Skin:BootStrapSkin



The BootStrapSkin is a modified Vector skin utilising Bootstrap (3.1.1). It includes a custom Bootstrap style (33k lines of code) along with several jQuery and JavaScript utilities to create a dynamic, clean skin that allows for the addition of eye-catching typography.

The present page is only intended as a quick summary. Please visit http://www.mediawikibootstrapskin.co.uk for fuller details and demonstrations.

In addition to the main website, there is a separate demo site allowing you to create an account and have a play before deciding whether BootStrapSkin is for you. Extra features available to registered users include the opportunity to see how the administration links are displayed, to opt in/out for Bootstrap 'nav-tab' dropdowns which display at the top of the page, and to have a user page and talk page.

Features

 * Includes twelve colour stylesheets; Black, blue (the default colour), brick, brown, gray, green, leaf, pink, purple, red and turquoise, in addition to a rtl version. Just open   and change    to the appropriate color style, found in.


 * Colour classes. The skin offers 23 colour classes (including 4 default Bootstrap colours, namely "info", "success", "warning" and "danger"), 5 shaded colours (dependant on the skin colour i.e. 5 shades of blue, brick, brown etc) and a further 14 custom colours, all of which can be applied to any of the typography items.


 * 'Typographical' features in the broad sense of the term. There are currently 27 such features that can be included into MediaWiki articles using nothing more than,   and   tags. No raw html input is required. All of the typography can be added using only tags allowed by MediaWiki. More features will be included over time. Some of the more popular ones are:
 * Carousel (preferred setting

Configuration
Optional configuration settings in Localsettings.php which will help with some of the features:

See also the "Post Install Configuration" (half way down the page).

Add-ons / extras

 * As of version 1.0.43 the download includes 11 colours: black, blue (which is default) as well as brick, brown, gray, green, leaf, pink, purple, red and turquoise.
 * Other add-ons for BootStrapSkin include:
 * BSS e-Commerce - Read more here
 * Fam Fam Icons, BootStrap Social Buttons and BootStrap Prettify require a small edit to install.
 * BootStapSkinSidebar (Google Nexus menu) (see demo for an example)
 * Custom footer with Social sharing functionality

Skin Variations
As of version 1.0.43 BootStrapSkin includes three skin variations.
 * Original (default) - Uses the Mediawiki Sidebar for the main menu links (no drop downs)
 * V1 (Variation 1) - System/admin links to the top of the logo with main menu bottom right (drop downs)
 * V2 (Variation 2) - Main menu link to the top of the logo with system links bottom right (drop down)

In the bootstrap directory, rename your prefered skin version to bootstrapskin.skin.php (from bootstrapskin.skin_V1.php, or from bootstrapskin.skin_V2.php).

Issues Solves
Mediaiwiki search (autocomplete now working as it should)

Support

 * Note: the support site is down and the authors do not seem to be allowing new downloads.
 * Please visit the forums for support questions and queries. The developer of this skin only views the present page when the product is updated.
 * Alternatively, click here to report any bugs or problems.

Version history
Older versions remain active and downloadable, though please refer to separate installation instructions.


 * 0.0.38 - Released 17th June 2014 -
 * 0.0.39 - Released 23rd June 2014 - Changed naming convention
 * 0.0.40 - Released 24th June 2014 - Removed conflicting JavaScripts (lightbox,magnific-popup and holder)
 * 0.0.41 - Released 3rd July 2014 - Corrected an error which meant radio's and check boxes were not displaying.
 * 1.0.42 - Released 25th July 2014 - Removed lightbox bug, moved personal links, added several new features and footer icons.
 * 1.0.43 - Released 22nd August 2014 - Substantial mobile viewing improvements, solved search (autocomplete issue), custom footer and new extension.
 * 1.0.44 - Released 3rd October 2014 - Used explicitly for pro versions of the skin.
 * 1.0.45 - Released 1st March 2015 - Updated to Bootstrap 3.3.2 and Font Awesome 4.3.0 along with several other modifications.
 * 1.0.46 - Unveiled 12th March 2015 - New Hadron Skin - proposed release date August 2015.

Bootstrapskin Custom Extensions
As of 7th October 2014 we introduced a range of extensions that give extra visual functionality to Bootstrapskin. These include a gallery, news ticker, slideshow and social sharing extensions. Visit our extensions site for more information.

Official project skins built from BootStrapSkin
In February 2015 I released the following two (previously paid for) skins to the Open Source community. Both include slightly different styling features and more modern menus.


 * Halcyon demo
 * Nexus demo

Both skins can be downloaded here.


 * Hadron demo

1.0.45 Beta
The Bootstrapskin Anniversary skin (1.0.45) is now available for download, though at present it is in the Beta stage of developement. While I do not foresee any issues I generally err on the side of caution and subject my skins to rigerous testing prior to releasing a stable version.

Due to popular demand the old version of of Bootstrapskin (1.0.43) will remain available so long as it remains popular, mainly due to its abundance of styling options, the plan was to archive it once 1.0.45 became stable, but I was persuaded otherwise.

The Anniversary skin addresses Bootstrapskin's loading speed, I have removed the customised stylesheets and replaced with the default Bootstrap version, which has resulted in cutting the load speed in half. I have also removed jQuery-ui.js to help the skin play well with other popular extensions (i.e. Semantic Mediawiki and Semantic Forms).

Anniversary has also been updated to the very latest versions of Bootstrap (3.3.2) and Font Awesome (4.3.0).

A more detailed overview of the updates, installation instructions and how to apply the new styling features to wiki pages can be viewed at the demo.

View the demo here and download from here