If you are an administrator for your FlexWiki server, you can change the look (or brand) of your WikiFederation. You can change two things: the about text that appears on the bottom-right [1] of every page and the the visual style used for pages (e.g., colors, fonts).

[1] This now appears to be near the top right of each page, as of FlexWiki.1.0.1569.26481.zip. -- StuartCelarier

Analysis

In the future, we should consider consolidating all namespace branding settings into one place. Currently, these settings exist in both the FederationConfigurationFile and ContentBaseDefinition files.

Changing the About text

In the FederationConfigurationFile [2] is information about your federation. One of the pieces of information in the configuration is a string of text that will be displayed in the About box on the bottom-right of every topic page. This text can be used to give visitors to your site a short description of how to use the site or what it's about. Note that each WikiBase in your federation also has its own description that appears even more prominently in the upper-right corner of the page. Remember to take advantage of that too. In your federation About text you should put text that applies to all of the namespaces on your site.

[2] Is this now the NamespaceMap.xml file? -- StuartCelarier

Certainly looks that way. I'm becoming convinced that this whole namespace, map, wikibase, federation thing needs to be clarified, rewritten and condensed in this project. -- JustinCollum

Tip

the text in the <About> element is treated as Wiki text, so you can use regular the FormattingRules to control how this looks as well as including links to other topics.

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <FederationConfiguration>
  ...
  <About>If you're new to Wiki, be sure to read OneMinuteWiki.</About>
  ...
 </FederationConfiguration>

Changing the visual style

You can change the colors, fonts, etc. used in displaying pages on the site by using StylesheetOverride.

Changing the "FlexWiki" text

Finally, you can also change the text that appears in the "FlexWiki" box at the top of the WikiPane. To do so, change the Title and/or Description properties in the ContentBaseDefinition file. You can also point to an ImageURL. For more information, see ContentBaseDefinition.