Skin:MonoBook/en

MonoBook was the previous default skin for Wikimedia Foundation websites since MediaWiki 1.3, as the replacement for the old Standard skin. It became the most popular and most widely supported skin in the MediaWiki ecosystem until it was finally superseded by the Vector skin as the default on May 13, 2010 (MediaWiki 1.17, ), as a result of the efforts of the Wikipedia Usability Initiative to improve Wikipedia user experiences and potentially draw in more contributor participation. Although it is not the default skin, it serves as a common backup for Vector and is present on many wikis using older versions of MediaWiki software.

Installation
This skin is included in the MediaWiki download tarball. You only need to install it separately if you installed MediaWiki using a different method.