Skin:WMAU

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WMAU Release status: beta
Author(s)	Sam Wilson and Caddie Brain
Latest version	0.6.0 (2023-06-25)
Compatibility policy	Master maintains backwards compatibility.
MediaWiki	1.37
License	GNU General Public License 3.0 or later
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Example	https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/MediaWiki_skin
Quarterly downloads	14 (Ranked 27th)
Public wikis using	13 (Ranked 90th)
Public wikis using as default skin	1
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The WMAU skin is a reader-first blog-style skin. It was developed for Wikimedia Australia.

Installation

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called WMAU in your skins/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadSkin( 'WMAU' );
  

•  Done - Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the skin is successfully installed.

Configuration

1. Logos: See $wgLogos.
2. Footer blurb: The text that is displayed in the footer is set in the MediaWiki:Wmau-footer-blurb system message. It can be any wikitext.
3. Menus: There are two menus in the skin: one in the header, and one in the footer. They are both defined in the MediaWiki:Wmau-config.json page, where each is an array of objects containing any of the following keys:
   • page – Wiki page name to link to.
   • url – URL to link to. (Is overridden by page if both keys are present.)
   • icon – Icon to display. A filename of a file uploaded to the wiki (or Commons if InstantCommons is in use), or a file in the skin's resources/images/feathericons directory. If a wiki file is used, it doesn't need the File: namespace prefix.
   • icon_width – Width, in pixels, of the icon. Default to 24.
   • title – Tooltip text.
   • text – The link text to display.
   • class – CSS class name(s) to add to the menu item's ‎<li> element.

   For a working example of the menu configuration, see wmau:MediaWiki:Wmau-config.json.

See also

• Making your Wiki beautiful with the WMAU MediaWiki skin, Diff blog post about the skin, published 5 January 2024 by James Gaunt.