Template:POTD part doc
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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 |
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{{POTD image}} | |image= |
Challenger 2 Tank Firing a Shell MOD 45157421.jpg |
Filename of the picture. |
{{POTD size}} | |size= |
600 |
Preferred size of the picture. It is 300 by default.
|
{{POTD title}} | |title= |
Challenger 2 | A short text, describing the picture, often a wikilink. |
{{POTD texttitle}} | |texttitle= |
Challenger 2 | A short text, describing the picture without wikilinks. |
{{POTD caption}} | |caption= |
The Challenger 2 is a third-generation British main battle tank. As of 2025, it is in service with the British Army, the Royal Army of Oman, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The tank was designed by Vickers Defence Systems in 1986 as an extensive redesign of the company's earlier Challenger 1. More than 400 Challenger 2 tanks were built between 1990 and 2002. This photograph, taken in 2014, shows a Challenger 2 tank firing a practice squash-head round at the Castlemartin Training Area in Pembrokeshire, Wales. | A long text, describing the picture. Usually it is a blurb from the linked Wikipedia article. |
{{POTD credit}} | |credit= |
Photograph credit: Si Longworth | 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.

This is a shared documentation template for Category:POTD part templates.
Usage
On template's page, use {{Documentation|Template:POTD part doc}}
.
On a /doc subpage, use {{POTD part doc}}
.