{"id":2111,"date":"2012-12-21T21:33:17","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T21:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2012\/12\/21\/changing-mediawiki-skins\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:26:03","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:26:03","slug":"changing-mediawiki-skins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/mediawiki\/changing-mediawiki-skins\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change MediaWiki skins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The default appearance of MediaWiki can be changed to better represent your wiki site. The themes in mediawiki are called skins. Skinning the MediaWiki site is necessary in order to customize the site to your personal preferences. This article will explain how to change the skin and to upload a free skin in MediaWiki.<\/p>\n<h2>Default MediaWiki skins<\/h2>\n<p>MediaWiki has 9 skins built into teh default installation available for use. The included MediaWiki skins are:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"float: left;\">\n<li>Chick<\/li>\n<li>Classic<\/li>\n<li>Cologne Blue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"float: left;\">\n<li>Modern<\/li>\n<li>MonoBook<\/li>\n<li>MySkin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"float: left;\">\n<li>Nostalgia<\/li>\n<li>Simple<\/li>\n<li>Vector (the default)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"clear: both;\">In the following section, we will switch the default vector them to the nostalgia and the modern theme.<\/p>\n<h2>How do I change the MediaWiki Default skin?<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\" title=\"Click here for more information\">Log into cPanel<\/a> and Navigate to your <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/using-file-manager-in-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click for more information\" rel=\"noopener\">File manager<\/a> select the MediaWiki install folder and click Go.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to the following file in your MediaWiki installation directory.\n<p style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">\/public_html\/mediawiki\/LocalSettings.php<\/p>\n<p> Open the file in the code editor.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_mediawiki_102_changing-mediawiki-appearance_mediawiki-change-theme-1-vector-skin.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_mediawiki_102_changing-mediawiki-appearance_mediawiki-change-theme-1-vector-skin.gif\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"MediaWiki Vector skin code\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Find the following line in your LocalSettings.php file. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">$wgDefaultSkin = \u201cvector\u201d;<br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_mediawiki_102_changing-mediawiki-appearance_mediawiki-change-theme-1-modern-skin.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MediaWIki Modern skin code\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_mediawiki_102_changing-mediawiki-appearance_mediawiki-change-theme-1-modern-skin.gif\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px; float: right;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>To change the skin to \u201c<em>the modern skin<\/em>\u201c, change the code to the following and save the changes. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">$wgDefaultSkin = \u201cmodern\u201d;<br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_changing-mediawiki-appearance_mediawiki-change-theme-3-vector-skin-preview.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MediaWiki Modern Skin preview\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/edu_mediawiki_102_changing-mediawiki-appearance_mediawiki-change-theme-3-vector-skin-preview.gif\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Now the MediaWiki site will look like the snapshot to the right. <br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_mediawiki_102_changing-mediawiki-appearance_mediawiki-change-theme-2-nostalgia-skin.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MediaWiki Nostalgia code\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_mediawiki_102_changing-mediawiki-appearance_mediawiki-change-theme-2-nostalgia-skin.gif\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Now try the nostalgia skin. Type the following in the code and save the page. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">$wgDefaultSkin = \u201cnostalgia\u201d;<br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p>\n<p> <br style=\"clear: both;\"> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_mediawiki_102_changing-mediawiki-appearance_mediawiki-change-theme-2-nostalgia-skin-preview.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MediaWiki Nostalgia skin preview\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_mediawiki_102_changing-mediawiki-appearance_mediawiki-change-theme-2-nostalgia-skin-preview.gif\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Now you should see the familiar yellow base skin. <br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Uploading and Installing a free skin<\/h2>\n<p>MediaWiki skins can be downloaded for free as well. Instead of using the basic skins, you can download free templates from various free sites. This tutorial will use the free template from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gomediawiki.com\/wiki\/Skin_download_page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Go media wiki<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This free theme can be downloaded <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/naumenko\/GMW-Free-Skin\/zipball\/master\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>. The downloaded file will be called:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">naumenko-GMW-Free-Skin-e6b5fd4.zip<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Steps to upload a free theme in MediaWiki<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/how-to-log-into-cpanel\/\" title=\"Click here for more information\">Log into cPanel<\/a> and go to the file manager and select your mediawiki folder location and click Go.<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to public_html\/mediawiki\/skins<\/li>\n<li>Upload the naumenko-GMW-Free-Skin-e6b5fd4.zip file<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_mediawiki_102_changing-mediawiki-appearance_mediawiki-change-theme-4-upload-free-skin.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GMW Free Theme file manager view\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_mediawiki_102_changing-mediawiki-appearance_mediawiki-change-theme-4-upload-free-skin.gif\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/compressing-uncompressing-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"How can I compress \/ uncompress files using the File Manager?\" rel=\"noopener\">Extract<\/a>the files and move the following files and folders to the skins folder location so it looks like the snapshot to the right. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">gmwfreeblue<br> gmwfreegreen<br> gmwfreered<br> COPYING<br> GMWFreeBlue.php<br> GMWFreeGreen.php<br> GWMFreeRed.php<br> README<br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_mediawiki_102_changing-mediawiki-appearance_mediawiki-change-theme-5-gmwfreeblue-skin.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MediaWiki gmwfreeblue theme code\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_mediawiki_102_changing-mediawiki-appearance_mediawiki-change-theme-5-gmwfreeblue-skin.gif\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>To change thye current theme to the blue theme, edit the LocalSettings.php file and change the $wgDefaultSkin to the following. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">$wgDefaultSkin = \u201cgmwfreeblue\u201d;<br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_mediawiki_102_changing-mediawiki-appearance_mediawiki-change-theme-6-gmwfreeblue-skin-preview.gif\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MediaWiki gmwfreeblue theme preview\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/edu_mediawiki_102_changing-mediawiki-appearance_mediawiki-change-theme-6-gmwfreeblue-skin-preview.gif\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0px 0px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>Now the Template will look like the snapshot to the right. <br style=\"clear: both;\"><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The default appearance of MediaWiki can be changed to better represent your wiki site. 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