Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Are you saying if we use the URL parameter "useskin" set to "vector" we can get the old layout back? I wonder if this applies on other sites using mediawiki.

[EDIT] Fuck me! It does work both on wikipedia and the Arch wiki. So long.



The `useskin` parameter should work on any MediaWiki instance as long as the targeted skin is installed on the instance. You can grab the list of skins from:

Special:Version (example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Version#mw-version-ski... )

An API query: * direct: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=query&format=json&... * demo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:ApiSandbox#action=quer...

Which yields the code name of each skins installed (eg: vector-2022, vector, monobook ...).


And if you want the even older skin ?useskin=monobook




Consider applying for YC's Winter 2026 batch! Applications are open till Nov 10

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: