Wiki source code of Step 4: Changing the logo and the panels
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4.1 | 1 | {{toc start="2"/}} |
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2.1 | 3 | = Changing the logo and the panels = |
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7.1 | 5 | Changing the logo and the panels are the first actions you are likely to undertake when starting a new wiki. The following explanations apply to the Flamingo skin. |
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26.3 | 7 | The following explanations provide you with basic guidelines. Please refer to [[the skin page>>xwiki:Documentation.UserGuide.Features.Skins]] and [[the complete skinning guide on XWiki.org>>xwiki:documentation.xs.admin.skins.WebHome]] if you're willing to heavily customize your wiki. |
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4.1 | 9 | {{info}} |
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24.1 | 10 | **Hint:** open links in a new tab in order to keep this page available for reference throughout the process. |
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4.1 | 11 | {{/info}} |
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2.1 | 13 | == Changing the logo == |
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| 15 | Many methods can be used to change your wiki's logo. The method described here is the simplest of all: | ||
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25.1 | 17 | 1. Edit the currently used Flamingo Theme (by going to ##Administration > Look & Feel > Themes > Color Theme > Customize##) The default Flamingo Theme on a new instance is named ##Iceberg##. |
| 18 | 1. Go the the "Logos" section of the theme variables | ||
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10.2 | 19 | 1. Click on the "Choose an attachment" button, just beneath the ##@logo## variable. |
| 20 | 1. Select from one of the existing image attachments on the theme page. | ||
| 21 | 1. Otherwise, if you'd like to upload a new logo image, click "Browse", choose a file from your computer and then click "Upload and select".((( | ||
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23.2 | 22 | {{image reference="LogoFlamingo.png" width="650px"/}} |
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7.1 | 23 | ))) |
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2.1 | 25 | == Changing your wiki's background color == |
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7.1 | 27 | If you're using the Flamingo skin, you can also change your wiki's background color pretty easily: |
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13.1 | 29 | * Go to the currently used Flamingo Theme as before |
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22.3 | 30 | * Change the ##@body-bg## color from the “Base color” section in the editor |
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10.2 | 31 | * Click on the "Save & View" button at the bottom of the page. Your wiki is now running under a new color scheme!((( |
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23.2 | 32 | {{image reference="BaseColorsFlamingo.png" width="960px"/}} |
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7.1 | 33 | ))) |
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2.1 | 35 | == Changing your wiki's panels == |
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26.6 | 37 | See [[Select the Panel Columns Displayed>>documentation.xs.admin.panels.select-columns.WebHome]] |
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26.4 | 39 | See [[Arrange the Panels in a Column>>documentation.xs.admin.panels.arrange-columns.WebHome]]. |
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19.1 | 41 | {{success}} |
| 42 | **Next: [[Step 5 Creating new users>>CreatingNewUsers]]** | ||
| 43 | {{/success}} |
