Forum:Vector skin for Wikis?

I suppose everyone is aware that Wikipedia had a makeover a few days ago.If not, I suggest visit it now. :) Vector has a sleek and simplistic design, coupled with nice transparent page tabs located above an article. The only problem as of now is the relocation of the search box from the sidebar to the upper right of the article.

So, is the Vector skin coming towards Wikia and Wiki under them or is it only exclusive to Wikipedia?-  5 əb'7 aŋk (7alk ) 15:18, May 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * Its not just wikipedia, change it to Wikimedia Foundation to be correct :P And I'm not sure, I wouldnt use it if it was released here though, as I hate it. -- Lewis Cawte  (Talk - Contact) 19:07, May 19, 2010 (UTC)


 * The last answer I heard from staff was "No." It'd be like heading towards Wikimedia and asking them to support Monaco. It would make for difficult development and with fixing bugs if you had to rely on someone else's product to be compatible with your site's setup. As I'm sure Vector wouldn't work "out-of-the-box", as it would need to be checked for compatibility with Wikia's specific setup/features...then when new features are developed and when old one's need fixing, Wikia would then have to support compatibility for two skins, instead of just one...when the responsibility of Vector lies within the hands of Wikimedia's Usability team. It seems like it would be more of a hassle than its worth. -- 19:24, May 19, 2010 (UTC)
 * If you look here you can see a skin that was made for Wikia... three years ago. It looks like if we get another skin it would have to be made by Wikia.  Manyman  Talk  00:59, May 22, 2010 (UTC)