Wikia currently supports 2 skins; Wikia and Monobook, although Monobook is no longer supported but kept for historical reasons. This page lists comparisons between these skins as well as how to customize them.
Comparison[]
Please note that this only lists the most notable changes, 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 being 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: Must be PNG format (limit of 135x155 pixels recommended)
- Background: Must be implemented through MediaWiki:Monobook.css
- Customizable toolbar/toolbox: No
Wikia skin[]
- 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 Halp:Customizing Monobook