Skins help customise the appearance of Mahara ePortfolio page(s). Skins are available to create or alternatively a certain number of public skins are available on the Mahara ePortfolio platform.

Favouriting a skin in Mahara is necessary if you wish to apply a public skin to your portfolio. In order to do so:
  1. Navigate to the menu on the top left corner.
  2. Select Skins from the Create menu dropdown. This will launch the Skins dashboard.Skins option from Create dropdown menu available to select from the main menu list
  3. All Skins will automatically be visible on the dashboard.
  4. Skins that are owned by you, will be indicated by the Edit, Download and Delete icons visible on the bottom of the Skin tile.Mahara Skins dashboard with two skins in view highlighting a personal skin has edit, download and delete buttons available
  5. Public skins are available to use by all users and will be indicated by a Heart icon on the bottom of the skin tile.                                  Mahara Skins dashboard with two skins in view highlighting public skin has the favourite button available
  6. In order to use a public skin, click on the Heart icon. The skin is now favourited and available to apply on your own personal portfolio(s).Mahara Skins dashboard with two skins in view highlighting public skin that has been favourited
See How to apply a skin to a Mahara ePortfolio for information on how to apply a favourited skin to your Mahara ePortfolio.