Mobile devices automatically switch to the mobile skin. Mobility is supported by Wikimedia with the extension MobileFrontend and the corresponding mobile skin Minerva. Vector has been further developed for mobile devices, but is not fully responsive. The Wikimedia Foundation has lost sight of the development of a new standard skin for MediaWiki. But contrary to my hopes a few years ago, unfortunately not much has changed here. Personally, I think the Vector design is no longer up to date. Individual skins integrate functions of the corresponding semantic extensions into the skin or adapt the design so that there are no visual breaks. Semantic support: Many wikis use Semantic MediaWiki to work with metadata.The power user who wants to work with the wiki finds such skins rather problematic, because he can only access important functions with additional clicks. This makes the pages more attractive for web presences and the “mobile first” skins are more beautiful – especially for the reader. Editing functions move into the background to avoid overloading the small screens and reduce complexity. Navigation: The orientation towards mobile has significant consequences for layout and design.Mobile: How do the skins support mobile applications? Many skin developers rely on standard HTML, CSS and JavaScript frameworks like Bootstrap or Zurb to create responsive “Mobile First” skins.When comparing new MediaWiki skins, you always come across three themes:
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