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Poncho Release status: stableCategory:GPL licensed skinsCategory:Stable skins
Latest version	14.0 (2025-02-27)
MediaWiki	1.39+
PHP	7.4+
License	GNU General Public License 3.0 only
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Quarterly downloads	0
Public wikis using	7 (Ranked 120th)
Public wikis using as default skin	2
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Poncho is a skin for MediaWiki that features:

• Clean, responsive and modern layout
• Fixed header and table of contents
• Breadcrumbs integrated to the title
• Dark mode
• Read mode
• Compact page actions
• Categories styled like tags

It also has a few limitations:

• Untested support for RTL languages
• Untested accessibility support

Installation

• Download and place the file(s) in a directory called Poncho in your skins/ folder.
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadSkin( 'Poncho' );
  

• Done - Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the skin is successfully installed.

Configuration

Poncho is designed to work out of the box and has no configuration options.