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Components & Modifications

Components are the building blocks of any layout. They are the functional units of the website, like the logo or the navigation bar. There are also four special component types - structure, grid, row and cell - that define the general layout of the page and assign the other components their place on the page. Modifications can be added to most components to change their general behavior.

The following components and modifications are available:

Structure

The root element of any layout.

Example usage

<structure xmlns="https://github.com/ProfessionalWiki/chameleon/layout/1.0">
  ...
</structure>

Attributes:

  • xmlns:

    • Allowed values: URI of XML namespace definition
    • Optional.

    Ignored by the skin itself, but may be specified to validate the layout. See Layouts.

Allowed Parent Elements:

None.

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Grid
  • Any component

Grid

The grid system is used for creating page layouts through a series of rows and cells. While it is possible to place components outside of a grid it is not recommended.

Example usage

<grid>
  ...
</grid>

Attributes:

  • mode:

    • Allowed values: String (fixedwidth|fluid)
    • Default: fixedwidth
    • Optional.

    Use fixedwidth for a responsive fixed width layout. Use fluid for a full width layout, spanning the entire width of the viewport.

  • id:

    • Since Chameleon 3.3.0
    • Allowed values: Any string
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The id that should be assigned to the grid element.

  • class:

    • Allowed values: Any string
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the grid element.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Row
  • Any modification

Row

Use rows to create horizontal groups of cells. Content should be placed within cells, and only cells may be immediate children of rows.

Example usage

<row>
  ...
</row>

Attributes:

  • id:

    • Since Chameleon 3.3.0
    • Allowed values: Any string
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The id that should be assigned to the row element.

  • class:

    • Allowed values: Any string
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the row element.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Cell
  • Any modification

Cell

Holds components.

Example usage

<cell>
  ...
</cell>

Attributes:

  • id:

    • Since Chameleon 3.3.0
    • Allowed values: Any string
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The id that should be assigned to the cell element.

  • class:

    • Allowed values: Any string
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the cell element.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Row
  • Any component
  • Any modification

Component Container

This component will wrap its content elements in a <div>. It may be used to assign a CSS id or class for styling purposes.

Example usage

<component type="Container" class="foo bar">
  ...
</component>

Attributes:

  • id:

    • Since Chameleon 3.3.0
    • Allowed values: Any string
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The id that should be assigned to the <div> element.

  • class:

    • Allowed values: Any string
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the <div> element.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any component
  • Any modification

Component FooterIcons

A list containing the "powered by" icons.

Example usage

<component type="FooterIcons"/>

Attributes:

  • class:

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the top-level html element of this component.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Component FooterInfo

A list of footer items (last modified time, view count, number of watching users, credits, copyright). Does not include so called places (about, privacy policy, and disclaimer links).

Example usage

<component type="FooterInfo"/>

Attributes:

  • class:

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the top-level html element of this component.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Component FooterPlaces

A list containing links to places (about, privacy policy, and disclaimer links).

Example usage

<component type="FooterPlaces"/>

Attributes:

  • class:

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the top-level html element of this component.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Component Html

This component allows insertion of raw HTML into the page.

Example usage

<component type="Html"><![CDATA[
  <b>Hello World!</b>
]]></component>

Attributes:

None.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Component LangLinks

Language links are links which connect an article with related articles in other languages within the same Wiki family.

See also: Manual:Interwiki

Example usage

<component type="LangLinks" />

Attributes:

  • class:

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the top-level html element of this component.

  • flatten

    • Allowed values: Boolean (yes|no)
    • Default: no
    • Optional.

    Whether the list of languages should be flattened, i.e. its items should appear not in a submenu, but as elements of the top structure.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Component Logo

The Logo component displays the logo of the wiki as defined in $wgLogo.

The alternative text of the image is set to the sitename of the wiki as defined in $wgSitename. Depending on the addLink attribute the logo may link to the main page of the wiki. The name of the main page of the wiki is defined in the mainpage message and can thus be modified on the Mediawiki:Mainpage page of the wiki.

Example usage

<component type="Logo" addLink="yes" />

Attributes:

  • class:

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the top-level html element of this component.

  • addLink:

    • Allowed values: Boolean (yes|no)
    • Default: yes
    • Optional.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Component MainContent

The main content of the page, the wiki article itself.

Includes:

  • Title: title of the page
  • Subtitle: used for various things like the subpage hierarchy
  • Tagline: usually something like "From WikiName", hidden by default, used for printing
  • Undelete message
  • Page status indicators: icons that provide quick information about the status of the article
  • Article text
  • Data after content: Additional text block useable by extensions
  • Category links

Example usage

<component type="MainContent"/>

Attributes:

  • class:

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the top-level html element of this component.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Component Menu

An additional menu.

The structure of the menu can be specified either in a MediaWiki message or directly in the layout file. The format is the same as that of the MediaWiki sidebar, except that a third component is allowed that can contain a class string that should be set on the menu item link. This can be used to show an icon in front of the menu item.

This component is intended to be used inside a NavbarHorizontal component. It will work in other places, but will require additional styling effort.

Example usage

Using the message MediaWiki:Secondary-menu:

<component type="Menu" message="secondary-menu" />

Using an inline description:

<component type="Menu" >
  * SomeMenuLabel
  ** SomeMenuItem
  * # | AnotherMenuLabel | fas fa-egg
  ** SomeURL | SomeMenuItemLabel | fas fa-splotch
</component>

Attributes:

  • message

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The name of the MediaWiki message that holds the menu description.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Component Message

Displays a MediaWiki message.

Since Chamaleon 3.4.0

Example usage

To display the message MediaWiki:MyMessage:

<component type="Message" name="MyMessage" />

Attributes:

  • name:

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: -

    The message name without the MediaWiki: prefix.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Component NavbarHorizontal

A horizontal navbar that takes its contents from its child elements.

Example usage

From navhead.xml:

<component type="NavbarHorizontal">
	<component type="Logo" position="head"/>
	<component type="NavMenu" flatten="navigation" showTools="no" showLanguages="no"/>
	<component type="PageTools" position="right" hideSelectedNameSpace="yes"/>
	<component type="SearchBar" position="right"/>
	<component type="PersonalTools" position="right"/>
</component>

Add "Menu" text next to the toggler button:

<component type="NavbarHorizontal" showTogglerText="yes">
	<!-- ... -->
</component>

Attributes:

  • class:

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the top-level html element of this component.

  • collapsible:

    • Allowed values: Boolean (yes|no)
    • Default: yes

    If the navbar shall collapse on small screens.

  • fixed:

    • Deprecated. Use the Sticky modification instead.
    • Allowed values: Boolean (yes|no)
    • Default: no

  • showTogglerText:

    • Since Chameleon 3.3.0
    • Allowed values: Boolean (yes|no)
    • Default: no
    • Optional.

    Displays text next to the toggler icon. The text is defined in the system message chameleon-toggler.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

Component NavMenu

A menu containing the sidebar items.

Does not include the search bar. Toolbox and language links can be included optionally.

This component is intended to be used inside a NavbarHorizontal component. It will work in other places, but will require additional styling effort.

Example usage

Using the message MediaWiki:Secondary-menu:

<component type="NavMenu" flatten="navigation"/>

Attributes:

  • flatten

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    A semicolon-separated list of section names that are to be flattened, i.e. whose menu items should appear not in a submenu, but as elements of the top structure.

    A comma-separated list may also be given in the message MediaWiki:skin-chameleon-navmenu-flatten instead. If both the message and this attribute are found, the message takes precedence.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Component NewtalkNotifier

A message to a user about new messages on their talkpage. Usually goes something like "You have a new message (last change)."

Example usage

<component type="NewtalkNotifier"/>

Attributes:

  • class:

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the top-level html element of this component.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Component PageTools

A component containing content navigation links (Page, Discussion, Edit, History, Move, ...)

Example usage

<component type="PageTools" buttons="ve-edit,history"/>

Attributes:

  • class:

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the top-level html element of this component.

  • hideSelectedNameSpace

    • Allowed values: Boolean (yes|no)
    • Default: no
    • Optional.

    If set the link to the current page will not be shown among the page tools.

  • hideDiscussionLink

    • Allowed values: Boolean (yes|no)
    • Default: no
    • Optional.

    If set the link to the discussion page will not be shown among the page tools.

  • buttons

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: edit
    • Optional.

    The actions that will be shown as a button on the navbar directly. They will also be removed from the PageTools drop-down.

    This attribute will be ignored if the PageTools are not a child element of a NavbarHorizontal.

    Among others, possible actions are:

    • delete
    • edit
    • formedit
    • history
    • move
    • protect
    • purge
    • talk
    • undelete
    • unprotect
    • unwatch
    • ve-edit
    • view
    • watch

    Note that button for actions, that are not valid for a given page will be omitted automatically. So in the above example, the visual-editor edit action button will only be shown for pages in a valid visual-editor namespace.

    Note also, that the buttons will be shown in the order provided in the buttons attribute. In the example above, history would be the last action right before the ellipsis.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Integration with VisualEditor

Visual Editor has a late-executed javascript function, that replaces the content of certain page tool action links. Unfortunately, that also concerns corresponding buttons, you indicated to show.

The solution is to remove the corresponding tab messages from the Visual Editor configuration in your LocalSettings.php. So for example:

    wfLoadExtension( 'VisualEditor' );
    $wgVisualEditorTabMessages['editsource'] = null;
    $wgVisualEditorTabMessages['createsource'] = null;

Component PersonalTools

A component containing the personal tools like link to user page and user's talk page, preferences, watchlist, etc. Also shows the new talk notifier, when applicable.

Example usage

<component type="PersonalTools"/>

Attributes:

  • class:

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the top-level html element of this component.

  • hideNewtalkNotifier

    • Deprecated.
    • Allowed values: Boolean (yes|no)
    • Default: no
    • Optional.

    If set the newtalk notifier will not be shown.

    This attribute has no effect when used inside the NavbarHorizontal component.

    This attribute was introduced to keep backwards compatibility. If the PersonalTools component is used, it is recommended to always set this attribute to yes and use an independent NewtalkNotifier component.

  • showEcho:

    • Since Chameleon 3.2.0
    • Allowed values: String (icons|links)
    • Default: icons
    • Optional.

    Use icons to render Echo links as icons that trigger popups (default Echo behavior). When the parent is NavbarHorizontal the Echo icons will be displayed next to the dropdown. Use links to render Echo links as normal links without popups.

  • showUserName:

    • Since Chameleon 3.4.0
    • Allowed values: Boolean (yes|no)
    • Default: no
    • Optional.

    If set the logged in user's real name (if available) or username will be shown next to the dropdown icon.

    This attribute applies only when used inside the NavbarHorizontal component.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Component SearchBar

The search bar.

Example usage

<component type="SearchBar"/>

Attributes:

  • class:

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the top-level html element of this component.

  • buttons:

    • Allowed values: String (search|go|search go)
    • Default: search go
    • Optional.

    The buttons that should be shown with the search bar.

  • placeholder:

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: using the MediaWiki search text
    • Optional

    The placeholder to show in the search field when the user has not enetered anything yet

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Component Silent

This component does not output anything. It may be used as a placeholder during development.

Example usage

<component type="Silent"/>

Attributes:

None.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Component SiteNotice

The wiki's site notice.

Example usage

<component type="SiteNotice"/>

Attributes:

  • class:

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the top-level html element of this component.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Component Toolbox

The MediaWiki toolbox contains various links. Some are general links like a link to a list of Special Pages so a user always has a way to access them. Others are page-sensitive links like permalinks, printable links, block links, feed links, and a link to a list of pages linking to the current page.

Example usage

<component type="Toolbox" />

Attributes:

  • class:

    • Allowed values: String
    • Default: -
    • Optional.

    The class (or classes) that should be assigned to the top-level html element of this component.

  • flatten

    • Allowed values: Boolean (yes|no)
    • Default: no
    • Optional.

    Whether the list of tools should be flattened, i.e. its items should appear not in a submenu, but as elements of the top structure.

Allowed Parent Elements:

Allowed Child Elements:

  • Any modification

Modification HideFor

A modification that allows to hide the parent component if the condition specified by the attributes is fulfilled.

This is a restrictive filter. It will hide the component if all of the attributes match. However, the attributes containing lists of values will match, if one of the values matches.

Example usage

<modification type="HideFor" permission="edit" namespace="NS_MAIN, NS_TALK" />

This will hide the parent component of the modification if the user has the edit right and the current page is in the 'Main' or 'Talk' namespace.

Attributes

  • group

    • Allowed values: String value
    • Example: group="emailconfirmed, autoconfirmed"

    A comma-separated list of user groups for which the component should be hidden.

    It is generally not advised to use the group attribute, as it bypasses the permission system. Use permission instead.

  • permission

    • Allowed values: String value
    • Example: permission="createpage, createtalk"

    A comma-separated list of user permissions for which the component should be hidden.

  • namespace

    • Allowed values: String value
    • Example: group="NS_MAIN, NS_TALK"

    A comma-separated list of namespaces for which the component should be hidden. The namespaces may be specified as namespace constants or as namespace index numbers.

Modification ShowOnlyFor

A modification that allows to show the parent component only if the condition specified by the attributes is fulfilled.

This is a permissive filter. It will show the component if any of the attributes match.

Example usage

<modification type="ShowOnlyFor" permission="edit" namespace="NS_TALK" />

This will show the parent component of the modification if the user has the edit right or if the current page is in the 'Talk' namespace (or both).

Attributes

  • group

    • Allowed values: Any string
    • Example: group="emailconfirmed, autoconfirmed"

    A comma-separated list of user groups for which the component should be shown.

    It is generally not advised to use the group attribute, as it bypasses the permission system. Use permission instead.

  • permission

    • Allowed values: Any string
    • Example: permission="createpage, createtalk"

    A comma-separated list of user permissions for which the component should be shown.

  • namespace

    • Allowed values: Any string
    • Example: group="NS_MAIN, NS_TALK"

    A comma-separated list of namespaces for which the component should be shown. The namespaces may be specified as namespace constants or as namespace index numbers.

Modification Sticky

A modification that will ensure that the parent component stays always visible when the user scrolls.

Example usage

<modification type="Sticky" />

This will make the parent component of the modification stick to the page.

Attributes

None.