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Template:Selected DYK/doc

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This template is designed to be used with the {{Random portal component}} and {{Random portal component with nominate}} templates.

Template layout

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{{Selected DYK
| image   = 
| size    = 
| caption = 
| text    = <!--- Required --->
| link    = 
}}

Usage

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It is unnecessary to include braces, quotation marks or other wiki-markup in the template. The |text= field does allow the use of wiki-markup at the contributor's discretion.

  • image - Places an image relating to the subject of the article on the left side of the section.
  • size - Sets the image size, if left out or left blank it will default to 250px.
  • caption - Creates a caption for the image.
  • text - is the "Did you know" verbiage. No quotation marks needed.
  • link - is the link to the article the subject is referring.

Examples

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{{Selected DYK
| image   = Modern Charcuterie display.jpg
| size    = 
| caption = 
| text    = that '''charcuterie''' is derived ... ?
| link    = charcuterie
}}

Will produce:

Modern charcuterie display
... that charcuterie is derived from the French words for "flesh" (chair) and "cooked" (cuit) is the branch of cooking devoted to prepared meat products such as bacon, ham, sausage, terrines, galantines, pâtés, and confit, primarily from pork. ?
Other "Did you know" facts... Read more...

See also

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Portal content templates

Main portal page formatting templates

Templates that configure links

Selected page templates, used on subpages of older portals

Related templates