Josh: Remove emoji

2026-09-30T22:24:00Z

Remove emoji

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Josh: Search tips tested on the live wiki: phrase and trailing * work; prefix:, intitle: and insource: do not, and -word does not exclude; namespace filter via Special:Search; drop tombstoned Category:Schematics, list manufacturer manual categories

2026-09-30T10:47:47Z

Search tips tested on the live wiki: phrase and trailing * work; prefix:, intitle: and insource: do not, and -word does not exclude; namespace filter via Special:Search; drop tombstoned Category:Schematics, list manufacturer manual categories

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	== Basic ~~Search~~ ==		== Basic search ==
			Use the search box at the top of every page. Type your query and press Enter or click the search icon.

	~~Use the '''search bar'''~~ at ~~the top of every~~ page. ~~Type your query and press Enter or click the search icon~~.		* Search looks at page titles and page text.
			* Results are ranked by relevance.
			* Matching page titles are suggested as you type. Pick one to go straight to that page.

	* Searches look at '''page titles and content'''		== Search tips ==
	* Results are ranked by relevance		The wiki uses MediaWiki's standard search. It supports:
	* Suggested matches appear as you type

	== Search ~~Tips~~ ==

	{\| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"		{\| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
	\|-		\|-
	! Technique !! Example !! What ~~It Does~~		! Technique !! Example !! What it does
	\|-
	~~\| '''Exact phrase''' \|\| <code>"capacitor replacement"</code> \|\| Finds pages with that exact phrase~~
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~'''Exclude words'''~~ \|\| <code>~~Macintosh -Performa~~</code> \|\| ~~Excludes~~ pages ~~mentioning Performa~~		\| Exact phrase \|\| <code>"capacitor replacement"</code> \|\| Finds pages with those words together, in that order
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~'''Namespace filter'''~~ \|\| <code>~~prefix:Help:~~</code> \|\| ~~Only searches Help pages~~		\| Word ending \|\| <code>Amstr*</code> \|\| Finds words that start with "Amstr"
	\|-		\|-
	\| ~~'''Category search'''~~ \|\| ~~Browse~~ [[:Special:~~Categories~~]] \|\| ~~Find~~ pages ~~by category~~		\| Other namespaces \|\| [[Special:Search]], then choose the namespaces under ''Advanced'' \|\| Searches Help, project, file or category pages as well as articles
	\|}		\|}

	== ~~Useful~~ Special ~~Pages~~ for ~~Finding Content~~ ==		Operators from Wikipedia's search, such as <code>intitle:</code>, <code>insource:</code> and <code>prefix:</code>, do not work here, and a minus sign does not reliably exclude a word. To list pages whose titles start with some text, use [[Special:PrefixIndex]].

			== Special pages for finding content ==

	{\| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"		{\| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
	\|-		\|-
	! Page !! What ~~It Shows~~		! Page !! What it shows
			\|-
			\| [[Special:AllPages\|All pages]] \|\| Every page on the wiki, alphabetically
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Special:~~AllPages~~\|~~All~~ Pages]] \|\| ~~Every page on the wiki, alphabetically~~		\| [[Special:PrefixIndex\|Pages by prefix]] \|\| Pages whose titles start with given text
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Special:Categories\|All ~~Categories~~]] \|\| Every category		\| [[Special:Categories\|All categories]] \|\| Every category
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Special:NewPages\|New ~~Pages~~]] \|\| Recently created articles		\| [[Special:NewPages\|New pages]] \|\| Recently created articles
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Special:RecentChanges\|Recent ~~Changes~~]] \|\| Latest edits across the wiki		\| [[Special:RecentChanges\|Recent changes]] \|\| Latest edits across the wiki
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Special:WantedPages\|Wanted ~~Pages~~]] \|\| Pages that are linked but ~~don't~~ exist yet		\| [[Special:WantedPages\|Wanted pages]] \|\| Pages that are linked but do not exist yet
	\|-		\|-
	\| [[Special:~~Search~~\|~~Advanced Search~~]] \|\| ~~Full search with namespace~~ and ~~date filters~~		\| [[Special:ListFiles\|File list]] \|\| Uploaded images and PDFs
	\|}		\|}

	== Finding Service Manuals ==		== Finding service manuals ==
			Service manuals and schematics are grouped by manufacturer:
			* [[:Category:Service Manuals]]: all service documentation
			* [[:Category:Apple Service Source]], [[:Category:IBM Service Manuals]], [[:Category:Atari Service Manuals]], [[:Category:Commodore Technical Manuals]], [[:Category:Acorn Service Manuals]], [[:Category:Amstrad Service Manuals]], [[:Category:Sega Service Manuals]], [[:Category:Nintendo Service Manuals]]
			* Schematic sets: [[:Category:Commodore PET 2001 Schematics]], [[:Category:Sega Schematics]]

	~~Service manuals and schematics are organised in categories:~~		Each hosted manual has its own page describing what it contains. To search for a manual by title, include the word "manual" or "service" in the search, for example <code>Quadra 900 service</code>.
	* '''[[:Category:Service Manuals]]''' — all service documentation
	* '''[[:Category:Schematics]]''' — all board schematics
	* Browse by ~~manufacturer: [[:Category:Nintendo Service Manuals\|Nintendo]]~~, ~~[[:Category:Sega Service Manuals\|Sega]]~~, ~~etc~~.

	== See ~~Also~~ ==		== See also ==
	* [[Help:Contents\|Help ~~Contents~~]]		* [[Help:Contents\|Help contents]]
	* [[Special:Search\|Advanced ~~Search~~]]		* [[Help:Categories]]
			* [[Special:Search\|Advanced search]]

	[[Category:Help]]		[[Category:Help]]

Josh: Created Help:Searching guide

2026-03-26T21:13:09Z

Created Help:Searching guide

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__TOC__
{{CategoryHeaderBox
| title = 🔍 Searching the Wiki
| subtitle = Tips for Finding What You Need
}}

== Basic Search ==

Use the '''search bar''' at the top of every page. Type your query and press Enter or click the search icon.

* Searches look at '''page titles and content'''
* Results are ranked by relevance
* Suggested matches appear as you type

== Search Tips ==

{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
|-
! Technique !! Example !! What It Does
|-
| '''Exact phrase''' || <code>"capacitor replacement"</code> || Finds pages with that exact phrase
|-
| '''Exclude words''' || <code>Macintosh -Performa</code> || Excludes pages mentioning Performa
|-
| '''Namespace filter''' || <code>prefix:Help:</code> || Only searches Help pages
|-
| '''Category search''' || Browse [[:Special:Categories]] || Find pages by category
|}

== Useful Special Pages for Finding Content ==

{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
|-
! Page !! What It Shows
|-
| [[Special:AllPages|All Pages]] || Every page on the wiki, alphabetically
|-
| [[Special:Categories|All Categories]] || Every category
|-
| [[Special:NewPages|New Pages]] || Recently created articles
|-
| [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]] || Latest edits across the wiki
|-
| [[Special:WantedPages|Wanted Pages]] || Pages that are linked but don't exist yet
|-
| [[Special:Search|Advanced Search]] || Full search with namespace and date filters
|}

== Finding Service Manuals ==

Service manuals and schematics are organised in categories:
* '''[[:Category:Service Manuals]]''' — all service documentation
* '''[[:Category:Schematics]]''' — all board schematics
* Browse by manufacturer: [[:Category:Nintendo Service Manuals|Nintendo]], [[:Category:Sega Service Manuals|Sega]], etc.

== See Also ==
* [[Help:Contents|Help Contents]]
* [[Special:Search|Advanced Search]]

[[Category:Help]]

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Josh: Remove emoji

Josh: Search tips tested on the live wiki: phrase and trailing * work; prefix:, intitle: and insource: do not, and -word does not exclude; namespace filter via Special:Search; drop tombstoned Category:Schematics, list manufacturer manual categories

Josh: Created Help:Searching guide