Extension:FlexiSkin

**MediaWiki extensions manual**
FlexiSkin; Release status: stable
Description	Changes basic design elements
Author(s)	Hallo Welt! GmbH
Maintainer(s)	Hallo Welt! GmbH
Latest version	-
Compatibility policy	For every MediaWiki release that is a Long Term Support release there is a corresponding branch in the extension.
MediaWiki	1.43 (LTS)
Database changes	Yes
	Parameters $wgFlexiSkinColorPresets;
	Added rights flexiskin-viewspecialpage; flexiskin-api;
	Hooks used BeforePageDisplay; CheckFileWhitelisted; ContentStabilizationIsStabilizationEnabled; LoadExtensionSchemaUpdates; MWStakeCommonUILessVarsOverride; MWStakeCommonUIRegisterSkinSlotComponents; MediaWikiServices; UserLoadAfterLoadFromSession;
	Hooks provided FlexiSkinAfterLoad;
Licence	GNU General Public License 3.0 only
Download	Download extension ; Git [?]: Browse repository (GitHub); Gerrit code review; Git commit log; Download source tarball;
	Translate the FlexiSkin extension if it is available at translatewiki.net

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This extension is mainly supported in an external venue: BlueSpice Community Forum.
If you need help, you should post there, and not on the talk page.

FlexiSkin allows you to customize the skin of your wiki. Change the design of your wiki via the backend and with a preview function. Choose between different colours, insert your own logo and decide if you want to have the navigation at the left or right side.

Usage / features

Create and choose a skin for your wiki.

Change the background colour or insert a background image.
Upload and position an individual logo.
Manage the position of the navigation bar.
Set the overall width of the content area.

Screenshoots

Link for customizing the skin
Flexiskin layout colors
Example of Free CSS

Installation

Add the repo url (https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-FlexiSkin

.git) as a "vcs repository" and the package name (mediawiki/FlexiSkin) and version to the require section of your composer.local.json. Example:

{
	"repositories": [
		{
			"type": "vcs",
			"url": "https://github.com/wikimedia/mediawiki-extensions-FlexiSkin
.git"
		}
	],
	"require": {
		"mediawiki/FlexiSkin": "FlexiSkin"
	}
}

Run the following command in your MediaWiki installation path

composer update --no-dev

Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

wfLoadExtension( 'FlexiSkin' );

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

External Links

This extension was originally made for BlueSpice . BlueSpice is a MediaWiki distribution for enterprises and organizations. It enhances MediaWiki, in particular in the areas of quality management, process support, administration, editing and security. This extension is bundled with BlueSpice free.

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