Forum:How to change the main page

Hi, I was always wondering how to do this:



As you see the size reduced and there is image on both sides of the page. How can I do that on my wiki's?


 * Wikia staff say they are happy to help with skin modifications like this.
 * But, before considering reducing the with of the page like that, have you though that there's still many people who dont have screen larger than 1024 ?
 * In the visits stats of my websites, there's even a lot of people with 800x600 screens.
 * After thinking about this a few seconds (or minutes) if you still want to proceed, you can wait for help from staff or go to that wiki and ask help there. (It use the same login infos.) — TulipVorlax 20:29, 8 July 2009 (UTC)


 * In general, on Wikia, the number of people on small screens is very low - around the 2.5% mark. While I realise designing for 1024 and above can be a bit of a self-fulfilling prophecy, we generally feel that 800x600 just isn't enough space to work with. Mobile browsers on lower resolutions often reflow or build in zoom functions anyway, which leaves desktops on 800x600 a rare breed.
 * Of course, if you feel that your particular wiki's audience is more likely to have small screens, that changes things.
 * In any case, the code used on WoWWiki is currently found right at the end of http://www.wowwiki.com/MediaWiki:Monaco.css, under "Portal:Main stuff". See Help:Customizing Monaco for general help customizing.
 * Hope that helps! 14:58, 9 July 2009 (UTC)


 * Yeah, it's seems there's more larges screens in the Wikia users pool than on any other sites, Darth Stefan, my friend and me are among them. But, i'm personally unable to set my browser full screen be cause i have difficulties reading too long lines of text that is already so small on my 2048x1152 LCD (it's a real 16:9 ratio). I'm pretty sure that analysis of visitors data can't say how many among the big screen possesors have the browser maximized or not. On website, i consider myself of having a not so big screen (or viewport) as currently, the width of the inside of my browser window (not counting the blue border nor the scrollbar) is of 1152.
 * Should i say that i do not support myself screen of 800x600 on my personnals websites. But i support 1024x768. — TulipVorlax 17:59, 9 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I tried it out, just to have a look, but is doesn't work on the dutch wow wikia. I have a header on that wiki, so would that be the problem?


 * It's possible. Note that CSS reads top to bottom, so CSS lower down the page can override that above it. Not sure if that's the issue for nl.wow.wikia though.
 * TulipVorlax, fair point about people not always having maximised browser windows - it's a pity we can't (or don't) track it. 16:03, 10 July 2009 (UTC)


 * It works! Thanks, I tried it out on a different wiki, and slowly add all the monaco codes. Thanks again :) --Darth Stefan 16:54, 10 July 2009 (UTC)Darth Stefan


 * Good !
 * I wish my Piwik installation would track this data too. Maybe i could suggest it to the devs, but is it possible to know that ? — TulipVorlax 09:32, 11 July 2009 (UTC)