There are two skins available on Wikia: Wikia and Monobook, although Monobook is no longer actively supported. This page lists comparisons between these skins as well as how to customize them.
Comparison[]
Please note that this only contains the most notable differences, and is not a full list. Also, certain features like Wiki Activity and chat (provided that it has been enabled) cannot be accessed through the Monobook skin.
Wikia skin
- Fixed-width: Yes. (Article width is 660 pixels, except for main page.)
- Wordmark: File:Wiki-wordmark.png
- Wordmark parameters: Up to 250x65 pixels, must be PNG format
- Background: File:Wiki-background
- Customizable toolbar/toolbox: Yes
Monobook skin
- Fixed-width: No
- Wordmark: File:Wiki.png
- Wordmark parameters: Up to 135x155 pixels, must be PNG format
- Background: Must be implemented through MediaWiki:Monobook.css
- Customizable toolbar/toolbox: No
Customization[]
Wikia skin
- Wordmark, color scheme, and other options are customizable at Special:ThemeDesigner
- Local customization files: MediaWiki:Wikia.css, MediaWiki:Wikia.js
- Users using the Monobook skin can access the Wikia skin temporarily by adding
&useskin=wikiaat the end of the URL - More information regarding customizing the Wikia skin can be found at Help:Theme designer
Monobook skin
- Local customization files: MediaWiki:Monobook.css, MediaWiki:Monobook.js
- Users using the Wikia skin can access the Wikia skin temporarily by adding
&useskin=monobookat the end of the URL - More information regarding customizing the Monobook skin can be found at Help:Customizing Monobook
See also[]
- Help:Theme designer
- Help:Customizing Monobook