Old Wiki icon

Old Wiki

by adlerzei · Accessibility
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

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

Users
4,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.4 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
51
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#15K
#13K among extensions
Version
1.4.0
updated 14 Jan 2025

Users

monthly, 3 years
6002,3004,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 4,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
73052Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 51 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Old Wiki

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

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months0+0.0%−1−0.01
1 year+1,000+33.3%+12+0.05

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Old Wiki appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
wiki#2+1
wikipedia#220

Version history

5 versions recorded
1.4.014 Jan 2025
1.3.06 Feb 2023
1.2.04 Feb 2023
1.1.023 Jan 2023
1.0.022 Jan 2023

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
22 Jan 2023
Size
21 KB
Languages
en-US
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
cphagceemhgokfclmbnkpfkmchbfnclb

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 3, likelihood 0
Permissions
storagetabsdeclarativeNetRequest
Site access
*://*.wikipedia.org/**://*.wiktionary.org/**://*.wikiquote.org/**://*.wikibooks.org/**://*.wikisource.org/**://species.wikimedia.org/**://*.wikinews.org/**://*.wikiversity.org/**://*.wikivoyage.org/**://commons.wikimedia.org/*and 5 more

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