Wiki143:User page design guide/Decor
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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}}
User:Yworo/havacuppa
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Banners and buttons
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Tip of the Day
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To add this auto-randomizing template to your user page, use Template:TlScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Tip of the day...
{{Wikipedia:Tip of the day/May 8}}
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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 Template:Tl somewhere (at the top of your talk page is a good place for it). The randomized version (displayed above) is Template:Tl, and shows a different tip each time it is displayed on your screen. Other formats for the TOTD exist, such as the more compact Template:Tl, 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
A spin off of the tip of the day, this is another template that provides useful instruction a little at a time.
Template:Styletips To place it on your userpage, copy and paste this:
Barnometer
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.
![The Content Creativity Barnstar. For everyone here [1] - you've done an incredible job working hard at working together. The section is coming together without any edit wars; there've been no personal remarks and in general, everyone has been incredibly civil and helpful. This is a very impressive way to turn things around - feel free to yank this barnstar and put it in your own user space :) Shell 19:21, 22 November 2008 (UTC)](/wiki143/index.php?title=File:Content_Creativity_Barnstar.png){kind=link}
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 Template:Tl on your user page!
Here's what it looks like:
Today's motto...
Template:Today's motto
Thoughtboxes
This positive thoughtbox was found on Lord Voldemort's userpage:
Quotes
Quote of the week: {{User:FormalDude/Contributions/Templates/Quote}}
User:FormalDude/Contributions/Templates/Quote
Random quote: Template:Tl
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...
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
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
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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Picture(s) of the day
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}} Template:POTD/2026-05-08
{{POTD}}
Template:POTD/2026-05-08
{{POTD/{{#time:Y-m-d}}|column}}
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:
{{User:Presidentman/potd/User:Presidentman/potd/template/num}}
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:
User:FormalDude/Contributions/Templates/Random Cool Picture Generator
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:
Template:WP:Wikimedia Commons/POTD
Fun art
Signs
Troll-free zone
File:No-Troll.png File:DoNotFeedTroll.svg File:Trollfreezone.png
WikiLove-zone
File:Wiki-i-love-you.png File:Wikilove.png File:No smoking symbol.svg
Logos & symbols
- Stolen from Supernerd11's page,
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<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.
File:Wikipedia-logo.png File:Wikipedia logo bronce.png File:Wikipedia logo gold.png File:Wikipedia-logo BW-hires.svg File:Paullusmagnus-logo.JPG File:Bouncywikilogo.gifFile:230X230-Animation-WIKISAT.gif
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Jokes, including prank markup
Caught you
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Instead of doing something useful, You have been staring at this page since 21:19 Friday, May 8, 2026 UTC. |
Other template
Other joke templates can be found at the department of fun.