Wikivoyage:Vector 2022
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Vector 2022 is the Wikimedia Foundation's latest desktop skin which has been continually rolled out over WMF projects since 2022 – in large due to the previous skin, Vector 2010, not meeting the needs of 2022. However, due to many continuing issues, the English Wikivoyage was only forced to adopt the new skin in late 2024. In large, this new skin has a refurbished search bar, a more optimised header, more compatible for dark mode and will be the only skin available once the rollout of temporary accounts begin. A full list of FAQs can be found at mediawiki.org.
Turning Vector 2022 off
editThis isn't to say Vector 2022 isn't without its issues – and for long-term users this can be more of a hassle than it's worth. Some people may simply favour the look of the older Vector 2010 skin, it's simply a personal preference.
To switch back to the old skin locally, go to Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering and switch from "Vector (2022)" to "Vector legacy (2010)". Scroll to the bottom of the page and then click "Save". You also have the options to use other skins, such as Monobook, Timeless and MinervaNeue.
To switch back to the old skin globally (i.e. on all WMF projects unless a local exception is set), go to m:Special:GlobalPreferences#mw-prefsection-rendering and follow the same instructions as above.
Modifications
editModifications to ensure that it's better optimised for Wikivoyage can be found at MediaWiki:Vector-2022.css. Most of these changes are intended to be temporary until the development team behind Vector 2022 get around to addressing said issues, and have been added by public vote. Other suggested tweaks and changes to Vector 2022 that did not meet popular demand, have been made available to be picked-and-placed into your own CSS stylesheets if you so desire. To simply import all of said changes, navigate to either your local or global CSS-file, and insert the following two lines:
/* Importing Wauteurz' Vector-2022.css */
@import url('https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Wauteurz/global.css&action=raw&ctype=text/css');
Importing only Wikivoyage's custom code globally can be done by inserting these lines into your global CSS-file:
/* Importing Wikivoyage Vector-2022.css */
@import url('https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/MediaWiki:Vector-2022.css&action=raw&ctype=text/css');
Should you wish to pick and choose which modifications get applied, then steps detailing that process can be found here.
Bugs
editIf there are any bugs, please do not hesitate to ask at the travellers' pub. A phabricator ticket will likely be filed from there.