Help:Skin chooser

'''How to set preferences using the new skin chooser. The difference between setting a color theme for a skin, and tidbits about custom skins. '''

Setting "My Preferences"

Navigating to the Skin Chooser

Click on your user name at the top of the screen, and select "My Preferences" from the dropdown menu.



Choosing a Color Theme for a Skin

Click on the second tab titled Skin under Preferences, and this brings up the Skin Chooser.



There are three types of skins: Quartz, Wikipedia (Monobook), and general Old Skins. Click on a radio button to select a color theme for the skin you like.

See Custom Wikis

This checkbox will appear checked by default. This is because many wiki administrators spend good amounts of time creating custom skins for their wikis, and this lets you appreciate their hard work.



Even if you select a color theme for a skin, depending on which wikis you visit that have custom skins, having this box checked allows you to view the customized skins. If you prefer to view wikis in the skin and color theme that you selected previously, feel free to uncheck the box.

Setting the Default Theme, Wiki-wide

As an Admin, you will see this at the bottom of the skin chooser.



Click on the down arrow and select which color theme you would like to apply wiki-wide. If you select Custom, be sure you make updates to MediaWiki:Quartz.css. Please refer to the article Quartz Skin Customization if you would like to know how to change colors and swap out images.

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