Thread:Project:Forum/How do I edit the sidebar? Which file should I look at?/reply (5)

As far as I know they're not available in Monobook, and would require programming changes.

They are currently available in the Vector skin, but I'm afraid I don't know since when. The Vector skin in your version, 1.16, doesn't seem to have them.

Quite probably, the most advisable way for you to proceed and obtain them would be an upgrade to the latest version of MediaWiki, 1.17, and adopting the Vector skin as default. This would be preferable to customising it, because if it is customised you'll then have to carry the customisation forward on every future upgrade.

Generally, it is wise to learn to upgrade your wiki and maintain it updated, so sooner or later you'll probably end up having to do it anyway. I would start now.

But maybe someone more knowledgeable can provide a workable alternative.