Hi,
I have never modify the database for that.. .cannot help on that side...
But, here is a copy of the skins section of my LocalSettings.php:
## Default skin: you can change the default skin. Use the internal symbolic
## names, ie 'standard', 'nostalgia', 'cologneblue',
'monobook':
$wgDefaultSkin = 'vector';
# To remove various skins from the User Preferences choices
$wgSkipSkins = array("chick", "cologneblue", "myskin",
"nostalgia", "simple", "standard", "modern",
"monobook");
$wgAllowUserSkin = false;
It sets the default skin to Vector for everyone.
It puts on a blacklist the other ones I have on the site.
And (anyway), it disallow the users to be able to change the skin in the Preferences.
But I just discovered that $wgAllowUserSkin is depreciated and replaced by $wgHiddenPrefs
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgAllowUserSkin
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgHiddenPrefs
so:
$wgAllowUserSkin = false;
replaced by (?) :
$wgHiddenPrefs[] = 'chick', 'cologneblue', 'myskin',
'nostalgia', 'simple', 'standard', 'modern',
'monobook';
See also:
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgHiddenPrefs
Hope this help ;-)
Ciao !
From: danb(a)VistaPrint.com
To: mediawiki-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 20:00:53 +0000
Subject: [Mediawiki-l] Hidden skin preference, but still skins are being changed
In our MediaWiki 1.18.1 system, user skin preferences are mysteriously changing. Any
advice?
Our admins set everybody to use the Vector skin and hid all the other skins in
LocalSettings.php, like so:
$wgDefaultSkin = 'vector';
// We want the Vector JavaScript & CSS page links to show up in My Preferences,
// so don't use $wgHiddenPrefs[] = 'skin'. Hide skins individually.
$mySkipSkins = array(
'chick',
'standard',
'cologneblue',
'modern',
'monobook',
'myskin',
'nostalgia',
'simple',
);
$wgSkipSkins = array_merge($wgSkipSkins, $mySkipSkins);
We also removed all "skin" rows from the user_properties table by database
delete command. Nevertheless, some users get the monobook skin sometimes, and we are
seeing rows created in user_properties, sometimes blank, and sometimes with up_value =
'monobook'.
mysql> select * from wp_user_properties where up_property = 'skin';
+---------+-------------+----------+
| up_user | up_property | up_value |
+---------+-------------+----------+
| 537 | skin | |
| 1341 | skin | |
| 559 | skin | |
| 1327 | skin | |
| 659 | skin | |
+---------+-------------+----------+
Users are not setting their skin on purpose to cause this -- something is happening
behind their backs. Does anybody have any idea why this is happening, and how to prevent
anyone from getting other skins applied? Thanks.
DanB
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