Skin:MonoBook
MonoBook Release status: stable |
|
---|---|
Compatibility policy | Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backwards compatible. |
MediaWiki | 1.29+ |
License | GNU General Public License 2.0 or later |
Download | |
Example | https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?useskin=monobook |
Translate the MonoBook skin if it is available at translatewiki.net | |
Check usage and version matrix; | |
Vagrant role | monobook |
Issues : | Open tasks · Report a bug |
MonoBook is a skin. It was the previous default skin for Wikimedia Foundation websites since MediaWiki 1.3 (2004), as the replacement for the old Standard skin.
Later, it adopted support for responsive web design for narrow, mobile phone displays, which also is designed with progressive enhancement in mind to maximize compatibility. With JavaScript deactivated on the mobile view for example, the personal tools, page actions, and sidebar are located at the page bottom with anchored shortcuts from the top buttons which appear as clip art icons instead of text links. The mobile view also reveals an anchored "to top" shortcut at the page bottom.
Installation[edit source]
This skin is included in the MediaWiki download tarball. You only need to install it separately if you installed MediaWiki using a different method.
- If using Vagrant , install with
vagrant roles enable monobook -p
Manual installation
- Download and place the file(s) in a directory called
MonoBook
in yourskins/
folder. - Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:
wfLoadSkin( 'MonoBook' );
- Done - Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the skin is successfully installed.
User settings[edit source]
The responsive styles for MonoBook can be disabled or enabled via a user preference: monobook-responsive
, which defaults to true.
Historical notes[edit source]
It became the most popular and most widely supported skin in the MediaWiki ecosystem until it was finally superseded by the Vector skin as the default on May 13, 2010 (MediaWiki 1.17 , git #2833b07a), as a result of the efforts of the Wikipedia Usability Initiative to improve Wikipedia user experiences and potentially draw in more contributor participation. It served as a common backup for Vector and is still present on many wikis using older versions of MediaWiki software. See Layout design document and MediaWiki 1.3 comments and bug reports for related discussions during MonoBook's development.
MonoBook originally featured additional navigation tabs at the bottom of the content area in addition to the top in its early days, in resemblance to Nostalgia, the earliest skin.[1]
Current status[edit source]
In 2013, MonoBook became primarily supported by volunteer developers, not the Wikimedia Foundation. As of 2019, it is one of the four volunteer-supported skins used on Wikimedia projects: MonoBook, Timeless , Cologne Blue , and Modern .
This skin is being used on one or more Wikimedia projects. This probably means that the skin is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this skin's name in Wikimedia's CommonSettings.php and InitialiseSettings.php configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the skins installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's Special:Version page. |