Citizen is a beautiful, usable, responsive [MediaWiki](https://www.mediawiki.org) skin that makes [extensions](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Extensions) part of the cohesive experience. It was initially created for the [Star Citizen Wiki](https://starcitizen.tools) but is flexible to run on various MediaWiki configurations.
Live demo: [English](https://starcitizen.tools), [German](https://star-citizen.wiki), [Chinese](https://sctoolszh.miraheze.org)
For the old design, [click here](https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/releases/tag/v1.17.9) for the last release.
## Notable features
- **Responsive layout**: Responsive and able to adapt to different screen sizes. 📱💻🖥️
- **Light/dark mode**: Switch between light and dark mode. ☀️🌙
- **Cohesive extension styles**: Supported extensions blend with the rest of the UI. 🤝🔗
- **Reading preferences**: Adjust page width, font size, and line height. 👀📃
- **Collapsible sections**: Collapse and expand article sections. 📖📕
- **Persistent ToC**: Access ToC anywhere in the article. 🔍📖
- **Rich search suggestions**: More helpful search suggestions with images and descriptions. 🔍👀
- **Progressive Web App**: Give a more app-like experience when user add your wiki to their home screen. 📱
## Extension styles
Citizen overrides some extension styles through skinStyles that applies custom styling to extensions and core libraries.
- **Grade A - Overhaul** - Major adjustments to UI, plus Grade B.
- **Grade B - Dynamic** - Colors are converted into CSS variables, little to none style adjustments.
- **Grade E - Legacy** - Dark mode colors are hardcored as LESS variables. These should be updated to at least Grade B support.
Please feel free to submit PRs if you want to add support for more extensions!
### Core
Name | Grade | Version | Last updated
:--- | :--- | :--- | :---
MediaWiki UI | B | 1.35.3 | 2021-07-27
OOUI | B | 0.39.3 `086b4f1` | 2021-07-26
### Extensions
Name | Grade | Version | Last updated
:--- | :--- | :--- | :---
[AdvancedSearch](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AdvancedSearch) | B | REL1_35 `fae6250` | 2021-08-26
[AJAXPoll](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AJAXPoll) | A | REL1_39 `8429d8d` | 2022-10-25
[ApprovedRevs](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Approved_Revs) | B | N/A | N/A
[Babel](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Babel) | B | MLEB 2021.07 | 2021-07-29
[Capiunto](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Capiunto) | B | REL1_35 `30049a7` | 2021-08-26
[Cargo](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cargo) | B | REL1_35 `df13273` | 2021-08-31
[CategoryTree](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CategoryTree) | B | N/A | N/A
[CentralNotice](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CentralNotice) | B | REL1_35 `4aa2a8f` | 2022-06-16
[Cite](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite) | A | N/A | N/A
[CleanChanges](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CleanChanges) | B | MLEB 2021.07 | 2021-07-29
[CodeMirror](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CodeMirror) | A | REL1_35 `a326407` | 2021-08-25
[CookieWarning](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CookieWarning) | A | REL1_35 `3c2ae6a` | 2022-04-29
[DiscussionTools](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:DiscussionTools) | A | REL1_35 `7aa0a9b` | 2022-05-06
[DismissableSiteNotice](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:DismissableSiteNotice) | A | N/A | N/A
[Echo](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Echo) | A | REL1_35 `347c30e` | 2021-08-11
[Flow (StructuredDiscussions)](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:StructuredDiscussions) | B | REL1_35 `e3379f0` | 2022-04-27
[Graph](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Graph) | B | N/A | N/A
[Interwiki](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Interwiki) | B | REL1_35 `a65a18e` | 2022-05-15
[Lingo](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Lingo) | B | REL1_35 `e948775` | 2022-04-29
[Math](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Math) | B | REL1_35 `b7a7939` | 2022-08-16
[ManageWiki](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ManageWiki) | B | master `60a2f51` | 2022-06-16
[MsUpload](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:MsUpload) | A | REL1_35 `32eb420` | 2021-08-25
[MultimediaViewer](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:MultimediaViewer) | A | N/A | N/A
[OAuth](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:OAuth) | B | REL1_35 `451ed95` | 2021-08-31
[Popups](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Popups) | A | REL1_35 `dccd607` | 2021-09-02
[PortableInfobox](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:PortableInfobox) | B | 0.6 `16a77dc` | 2022-04-14
[RelatedArticles](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RelatedArticles) | A | REL1_35 `0f27333` | 2021-08-31
[RevisionSlider](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RevisionSlider) | B | REL1_35 `4c4e368` | 2022-06-02
[Semantic MediaWiki](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_MediaWiki) | A | 4.0.2 `0fcdfce` | 2022-10-21
[Semantic Result Formats](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Semantic_Result_Formats) | E | N/A | N/A
[SimpleTooltip](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SimpleTooltip) | B | N/A | 2022-02-19
[SyntaxHighlight](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SyntaxHighlight) | A | REL1_35 `05598b3` | 2021-08-26
[Tabber](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Tabber) | A | N/A | N/A
[TabberNeue](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TabberNeue) | A | 1.3.1 `656f396` | 2022-10-23
[TimedMediaHandler](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TimedMediaHandler) | B | N/A | N/A
[Translate](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Translate) | B | MLEB 2021.07 | 2021-07-29
[UniversalLanguageSelector](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UniversalLanguageSelector) | B | MLEB 2021.12 | 2022-05-17
[UploadWizard](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UploadWizard) | A | N/A | N/A
[VisualEditor](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:VisualEditor) | A | REL1_35 `cc3466a` | 2021-08-04
[Wikibase](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Wikibase) | B | REL1_35 `7bb503b` | 2022-05-11
[WikiEditor](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WikiEditor) | A | REL1_39 `02e1c70` | 2022-11-08
[WSSearchFront](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:WSSearchFront) | B | 3.5.4 `c27ebcb5` | 2021-11-23
Some of the field are tagged as N/A because the information was not tracked before.
If you are interested in adding skinstyles, please check out [this page on the wiki](https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/wiki/Adding-extension-SkinStyles)!
## Installation
1. [Download](https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/archive/main.zip) place the file(s) in a directory called `Citizen` in your `skins/` folder.
2. Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php:
```php
wfLoadSkin( 'Citizen' );
```
3.**✔️Done** - Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the skin is successfully installed.
## Configurations
**The skin works out of the box without any configurations.**
The config flags allow more customization on the specific features in the skin.
Check out [this wiki page](https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/wiki/Adapting-Citizen-styles) on how to adapt Citizen styles on your wiki.
### Appearance
Name | Description | Values | Default
:--- | :--- | :--- | :---
`$wgCitizenThemeDefault` | The default theme of the skin | `auto` - switch between light and dark according to OS/browser settings; `light`; `dark` | `auto`
`$wgCitizenEnableCollapsibleSections` | Enables or disable collapsible sections on content pages | `true` - enable; `false` - disable | `true`
`$wgCitizenShowPageTools` | The condition of page tools visibility | `true` - always visible; `login` - visible to logged-in users; `permission` - visible to users with the right permissions | `true`
`$wgCitizenGlobalToolsPortlet` | ID of the portlet to attach the global tools | string |
`$wgCitizenEnableDrawerSiteStats` | Enables the site statistics in drawer menu | `true` - enable; `false` - disable | `true`
`$wgCitizenUseNumberFormatter` | Use NumberFormatter for site statistics, which allows formatting number in a localized way | `true` - enable; `false` - disable | `true`
`$wgCitizenThemeColor` | The color defined in the `theme-color` meta tag | Hex color code | `#131a21`
`$wgCitizenEnableCJKFonts` | Enable included Noto Sans CJK for wikis that serves CJK languages | `true` - enable; `false` - disable | `false`
`$wgCitizenSearchGateway` | Which gateway to use for fetching search suggestion |`mwActionApi`; `mwRestApi` | `mwActionApi`
`$wgCitizenSearchDescriptionSource` | Source of description text on search suggestions (only takes effect if `$wgCitizenSearchGateway` is `mwActionApi`) | `wikidata` - Use description provided by [WikibaseLib](Extension:WikibaseLib) or [ShortDescription](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ShortDescription); `textextracts` - Use description provided by [TextExtracts](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TextExtracts); `pagedescription` - Use description provided by [Description2](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Description2) or any other extension that sets the `description` page property | `textextracts`
`$wgCitizenMaxSearchResults` | Max number of search suggestions | Integer > 0 | `6`
`$wgCitizenManifestThemeColor` | [Theme color](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Manifest/theme_color) of the web app manifest | Hex color code | `#131a21`
`$wgCitizenManifestBackgroundColor` | [Background color](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Manifest/background_color) of the web app manifest | Hex color code | `#131a21`
### Miscellaneous
Name | Description | Values | Default
:--- | :--- | :--- | :---
`$wgCitizenThemeColor` | The color defined in the `theme-color` meta tag | Hex color code | `#11151d`
## Requirements
* [MediaWiki](https://www.mediawiki.org) 1.39.0 or later
* For the legacy versions, check the other release branches.
