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Skin:Vector/monobook-replica.css – An experiment to make Vector appear as similar to MonoBook as possible using CSS code applied on top of it.Skin:Vector/VectorBook.css – CSS code to get the book background image from Skin:MonoBook in this skin.
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Mediawiki skin install#
Īn alternative skin to Vector exists that allows you to install as a separate skin at Skin:DarkVector. Many solutions relying on MediaWiki:Common.css exist to support a dark version of the skin, including Skin:Vector/Wikipedia-userstyle-dark-minimum. In MediaWiki 1.22, the extension was merged into the skin. By default, MediaWiki comes prepackaged with a few skins. It was the first skin to separate the flat level content_actions into the categorized content_navigation.Īt the beginning, the basic functionality was included in the core skin, while some of Vector's special features were handled by a separate extension, Extension:Vector. In MediaWiki skins are used to change the design and look of your wiki site. Vector provides a number of usability improvements over its predecessor MonoBook. In 2022, as part of the MediaWiki 1.38 release, it was updated as part of the work done by the Reading/Web/Desktop Improvements initiative. It became MediaWiki's default skin in 2010 ( MediaWiki 1.17, git #2833b07a), succeeding Skin:MonoBook. Vector was created in 2009 as part of the work done by the Wikipedia Usability Initiative. This latest version of Vector, Vector 2022, has better support for mobile devices. Vector will work on many mobile devices, but it is not fully optimized for mobile devices. See also: Manual:Mobiles, tablets and responsive design The collapsible navigation portals are now provided by the CollapsibleVector extension which will have to be installed additionally.

Automatic hiding of tabs that do not fit on screen.Alert when leaving an edit page without saving.Simplified search portal, including suggestions.Use of a star icon for watch and unwatch actionsĪdded features of the Vector extension (some of these features have later been merged into the Vector skin or into the MediaWiki Core or have been removed).Automatic increase/decrease of margins throughout the user interface based on browser size.Visual separation of the content-action and namespace links, the former of which being divided into view tabs and action menu items.

