Thread:Project:Support desk/I see search results page instead of article/reply (17)

I'm not totally sure about the difference in MediaWiki versions (I've just started getting involved in this software), but here's what my Special:Version page says. Installed software

I've got the Parser Functions extension running, and the skin that all users are running is Vector.

I don't know if I can answer your question about the reason the sidebar looks the way it does.