MediaWiki:Common.css
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/* 1. Apply the banner image globally across the entire screen width */
body {
background-color: #f4f1ea !important; /* Base site color below the header */
background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45)), url('https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_banners/2049672463005474816/1778779323') !important;
background-repeat: no-repeat !important;
background-size: 100% 160px !important; /* Spans 100% width, locked to 160px tall */
background-position: top center !important;
}
/* 2. Clear out Vector's old-school default background blocks */
#mw-page-base, #mw-head-base {
background-image: none !important;
background-color: transparent !important;
height: 160px !important;
}
/* 3. Shift the left sidebar (and your logo) up so it cleanly overlays the banner art */
#mw-panel {
position: absolute !important;
top: 0 !important;
padding-top: 20px !important; /* Gives the logo a clean breathing room from the screen edge */
z-index: 100 !important;
}
/* 4. Shift the action links/tabs down to look integrated with the layout style */
#right-navigation, #left-navigation {
margin-top: 110px !important;
}
#p-personal {
top: 10px !important; /* Keeps login/utility links perfectly lined up at the top-right */
}
/* 5. Force the header text and navigation labels to be white for high visibility */
#p-personal ul li a,
.vectorTabs li a,
#p-search h3,
.vectorMenu h3 span,
#mw-panel div.portal h3 {
color: #ffffff !important;
text-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) !important;
}
/* 6. Make left navigation links below the banner dark again so they stay readable */
#mw-panel div.portal div.body ul li a {
color: #0645ad !important;
text-shadow: none !important;
}
/* 7. Clean up the native button styling so it embeds seamlessly */
.vectorTabs, .vectorTabs li, .vectorTabs li a {
background-image: none !important;
background-color: transparent !important;
border: none !important;
}
.vectorTabs li.selected a {
background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) !important;
border-radius: 4px;
}