Guidelines

This wiki uses MediaWiki Formatting. (You can also get there from the sidebar with Help about MediaWiki / Formatting)

The following are the most common types of formatting.

Warning:

 * the editor of categories won't be available once created for deleting and editing. However, their content will be modified if new subcategories and pages get categorized underneath them. Be sure to do everything possible before submitting
 * A category will be different than a page. If a page and category have the same name, they'll have 2 separate URLs. Check the URL to make sure one's in the right place.

To make a new category, type in. Then add the title of the category after that. Separate words with a, underscore. Use the form Diagnosis entry/sandbox. Write in any additional content (like a description) before publishing.

To turn it into a subcategory, write  and fill in the category you want it under. It will automatically pop up there once finished under the  section of the category written in.

For pages:
To move a page underneath a category, go to, then the triple stacked bars (i.e. page options) and click on. Under, start typing in the category you would like to see this page under. If the category already exists, select that one. If not, you can create a new category (which will have its own, unique URL for this). If you want it in a subcategory, type in the category that is a subcategory. When you're finished, click on the name of the category. To add another category, type another one in and repeat. There's no limit to the number of categories a page can be under. To delete a category created, click on the category name. There will be a trash can icon to click on. Click  once done. To see the page under the category, go to the category URL and it will be seen under. This will be separated from the subcategories (as pages aren't categories, only categories are).

If you would like to use the source editor instead, type in   at the bottom for your product.

The format is  .

Only add one or two categories per page, and make sure a relevant category doesn't already exist before you create new ones.

Say you're making a repair guide for the new MacBook Pro, you'll want to add it to the   category.

But since Apple has many lines / series of laptops, you'll want to specify further by adding the   category as well.

If a brand does not have a wide product stack, further categorization is not necessary.

If your article applies to more than one or few products, it likely belongs in Category:Board Repair Guides.

If it's even more general than that, it belongs in Category:General Repair Guides.

Finally, if your article is a draft or lacking in detail, add it to the Stub category by inserting  at the top of the page.

Result:
Donate to the GoFundMe at the top of the page to signify it's a work in progress.

Deleting a page
Ask one of the [ wiki admins] in the Discord.

External links to other websites
Right to Repair fundraiser

Result:
Right to Repair fundraiser

Internal links in the wiki
Main Page

Standards page

Result:
Main Page

Standards page

If the link is red, either the link is wrong, or the page doesn't exist yet.

However if you want a page to redirect to another page, you can use the following:
 * 1) REDIRECT Target Page

Italic & Bold Font
In the source editor, use this format for them:
 * italic text
 * bold text
 * bold italic text

Result:

 * italic text
 * bold text
 * bold italic text

Line breaks
If you ever see in the editor, that is a line break.

Line breaks are added in for empty lines, as they aren't saved when using the  tab. To create them, go to the source editor, and type in  on a new line.

Louis Rossmann's Repair Videos
A project is underway to transfer information from all of Louis Rossmann's repair videos onto this wiki.

To avoid duplicating effort, we are using Google Sheets. Please mark videos as 'Done' when you have added their contents to the wiki, or confirmed that they are already on the wiki.

Searching through captions
You can find captions by video URL here

Ctrl+F and paste the part of the URL after. For example: QnowcxcO2-0

Making a minor change
Everyone starts small! If you want to add some information, fix typos or add a few links, go ahead.

Visit Stub Pages for a list of pages the most in need of contribution.

Once on a page, click  or   (recommended) in the top right of it to begin editing.

If you make a new page, you don't need to ask for permission, but make sure to list your sources and ask them for permission.

After you're done, you can give yourself or someone else credit by inserting

Making a major change
If you completely rewrite or reorganize a page, please let the people in  in  the Discord know!

It's also beneficial to add what you did (like info and format changes and whose work's impacted) in the discussion section of the page that's changed. This helps people either follow it if it's helpful or know how to undo the work if it's detrimental.

It's really good to consult the people whose work's being changed on the Repair Wiki, they worked hard on it and have it there for a reason - so they might not know it's happening and can defend keeping it if there's a valid reason that others aren't aware of.

Preformatted Text
These are typically used for displaying coding in a way that's separated from the rest of the content on a page, but technically anything can be added to these content boxes. To create some, go to the dropdown menu with the word  and select. From there, type in what you would like to see into the blue box that just got created. If you ever want to edit it, click on the box created and click  and then   when finished. here is an example

Renaming a page
Click  in the top right and click.

Note that if you move a category page, pages belonging to it will need to be recategorized manually.

From the tab:
Section headers are added by using equal signs. Each indentation to a new level gets an extra equals sign surrounding the name (i.e. Level 2 gets 2 equals signs on each side, Level 3 gets 3, etc.). Level 1 headers should not be used (i.e. =Example=).

Level 3 header
Text

From the tab:
Click on the dropdown menu with the word in it. There you can see the hierarchy of section levels. The order goes (from highest to lowest):  ->   ->   ->. To change content to that level, highlight the text, click on the dropdown menu, and make a section. It's also possible to use the shortcuts listed to the right of them to change to them after highlighting.

Tables
To add a classic Problem & Solution table, fill in the template named "ProblemTable" or use the source editor, starting by copying / pasting what's below:

Result:
To add a new row, simply define as many  and   parameters as needed.

Talk pages
Click on  in the top left to leave a comment, then add   to insert a user signature, like so:

It is probably easier to just use the Discord, but it's good for writing notes.

If you have suggestions for how to improve the wiki, you can leave them on Talk:Repair Wiki

Response
When responding to someone in the talk pages, do it on a new line and prefix your message with  to give it indentation.

This is the OP speaking. Patrolin (talk) 02:43, 5 May 2021 (PDT)
 * This is a response to OP. Karar (talk) 02:57, 5 May 2021 (PDT)
 * Here I've used double colon punctuation  to respond to the message above. Patrolin (talk) 03:00, 5 May 2021 (PDT)
 * Another response to OP. Karar (talk) 02:57, 5 May 2021 (PDT)

Templates
You can create your own template or find what's already created here Category:Formatting templates. Boilerplate templates are portions of information that get copied/pasted. If you edit the original, all the copies will change accordingly.

Titles
Titles tell you what is being looked at without having to click on it. To change them:


 * 1) Click   in the top right and click.
 * 2) Select from the dropdown category under.

Transclusion
You can include a page inside another page with.

Make sure to use  to not duplicate too much content (search engines don't like it).

Note:
Make sure the page or Template you're transcluding has its categories inside noinclude tags:

if you want to link to a category instead, colon symbol in front of it:

Uploading & Embedding Files
Click Upload File in the sidebar to upload files.

Once uploaded, insert either of the following at the top of the page:

or

Example:


Make sure to reference the image in the solution text, ie. "See Fig. 1".

You can search for images in the public domain here.

Viewing schematics and boardviews

 * Search for schematic and download a .pdf file
 * Search for boardview and download a .brd file
 * Open the .brd file in a Schematic viewer