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# Copy the monobook directory and name it with the name of your skin, exempli gratia: mywikiskinhappy;# Copy the MonoBook.php file and name it with the name of your skin, exempli gratia: MyWikiSkinHappy.php;# Edit MyWikiSkinHappy.php and change the class name to SkinMyWikiSkin, exempli gratiaSkinHappy: <source lang="php">class SkinMyWikiSkin SkinHappy extends SkinTemplate;</source># In MyWikiSkinHappy.php, change make the other template class to have your skin name together with the word 'Template, exempli gratia': <source lang="php">class MyWikiSkinTemplate HappyTemplate extends QuickTemplate;</source># In MyWikiSkinAlso in Happy.php, make the references to the skin match the names: <source lang="php"> function initPage( &$out ) { SkinTemplate::initPage( $out ); $this->skinname to have a string value of your skin name, exempli gratia: = 'mywikiskinhappy';// matches the physical directory name# In MyWikiSkin.php, make $this->stylename to have a string value of your skin name, exempli gratia: = 'mywikiskinhappy';// matches the physical directory name# In MyWikiSkin.php, make $this->template to have a string value of your skin name properly capitalised with the word Template, exempli gratia: = 'MyWikiSkinTemplateHappyTemplate';// matches the template class name }</source># In your mywikiskin happy directory edit the image and CSS filesuntil your heart is content;# Edit and customise MyWikiSkinHappy.php as you please;# In LocalSettings.php set $wgDefaultSkin = 'mywikiskin'.