UCX implementation[]
Hi! I’m Héctor, one of the Fandom Community Managers. I’m here to talk with you about the upcoming changes we will experiment on the wikis when the new UCX will be released. As a result, we’ll have to adapt the current content - mainly the design and implemented code - to ensure they’re compatible and operational.
Specifically talking, the UCX will mainly affect the Frontpage, the design (logo, background, favicon, themes), the CSS/JS used and some templates that should adapt their look to it. While the wiki will still be migrated some weeks later, I’m here to work alongside you to anticipate all the work regarding review, improvements and adaptation to the new skin.
If you agree, I’ll start soon, reviewing the mentioned elements and describing to you what work should be done. For the case of the design, I can work with the future version, that will be working once the wiki will be migrated. Regarding the frontpage, templates and the code, I can work and implement the changes now, to have them properly working both in the present and the future, but having all the changes done in advance.
Let me know if you have any comments about it and we can explore together the upcoming changes. Thanks! --CuBaN VeRcEttI (Contact) 18:10, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
- Sounds great. For the styles, I rewrote them for FandomMobile to match the skin and want to adopt them for FandomDesktop to have a similar design. Maybe its possible to use them for it, instead of the current styles. My Discord DMs are open for Fandom/Gamepedia if you have questions to me. - Magiczocker (talk) 18:20, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
- Awesome! So it seems you already started! I didn't check what you did here, but I'm doing in the next days and I can detail what else would be needed. --CuBaN VeRcEttI (Contact) 18:24, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
- Hi again! I've been checking some of the current stuff and how the wiki will look with the UCX. I've already re-uploaded the logo and favicon to be working when the wiki will be migrated. I also adapted the dark theme to be similar to the current one, and I also created a combination of light theme for the people who will choose it. You can make some tweaks once the wiki will be migrated. Apart from that, I've found some stuff that needs to be fixed/improved to be properly working with UCX. It can be done now, or later when the wiki will be migrated, but I suggest the first option. You will be able to see a mockup of the wiki working with UCX in about 2 weeks.
Frontpage[]
- Is not showing the custom font for headers and buttons. I assume it will be working if you move the font from hydradark.css to common.css
- The Versions section has the items too close, and the texts are overlapped.
- The background of the sections is a bit dark to combine with the grey color of the text of the light theme. We should choose a background color that would fit with both grey and white colors for both themes.
CSS/JS[]
I didn't check with a lot of details the mediawiki pages, but it seems the wiki looks almost the same on the UCX. The only missing part is the custom font for headers. Regarding JS, what exact features have you enabled?
Templates[]
I basically saw the infobox used in UnderMine, and apart from it I don't know if you have any other template (especially navboxes, tables,... those that have some CSS to style their design). Talking about the game infobox:
- The width is smaller in the UCX and some labels (Release dates) and data (platforms) are hidden. We should reduce the size of the font.
- The background colors for the labels and content are too dark to combine with the light theme text color (as in the frontpage sections).
For now, this is all what I've found on your wiki. We can work together making the explained changes and you will take a look to the UCX version in some weeks, and then we'll have the wiki "ready" for the migration without any other setback. Thanks! --CuBaN VeRcEttI (Contact) 15:22, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
- Its intended that no custom font is loaded on FandomMobile, as its looks better without. All infoboxes can be found on Template:Infobox see also and all navboxes on Template:Navbox see also. The wiki only use custom JS for the SaveGenerator (gadget), which can be found on the sidebar. - Magiczocker (talk) 15:48, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
- As said above, I would like to use the mobile styles for desktop, as they fit better with the new modern skins. Are you allowed to share a screenshot of the new desktop skin with UnderMine CSS styles on Discord DM? It would help me with fixing some of the styles that you mentioned above. - Magiczocker (talk) 15:55, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
- What I want to add to the last comment is, that we also use JavaScript for the Template:LoadBox. This template is used for our navboxes (eg. Template:Navbox-artifacts). - Magiczocker01 (talk) 16:19, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
Opt-in release[]
Hello again! As we have announced in our new blog, the opt-in exploration is available to you now! You can basically take a look at the main areas of the wiki, but as I explained the main things you should keep into account are the frontpage, the tables and their style, and other templates like infoboxes and navboxes. All of this, always thinking about the option of switching between the light and dark theme and all the content should be readable and adapted to both at the same time. In addition, all the wikis have to create a combination of colors for the light and dark theme, using the ThemeDesigner tool, and also re-upload the logo and favicon, and optionally the background (but it will work differently as header background, so it’s up to you what we’ll do with it on your wiki).
I already adapted the content and code to be compatible with FandomDesktop (the new skin), and also created the 2 themes and re-uploaded the assets. You can perfectly make any change to the ThemeDesigner and/or the Mediawiki pages, but I really encourage you to talk with me first. I’ve been adapting it, and I put some concrete stuff (colors in the ThemeDesigner, code in the MW pages and in one page but not another) for concrete reasons (basically to have all compatible with both themes), so to be more practical I think it’s better if we discuss about any proposal/issue/preference you could find/want before make changes. Thanks for everything! --CuBaN VeRcEttI (Contact) 20:46, 1 June 2021 (UTC)