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In this article we’ll show you the basics on how you can get started with editing skins in mediawiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To edit the look and feel of the your mediawiki, you’ll need to edit the css file of the current skin you’re using. In this example, we’ll edit the monobook theme, which is the default theme. The CSS file can be updated by going to the\u00a0MediaWiki:Common.css<\/span> CCS location in MediaWiki. You can visit it by go to the similar url below.<\/em><\/p>\n

https:\/\/your-mediawiki.com\/index.php?title=MediaWiki:Common.css<\/em><\/p>\n

How do I change the width of the entire page and center it?<\/h2>\n
The default page width takes up 100% of the screen, and does so because of the following code in the\u00a0MediaWiki:Common.css<\/span> file:<\/div>\n
#globalWrapper {
font-size: 127%;
width: 100%;
margin: 0; padding: 0;}<\/div>\n
If you want the content of the page to take up 900px and be centered on the screen, make the following adjustments:<\/div>\n
#globalWrapper {
position:relative;
font-size: 127%;
width: 900px;
margin-left:auto;
margin-right:auto;
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In this article we’ll show you the basics on how you can get started with editing skins in mediawiki. To edit the look and feel of the your mediawiki, you’ll need to edit the css file of the current skin you’re using. In this example, we’ll edit the monobook theme, which is the default theme. 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