# Citizen [![](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen?style=flat-square&logo=github)](https://github.com/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/graphs/contributors) ![](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/StarCitizenTools/mediawiki-skins-Citizen/mediawiki.yml?branch=main&label=MediaWiki%20CI&style=flat-square&logo=GithubActions) [![License: GPL v3](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-GPLv3-blue.svg?style=flat-square&logo=GNU)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0) [![MediaWiki: >=1.39.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/MediaWiki-%3E%3D1.39.0-%2336c?style=flat-square&logo=Wikipedia)](https://www.mediawiki.org) [![](https://img.shields.io/badge/translations-translatewiki-%23013467?style=flat-square&logo=GoogleTranslate)](https://translatewiki.net/w/i.php?title=Special:Translate&group=mwgithub-star-citizen) 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. πŸ“±πŸ’»πŸ–₯️ - **Light/dark mode**: Switch between light and dark mode. β˜€οΈπŸŒ™ - **Improved extension UI**: Adjust supported extensions to be more usable and cohesive. πŸ€πŸ”— - **Reading preferences**: Adjust page width, font size, and line height. πŸ‘€πŸ“ƒ - **Collapsible sections**: Collapse and expand article sections. πŸ“–πŸ“• - **Persistent ToC**: Access ToC anywhere in the article. πŸ”πŸ“– - **Rich search suggestions**: More helpful search suggestions with images and descriptions. πŸ”πŸ‘€ - **Progressive Web App**: Give a more app-like experience when user add your wiki to their home screen. πŸ“± ## 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 | A | 1.39.0 | 2022-11-30 Codex | A | 0.1.1| 2022-12-01 OOUI | A | 0.44.3 | 2022-11-30 ### Extensions Name | Grade | Version | Last updated :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- [AdvancedSearch](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:AdvancedSearch) | B | REL1_39 `3a0eed7` | 2022-12-12 [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_39 `b4c6314` | 2023-01-03 [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 [CodeEditor](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:CodeEditor) | A | REL1_39 `67c012c` | 2022-12-15 [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) | B | REL1_39 `1aae2cc` | 2023-01-21 [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 [MediaSearch](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:MediaSearch) | A | REL1_39 `e0aa7bb` | 2022-12-09 [MsUpload](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:MsUpload) | A | REL1_35 `32eb420` | 2021-08-25 [MultimediaViewer](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:MultimediaViewer) | A | REL1_39 `1b97775` | 2022-11-26 [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_39 `a40ebc1` | 2022-11-28 [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_39 `f513e5c` | 2022-11-16 [ReplaceText](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ReplaceText) | B | REL1_39 `af4840a` | 2023-01-03 [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) | A | MLEB 2023.01 | 2023-02-17 [TwoColConflict](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:TwoColConflict) | B | REL1_39 5a2a947 | 2023-01-09 [UniversalLanguageSelector](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UniversalLanguageSelector) | B | MLEB 2021.12 | 2022-05-17 [UploadWizard](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:UploadWizard) | A | REL1_39 `9cd7a02` | 2023-01-08 [VisualEditor](https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:VisualEditor) | A | REL1_39 `65d89c9` | 2023-02-06 [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 and **after all other extensions**: ```php wfLoadSkin( 'Citizen' ); ``` 3. **βœ”οΈ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` `$wgCitizenEnablePreferences` | Enable the preferences menu | `true` - enable; `false` - disable | `true` ### Search suggestions Name | Description | Values | Default :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- `$wgCitizenSearchModule` | Which ResourceLoader module to use for search suggestion | `skins.citizen.search`; `mediawiki.searchSuggest`; string | `skins.citizen.search` `$wgCitizenSearchGateway` | Which gateway to use for fetching search suggestion |`mwActionApi`; `mwRestApi`; string | `mwActionApi` `$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` ### Webapp manifest Name | Description | Values | Default :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- `$wgCitizenEnableManifest` | Enable or disable [web app manifest](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Manifest) | `true` - enable; `false` - disable | `true` `$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` ## Requirements * [MediaWiki](https://www.mediawiki.org) 1.39.0 or later * For the legacy versions, check the other release branches.