
  • {{Portal subpage}}—outputs a box linking to and transcluding a single subpage.
  • {{Portal subpage inline}}—outputs an unordered list item linking to and transcluding a single subpage.

Main portal page formatting templates

• {{Box-header}}
• {{Box-header-plain}}
• {{Box-header-round}}
• {{Box-header-square}}
• {{Box-header-watch}}
• {{Box-footer}}

Templates that configure links

• {{Portal}}
• {{Portal bar}}
• {{Portal-inline}}
• {{Pbox}}
• {{Portals}}
• {{Portals browsebar}}
• {{Related portals}}
• {{Wikimedia for portals}}

Selected page templates, used on subpages of older portals

• {{Selected article}}
• {{Selected biography}}
• {{Selected business}}
• {{Selected DYK}}
• {{Selected ingredient}}
• {{Selected location}}
• {{Selected picture}}
• {{Selected product}}
• {{Selected publication}}
• {{Selected quote}}
• {{Selected recipe}}
• {{Selected X}}

Related templates

• {{Project template list}}