Template:Plain image with caption
Since MediaWiki does not provide a way to add visible captions to images integrated seamlessly in a page (i.e., without borders), this template aims to provide that functionality.
Usage
This template can be either with named parameters, as in
- {{Plain image with caption|image=Example.svg|caption=Example text|upright=1|align=right|caption position=bottom}}
...or in its shorthand form:
- {{Plain image with caption|Example.svg|Example text|upright|right|bottom}}
- The only compulsory parameters are image and caption.
- When using the shorthand version, keep in mind that the order of parameters is important.
Parameter | Default | Acceptable values |
---|---|---|
image | mandatory | any image filename ("File:" or "Image:" is optional) |
caption | mandatory | any valid wiki markup |
upright | 1 | any decimal number (decimal point is optional) |
width | none | any pixel width ("px" suffix optional) |
height | none | any pixel height ("px" suffix optional) |
align | right | left, center, right, none |
caption position | bottom | top, bottom |
triangle | none | triangle, none |
triangle color | #ff0080 | any CSS color |
image override | Anything (lets you replace the image block with anything—useful for stacking image overlays) | |
caption override | Anything (lets you replace the caption block with anything) |
Examples
The triangle parameters give the option to add a colored triangle label—
{{plain image with caption|James Webb Space Telescope Mirror37.jpg|caption=This is a picture of the [[James Webb Space Telescope]].|align=left|caption position=top|triangle=triangle|triangle color=rgba(0,110,255,1)|upright=2}}
Using "image-override" to stack images
{{Plain image|File:Helical granum.png|'''Grana structure''' The prevailing model for [[granum|granal]] structure is a stack of granal [[thylakoids]] linked by helical [[stroma (fluid)|stromal]] thylakoids that wrap around the grana stacks and form large sheets that connect different grana.|432px|left|top|triangle|#3cb14d|image override=<div style="float: right; position: relative; width: 432px; height: 432px;"> <div style="float: right; position: absolute; width: 432px;">[[File:Helical granum.png|432px]]</div> <div style="float: right; position: absolute; width: 432px;">[[File:Granum labels.svg|432px|The prevailing model for [[granum|granal]] structure.]]</div></div>}}
TemplateData
TemplateData for Plain image with caption
A template for adding a caption to a frameless image.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Image | image 1 | The image to use. The ''File:'' prefix is optional.
| String | required |
Image caption and alt text | caption 2 | The caption to display under or above the image. Also sets the alt text.
| String | required |
Image width scaling factor | upright | Decimal multiplier that sets the width of the image relative to the user's preferred thumbnail size, as set in their Preferences (220px by default or when not logged in). Decimal point optional.
| String | optional |
Image width | width 3 | Sets the pixel width of the image. Per WP:THUMBSIZE, fixed image widths should not be used unless align is set to ''center'' or otherwise necessary. The ''px'' suffix is optional.
| Number | optional |
Image height | height | Sets the pixel height of the image. The ''px'' suffix is optional. | Number | optional |
Float and center | align 4 | Floats the template to the left, right, or centers it. Accepts ''left'', ''center'', ''right'', or ''none''. If set to ''center'', width must be set to a pixel-defined width, or else an error will be displayed.
| String | optional |
Caption position | caption position 5 | Determines whether the caption goes above or below the image. Accepts ''top'' or ''bottom''.
| String | optional |
Triangle pointer | triangle 6 | Allows you to add a triangular pointer next to the caption text. Accepts ''triangle'' or ''none''.
| String | optional |
Triangle pointer color | triangle color 7 | Lets you set a CSS color for the triangular pointer.
| String | optional |
Replacement content for the image | image override 8 | Lets you substitute any allowed HTML where the image would normally be.
| String | optional |
Replacement content for the caption | caption override 9 | Lets you substitute any allowed HTML where the caption would normally be.
| String | optional |
See also
- {{Multiple image}}