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How to make skin:Vector responsive?

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79.183.193.18 (talkcontribs)

MediaWiki 1.38.2 website without any non-core extensions or skins installed.

Skin:Vector not responsive by default but I understand from its webpage that there is an experimental way to make responsive.

1) Should I just add wgVectorResponsive = true; to LocalSettings.php?

2) Is this experimental option SEO friendly from your experience? Would you recommend not using it and preferring another approach to get screen-responsivness?

79.183.193.18 (talkcontribs)

Adding $wgVectorResponsive = true; to LocalSettings.php didn't make the website responsive.

Jonathan3 (talkcontribs)

Maybe you need to upgrade Vector? Just a guess.

79.183.193.18 (talkcontribs)

@Jonathan3

What do you mean? My MediaWiki is already 1.38.2 which is latest.

Jonathan3 (talkcontribs)

I don't use Vector and have to upgrade my skin when I upgrade mediawiki. It sounds from what you said that this isn't relevant to you.

79.183.193.18 (talkcontribs)

@Jonathan3 What do you mean by upgrade your skin?

As far as I know, skins are upgraded (or not, it depends if there is anything in the skin to upgrade) whenever you upgrade MediaWiki.

Jonathan3 (talkcontribs)
79.183.193.18 (talkcontribs)

@Jonathan3 Of course, I meant only to core skins.

Anyway I misunderstand the point you were trying to make even after visiting that link.

79.183.193.18 (talkcontribs)

@Bawolff in great plea, your kind help.

79.183.193.18 (talkcontribs)

I don't want to install MobileFrontend so I desperately seek a solution without it.

Bawolff (talkcontribs)

I dont know why $wgVectorResponsive isnt working. It works on wikipedia. Maybe you need the user preference.


You could also try a different skin like Timeless or Minerva.

2A03:C5C0:107C:AF99:0:0:6392:922E (talkcontribs)

Awolff, what user preferenace? I want it for all users whatsoever.

Malyacko (talkcontribs)
79.183.193.18 (talkcontribs)

Oh, I get it now.

This "responsive mode" was already on all that time, but it is very far from giving the full scale responsiveness that Skin:Timeless gives or that the combination of Vector with Minerva_Neue gives.

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