Old Wiki

Changes the Wikipedia user interface to the beautiful old vector layout. Is also applied to the other international Wikimedia pages.

What is Old Wiki?

'Old Wiki' is a Chrome extension designed to transport users back in time by converting the current Wikipedia interface to its lovable old vector layout. It adds '?useskin=vector' to each HTTP request, effectively transforming the UI. The extension is easily applicable to other international Wikimedia pages, ensuring the uniformity of the user experience across different languages.

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By: adlerzei

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Users: 3,000+

Rating: 4.68 (31) ▼ 0.12

Version: 1.3.0 (Last updated: 2023-02-06)

Creation date: 2023-01-22

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
declarativeNetRequest

Host permissions:

*://*.wikipedia.org/*
*://*.wiktionary.org/*
*://*.wikiquote.org/*
*://*.wikibooks.org/*
*://*.wikisource.org/*
*://species.wikimedia.org/*
*://*.wikinews.org/*
*://*.wikiversity.org/*
*://*.wikivoyage.org/*
*://commons.wikimedia.org/*

Size: 19.00K

Email: ch*****@gmx.net

Ranking

# 16384 ▼ 6

Other rankings

#546 in Accessibility ▲ 2 #1 in wiki keyword 8 #53 in wikipedia keyword 25 ▼ 5

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Not available on Edge

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

This extension simply changes Wikipedia interface to the beautiful old vector layout by adding "?useskin=vector" to the end of each HTTP request. It is also applied to the other international Wikimedia pages.

User reviews

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Pros

Improves the user experience by reverting to the old Wikipedia layout
Does exactly what it is supposed to do effectively
Allows users to change language topics easily
Users appreciate the extension for restoring a familiar interface

Cons

Stopped working for some users
Does not function correctly when opening Wikipedia from external sources
Some users believe this option is unnecessary as Wikipedia has a built-in setting

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