Wikimedia Foundation website/Using theme

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The theme used for the Wikimedia Foundation website is freely licensed and available for use by others within the Wikimedia movement.

Theme setup[edit]

The theme utilizes a basic WordPress setup and should be compatible with most WordPress configurations.

Theme location[edit]

A mirror of the theme's files are available on Wikimedia's GitHub repository.

Plugins[edit]

These plugins are required to get full functionality of the theme:

While not required for the theme to function, the Wikimedia Foundation makes use of these WordPress plugins:

Steps to customize[edit]

Once you have installed the theme on your WordPress site, you should take these minimum steps to distinguish your site from the Wikimedia Foundation website.

  1. Replace homepage banner
    • This can be done by replacing the header.svg file in the theme's /assets/src/svg/ directory
  2. Replace Wikimedia Foundation logo in footer and site icon with your logo
    • This can be done under the Customization area of the Appearance section
      • The footer logo is located under the Footers section
      • The site icon (favicon) is located under the Site Identity section
  3. Replace Wikimedia Foundation logo in header with your logo
    • This can be done by replacing the logo-horizontal.svg file in the theme's /assets/src/svg/individual/ directory and run GULP

Notification of intention to use[edit]

Please reach out to the Wikimedia Foundation Communications department (talktocomms(_AT_)wikimedia.org) if you intend to use this theme for a Wikimedia site, including Wikimedia movement affiliate sites. Depending on your needs, we may be able to send you resources to assist with your efforts.