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Parameters

Parameter	Usage	Required or optional?
image	Name of the image	required
boxwidth	How wide to make the box (limit: 500)	required
subject	The subject of the image	optional
description	The image's description	required
size	The size of the image	required
user	The name of the user who contributed the image	required (unless using "flickr")
project	The project of the user if not the English Wikipedia	optional
flickr	Link to the image's author if not a user	optional
flag	Flag representing a location (use what is most relevant, e.g. the UN flag for the United Nations Building, the US flag for the United States Capitol, and the New York flag for the New York State Capitol)	optional (not usable on Thanksgiving & Christmas templates)

Examples

Default Random picture of the day The South Portico of the White House Image credit: UpstateNYer (talk · contribs)	Default with flag parameter Random picture of the day The South Portico of the White House Image credit: UpstateNYer (talk · contribs)
Default with project parameter Random picture of the day Carnegie Hall in New York Image credit: Martin-D (talk · contribs)	Default with flickr parameter Random picture of the day A sign depicting Fidel Castro Image credit: jim
Christmas template {{RPOTD {{{1|{{{style|christmas}}}}}} |image=Santa-eop2.jpg |boxwidth=400 |subject=[[Santa Claus]] |description=A man dressed as [[Santa Claus]] |size=350 |user= |project= |flickr=https://www.flickr.com/photos/44124451499@N01 Jacob Windham |flag= }} Random picture of the day A man dressed as Santa Claus Image credit: Jacob Windham	Thanksgiving template {{RPOTD {{{1|{{{style|thanksgiving}}}}}} |image=2006-ca-turkey.jpg |boxwidth=500 |subject=[[Turkey (bird)]] |description=A [[Turkey (bird)|Turkey]] |size=450 |user=Yathin sk |project=commons |flickr= |flag= }} Random picture of the day A Turkey Image credit: Yathin sk (talk · contribs)