Template:Instruction/doc

Template:Instruction documentation

Purpose

This template stores machine-readable metadata for pages in the [[Instructions:]] namespace.

The PHP backend reads this metadata through template parameter parsing in wiki_parse_json_block() and wiki_normalise_template_meta(). The most important fields for context assembly are:

• id
• type
• requires
• tags
• status
• priority
• canonical
• applies_to
• task_type
• include_by_default

Usage

{{Instruction
|id=example-page
|type=workflow
|applies_to=Sources
|task_type=create
|priority=high
|status=active
|canonical=true
|include_by_default=no
|requires=Instructions:World Bible,Instructions:Schema/Source Page
|tags=example,workflow
}}

Field notes

id

Stable machine-readable identifier.

type

Common values include core, workflow, schema, style, and reference.

applies_to

Common values include mixed, Encyclopedia, Sources, Talk, and Instructions.

task_type

Common values include create, edit, analyze, summarize, and system.

requires

Comma-separated list of page titles. The PHP backend splits this field on commas and uses it for dependency traversal.

tags

Comma-separated list of tags.

canonical

Use true/false or yes/no.

include_by_default

Use yes only for pages intended to be loaded into most context bundles.

Backend compatibility

• Keep requires comma-separated.
• Keep tags comma-separated.
• Do not replace Instructions:Config with template-only metadata; that page still needs its JSON block.