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If you'd like a continuous refill reminder, the floating cup of coffee can be put in place by using this code: {{User:Yworo/havacuppa}}
Banners and buttons[edit]
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Tip of the Day[edit]
Tip of the moment...
Linking articles: the internal link
Internal links (AKA Wikilinks) are a great way to alert users to pertinent information. However, remember that excessive linking can detract from an article. Only create links that are relevant to the context of the article. Internal links are created by placing double brackets around the word you wish to link, for example: [[Subject X]]. You can link to a specific section by adding the # sign and the name of the section after the article name. For example: [[Subject X#The beginning]]. – – To add this auto-randomizing template to your user page, use {{totd-random}}
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Tip of the day...
Main page - Did you know
Wikipedia:Did you know... is a section you can see on the Main Page. Wikipedia:Did you know (WP:DYK) is the project page for the "Did you know" section. The DYK section showcases new or expanded articles that are selected through an informal review process. It is not a general trivia section. For the discussion page see WT:DYK. Beginners should consult this Did You Know glossary if they don't understand any of the terms used. Beginners may like to start by looking at a summary of our many rules: this provides links to pages with more detailed explanations (which in turn may link to even more detailed pages). – – To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd3}}
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The Tip of the Day project provides a different piece of advice for using Wikipedia every day. Like the Picture of the Day, you can include it on your userpage by adding {{totd}} somewhere (at the top of your talk page is a good place for it). The randomized version (displayed above) is {{totd-random}}, and shows a different tip each time it is displayed on your screen. Other formats for the TOTD exist, such as the more compact {{totd3}}, or you can make your own by including {{Wikipedia:Tip of the day/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}}} on your userpage (which includes the raw text, without any formatting) and then enclose it in your own formatting. To float the tip of the day to the right of content (as it is displayed here), place this code where you want the tip to show up: {{right|{{totd3}}}}.
Style tips[edit]
A spin off of the tip of the day, this is another template that provides useful instruction a little at a time.
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Including
Incorrect: The English alphabet includes 26 letters (are there more than 26?) Correct: The English alphabet comprises 26 letters Correct: The English alphabet is composed of 26 letters Woeful: The English alphabet is comprised of 26 letters Correct: The English alphabet consists of 26 letters
Add this to your user page by typing in {{Styletips}} |
To place it on your userpage, copy and paste this:
{{Styletips}}
Barnometer[edit]
This is an example of a Barnometer, to display the barnstars you've received in a humorous timescale. You can check the coding and then tweak it according to your own needs. Hold your mouse pointer over each barnstar to read each greeting.
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noob | involved | been around | veteran | seen it all | older than the Cabal itself |
Mottos/slogans/quotes/thoughtboxes[edit]
Mottos[edit]
There's a motto of the day project, called, you guessed it: Wikipedia:Motto of the day. To use it, just place {{Motd}} on your user page!
Here's what it looks like:
Today's motto...
→ He stands for fame on his forefather's feet,
By heraldry, proved valiant or discreet!
Thoughtboxes[edit]
This positive thoughtbox was found on Lord Voldemort's userpage:
Quotes[edit]
Quote of the week: {{User:FormalDude/Contributions/Templates/Quote}}
“ | If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.
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— Fred Rogers |
Random quote: {{Randomquote}}
Show anotherI can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.
Pics and images[edit]
There is a huge selection of pictures on Wikipedia and its sister site Wikimedia Commons. Pictures can be a powerful way to express yourself...
Pictures can be found all over Wikipedia, but it can be very time-consuming to hunt for them in the encyclopedia's articles. Another option is to browse Wikipedia's collections...
Image categories[edit]
Some images can be found in the categorical index, at:
But most of the images used on Wikipedia are kept at:
- Wikimedia Commons (plus a whole lot more)
Featured pictures[edit]
Featured pictures can also be found in the picture of the day archive:
A monthly archive of Wikipedia's featured pictures
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2005: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2006: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2007: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2008: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2009: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2010: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2011: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2012: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2013: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2014: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2015: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2016: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2017: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2018: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2019: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2020: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2021: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2022: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2023: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2024: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
2025: | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
There is usually a long delay before a featured picture is scheduled into the picture of the day system, so two other places to look for featured pictures are:
Picture(s) of the day[edit]
The Picture of the Day, which changes daily, is currently displayed every day on the Main Page, and you can use it to decorate your userpage as well...
Here's what the various picture of the day templates look like. To place them on your user page, include the corresponding double-curly bracket code, and the picture will be displayed automagically:
{{pic of the day}}
{{POTD}}
{{POTD/{{#time:Y-m-d}}|column}}
A peanut, also known as a groundnut, is the fruit of Arachis hypogaea, a plant in the family Fabaceae. The peanut is classed as a grain legume rather than as a botanical nut, although in culinary and colloquial use it is generally treated as one. Uses of peanuts include consumption as a snack and in various dishes, peanut butter, and – due to its high oil content – as a vegetable oil. Peanuts cause allergic reactions in some humans. Clockwise from top left, this photograph shows a peanut with its shell cracked open, a whole unshelled peanut, an unpeeled peanut seed, a halved peeled seed, and a whole peeled seed. This picture was focus-stacked from 31 separate images.
Photograph credit: Ivar Leidus
If you'd rather have it without the text (to make it smaller), you can use {{Wikipedia:POTD/{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}_{{CURRENTDAY}},_{{CURRENTYEAR}} instead.
Alternate picture of the day[edit]
To display the alternate picture of the day from the no-restrictions anybody-can-add-a-pic-right-now picture project, use {{rpotd}}, which displays this:
Unlike PotD, these pictures are not featured. You can use {{rpotd}} to add the daily random picture to your userpage.
To display the alternate cool random picture of the day from User:FormalDude/Contributions/Templates/Random Cool Picture Generator, use {{User:FormalDude/Contributions/Templates/Random Cool Picture Generator}}, which displays this:
Commons picture of the day[edit]
You can also display the Commons Picture of the Day, which is different from the featured picture displayed on the main page, with {{WP:Wikimedia Commons/POTD}}. Which shows this:
Detail of a monstrance once used for Eucharistic adoration on display at the Museum of Sacred Art of São Paulo. Today is the Feast of Corpus Christi.
Fun art[edit]
Wikibreak | Third opinion $220 | Chance ? | Request for comment $220 | Arbitration $240 | Jimbo Wales $200 | In the news $260 | On this day $260 | MediaWiki $150 | Did you know $280 | You are banned! |
RFA $200 | WIKIOPOLY | FPC $300 | ||||||||
PERM $180 | POTD $300 | |||||||||
Community discussion | Community discussion | |||||||||
Teahouse $180 | FAC $320 | |||||||||
Developers $200 | Rouge admin $200 | |||||||||
Deletion review $160 | Chance ? | |||||||||
AFD $140 | TFA $350 | |||||||||
Wikimedia Foundation $150 | Edit war (pay $100) | |||||||||
CSD $140 | Main Page $400 |
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BANNED! Just browsing | WikiProject Spam $120 | UAA $100 | Chance ? | AIV $100 | Admin cabal $200 | Teh Drahmaz (pay $200) | AN $60 | Community discussion | ANI $60 |
Signs[edit]
Troll-free zone[edit]
WikiLove-zone[edit]
Logos & symbols[edit]
- Stolen from Supernerd11's page,
<div style="position:absolute; top:-13.2em; left:-15em; background:#f6f6f6; z-index:1;"></div>
- should create a logo that roughly covers the
boringdefault logo. This needs to be tweaked a bit, but gives you an empiric formula of sorts.
Jokes, including prank markup[edit]
Caught you[edit]
(Refresh) |
Instead of doing something useful, You have been staring at this page since 07:04 Thursday, May 30, 2024 UTC. |
Other template[edit]
Other joke templates can be found at the department of fun.