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Chameleon Release status: stable
Description	Provides a flexible responsive skin using Bootstrap 4
Author(s)	Stephan Gambke
Maintainer(s)	Professional Wiki
Latest version	4.2.1 (2023-01-30)
Compatibility policy	Master maintains backwards compatibility.
MediaWiki	1.35+
PHP	7.4+
Composer	mediawiki/chameleon-skin
License	GNU General Public License 3.0 or later
Download	GitHub: project page git repository URL [help ] commit history README on GitHub Changelog on GitHub
Example	See below
Hooks used LocalisationCacheRecache SetupAfterCache
Hooks provided ChameleonSkinTemplateOutputPageBeforeExec ChameleonNavbarHorizontalPersonalToolsLinkText
Public wikis using	243 (Ranked 28th)
Public wikis using as default skin	195
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Chameleon is a highly customizable responsive MediaWiki skin that uses Bootstrap 4.

Chameleon logo

It currently provides five different layouts to choose from. Each layout is defined in an XML file and as such easily adaptable to your needs.

Documentation

The documentation is available on GitHub:

1. Installation, Update, De-Installation
2. Customization
   • Layout of page elements
   • Changing styles: Fonts, Colors, Padding etc.
   • Migrating from Chameleon 1.x
3. Release Notes
4. Testing
5. How to contribute
6. Credits
7. Contact

Commercial support is available via Professional Wiki, the maintainer of Chameleon.

Screenshots

• 
  Whole page in standard layout
• 
  Navigation menu
• 
  Language menu
• 
  Using the NavHead layout

Examples

Examples of Chameleon 4 or later

• Wiki Valley
• Secret Wiki ( with custom "layout.xml" and custom components)
• Maps extension wiki
• demo.wiki-valley.com ( with a custom layout)
• BetaArchive Wiki
• Marketing United

Examples of Chameleon 3 or later

• Rhizome ArtBase

Examples of Chameleon 1 or earlier

• Semantic-MediaWiki.org
• semantic.wiki
• Docupedia-Zeitgeschichte ( in German)
• OGD Cockpit
• Dizionario Italiano
• Wikifab
• Physiopedia ( the static frontpage is not part of the skin)
• Koch-Wiki ( With automatically opening menus.)

For many more examples see Chameleon's page on WikiApiary

See also

Other skins and extensions related to the Bootstrap framework:

• Category:Skins based on Bootstrap - Overview of skins based on the Bootstrap framework

• Extension:Bootstrap - Provides the Bootstrap framework to MediaWiki

• Extension:BootstrapComponents - Provides further components to the Bootstrap framework for MediaWiki

This skin is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: BlueSpice Canasta Miraheze MyWikis ProWiki semantic::core WikiForge WikiTide This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this skin even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm.