Five-minute install

1. Check your version

Open Special:Version and note whether MediaWiki is 1.43, 1.45 or 1.46.

2. Download the matching ZIP

• 1.43 LTS → v0.6.0-REL1_43
• 1.45 → v0.6.0-REL1_45
• 1.46 → v0.6.0-REL1_46

Download from Releases.

3. Put it in skins/Chroma

Extract the ZIP so that:

skins/Chroma/skin.json

exists — not skins/Chroma/Chroma/skin.json.

4. Enable it in LocalSettings.php

Add at the end:

wfLoadSkin( 'Chroma' );
$wgDefaultSkin = 'chroma';

Save and refresh.

5. Open Preferences

Log in and visit:

Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering

Under Appearance you can change:

• theme color: teal / blue / green / violet / rose / amber / indigo / lime;
• scheme: system / light / dark;
• layout: app / reading;
• reading mode.

The top-bar Display options menu has the same quick switches.

Next

• Installation: full steps and troubleshooting
• Configuration: change defaults
• Themes & color: colors
• Interface & navigation: what each control does