
The GroupPortal extension allows for different groups to be redirected to different Main Pages. It also incorporates other institutions such as theatres, zoos, botanical gardens, public broadcasters etc. GLAM is an acronym for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums. The objective of this document is to try to simplify the implementation of a Wikipedia-style portal in a normal Mediawiki system.
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Portals - How to use the Wikipedia portal technology. Category:Formatting templates (Formatting templates from OrganicDesign.)īy Portlandian Aaron Parecki Menu, Page Layout & Wiki Portal Examples.In this tutorial, we will discuss in detail how to add new skins, and how to build skins from scratch.
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Yes, we can make our own skin from scratch and add it to the directory for the skins. "Can we add our own skin in the wiki?" The answer is very straightforward.

Open-source Bootstrap-based skin, originally developed for. Built on the Zurb Foundation CSS framework. It supports responsive layouts and has classes predefined for Semantic MediaWiki. The Foreground skin focuses on putting your content in the foreground. Then make the appropriate updates to your LocalSettings.php file, found on the Chameleon MediaWiki skin page. Example: If you downloaded the bootswatch.less and variables.less files from the Amelia Bootswatch, rename them amelia-bootswatch.less and amelia-variables.less. Rename each file by including the name of the Bootswatch where the file came from. Upload the files to your MediaWiki's installation directory (where your LocalSettings.php file lives), make sure each file is readable by the server ( chmod u=rw,g=r,o=r or chmod 644).
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Just click on one of the Bootswatches, look for the Download menu in the top bar, and download the two. This skin works in combination with the Bootstrap extension, as well as the bootswatch.less and variables.less files available for download from each one of the available Bootswatch themes. It currently features a horizontal navigation menu with dropdowns at the top and a horizontal menu with dropups for the language links at the bottom.

The Chameleon skin uses Twitter Bootstrap 3. How to Theme any CMS Using Firebug (and MediaWiki as an Example)Įrudite is a clean and easy to read skin.Tutorial: Creating a custom skin for MediaWiki 1.18+.The Bootstrap extension provides the Twitter Bootstrap (version 3) web front-end framework to skins and extensions. The Theme extension allows loading of themes (preset CSS to change the appearance of a skin). Info Some sites using MediaWiki have a special stylish skin. 5 Menu, Page Layout & Wiki Portal Examples.1.2 Skin & Theme Tutorials, Tools & Tips.
