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The floating cup of coffee is placed by using this code: {{User:Yworo/havacuppa}}

"Have a cuppa... Coffee?"
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Tip of the Day

Tip of the moment...
Where to write about current events

The current events portal is used to describe current world-wide events of note, not just in politics, but also in science, culture, technology, sports, entertainment and many other areas. The information in question should be added to any relevant articles as well. However, Wikipedia does not offer first-hand news reports on breaking stories (use Wikinews for that). Instead, the in the news section on our Main Page mentions and links to entries of timely interest that are (and this is crucial) nonetheless encyclopedia articles that have been updated to reflect an important current event. Non-Administrators can suggest items or changes to this Main Page section by editing the candidates page, from which administrators will update the live template from time to time.

To add this auto-randomizing template to your user page, use {{totd-random}}


Tip of the day...
Wikipedia in brief

The Wikipedia in brief page provides a concise explanation of the online encyclopedia's purpose.

Wikipedia aims to be a neutral compilation of verifiable, established facts.

This basic information is valuable to everyone: readers, editors, journalists and the general public.

To add this auto-updating template to your user page, use {{totd3}}

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}}}}.

Mottos/slogans/quotes/thoughtboxes

Mottos

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...
12-31 When mint becomes berry, what do you become?


Nominate one today!

Thoughtboxes

This positive thoughtbox was found on Lord Voldemort's userpage:

What happens when a Wikipedian dies? He or she just doesn't show up to edit anymore. Does anybody notice? Does anybody really even care? To all those Wikipedians who may have died and been forgotten here, Thank you for your contributions and Rest in Peace.

Pics and images

There is a huge selection of pictures on Wikipedia and its sister site Wikimedia Commons. Pictures can be a powerful way to express yourself...

Terrorists don't have the Bomb... Yet.
Mountains in New Hampshire.

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

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Some images can be found in the categorical index, at:

But most of the images used on Wikipedia are kept at:

Featured pictures can also be found in the picture of the day archive:

A monthly archive of Wikipedia's featured pictures

2004: May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
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

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

The Picture of the Day 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}}

Hudson Yards
Hudson Yards is a 28-acre (11-hectare) real-estate development located in Hudson Yards, a neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is situated on the waterfront of the Hudson River, on a platform built over the West Side Yard, a storage depot for the Long Island Rail Road. Related Companies and Oxford Properties are the primary developers and major equity partners in the project, with the master plan designed by the architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox. Construction began in 2012 and the first phase opened in 2019, with completion of the second phase expected by 2032. Major office tenants in the development include Warner Bros. Discovery, L'Oréal, and Wells Fargo among others. This photograph shows the skyscrapers of Hudson Yards, viewed across the Hudson River from Weehawken, New Jersey, in 2021.Photograph credit: Tony Jin


{{POTD}}

Hudson Yards
Photograph credit: Tony Jin


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Hudson Yards

Hudson Yards is a 28-acre (11-hectare) real-estate development located in Hudson Yards, a neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is situated on the waterfront of the Hudson River, on a platform built over the West Side Yard, a storage depot for the Long Island Rail Road. Related Companies and Oxford Properties are the primary developers and major equity partners in the project, with the master plan designed by the architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox. Construction began in 2012 and the first phase opened in 2019, with completion of the second phase expected by 2032. Major office tenants in the development include Warner Bros. Discovery, L'Oréal, and Wells Fargo among others. This photograph shows the skyscrapers of Hudson Yards, viewed across the Hudson River from Weehawken, New Jersey, in 2021.

Photograph credit: Tony Jin

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

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:

Tiananamen East Station of the Beijing Subway
Image credit: Clee7903 (talk · contribs)



Unlike PotD, these pictures are not featured. You can use {{rpotd}} to add the daily random picture to your userpage.

Commons picture of the day

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:

Today is the Feast of Saint James, a day of celebration in the heart of Cesenatico (Italy), with the Leonardo's Canal Port containing its characteristic historical boats.

Signs

Troll-free zone

WikiLove-zone

Logos & symbols

<div style="position:absolute; top:-13.2em; left:-15em; background:#f6f6f6; z-index:1;">[[File:Wikipedialogoexplode.gif|160px]]</div>
should create a logo that roughly covers the boring default logo. This needs to be tweaked a bit, but gives you an empiric formula of sorts.
The lasting effects of bureaucracy


Jokes, including prank markup

Caught you


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        Instead of doing something useful,
You have been staring at this page since 14:56 Friday, July 25, 2025 UTC.

Other template

Other joke templates can be found at the department of fun.