Wikipedia:Tip of the day/Display template gallery
{{shortcuts|WP:TOTD/GALLERY}}This is a gallery of Wikipedia tip-of-the-day (TOTD) display templates. To add the TOTD display template to your User or Talk page just put curly braces around the display template name and copy/paste it in to your User or Talk page, and save it.
Note: After saving, you may have to bypass your browser's cache to see the changes. Internet Explorer: hold down the Ctrl key and click the Refresh or Reload button. Firefox: hold down the Shift key while clicking Reload (or press Ctrl-Shift-R). Google Chrome and Safari users can just click the Reload button. For details and instructions about other browsers, see: Wikipedia:Bypass your cache.
You may have to {{purge}} the Wikipedia server to see the change.
totd
{{tlx|totd}} is the main userspace version of the tip of the day display template, with light blue border, centered in the middle of the page. Complete with inspirational light bulb.
Note: This is the only template that can take one optional parameter: border-color, which is used to adjust the border color from the default (#ADD8E6). For example: {{tlx|totd|border-color{{=}}#444444}} would render a dark gray border instead of the light blue shown below by default:
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{{totd|}}
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totd b
{{tlx|totd b}} is a more compact centered version of the above template. Useful for columns:
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{{totd b}}
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totd3
{{tlx|totd3}} is a left-aligned purple box version, useful for displaying the tip in columns (or instead you may align-right or align-center using the
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{{totd3}}
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totd-random
{{tlx|totd-random}} is a centered tip of the moment template, that automatically displays a different tip every time you enter the page it is on. If the tip does not update, try clearing or purging your browser or server cache:
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{{totd-random}}
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totd-tomorrow
{{tlx|totd-tomorrow}} is a centered version that shows tomorrow's tip, and is used by Wikipedia tipsters to make sure that the tips are up-to-date and corrected before they go live:
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{{totd-tomorrow}}
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tip of the day
{{tlx|tip of the day}} is a borderless left-justified version, with light bulb:
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{{tip of the day}}
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tip of the day with h3 heading
{{tlx|tip of the day with h3 heading}} creates a version with the tip in heading/paragraph left-justified format (no light bulb):
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{{tip of the day with h3 heading}}
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totd2
{{tlx|totd2}} is the borderless left-justified version used on Wikipedia's Help page{{nsmdns}}which already has its own borders (No light bulb):
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{{totd2}}
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totd CP
{{tlx|totd CP}} is like the help page version, but with a box and light bulb. It is centered and it spans the whole field (screen or column) that it is in:
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{{totd CP}}
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totd-static
{{tlx|totd-static}} is like the totd version but the date is static. You have to manually change the date. Good for tip testing purposes.
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{{totd-static}}
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See also
- Wikipedia:Tip of the day/July 21, list of TOTD templates
- Wikipedia:Tips, the complete library of tips arranged by subject
- Wikipedia:Tip of the day, main project page
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