Module:Information/doc

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This is the documentation page for Module:Information

This module is rated as ready for general use. It has reached a mature form and is thought to be bug-free and ready for use wherever appropriate. To reduce server load and bad output, it should be improved by sandbox testing rather than repeated trial-and-error editing.

This module is subject to page protection. It is a highly visible module in use by a very large number of pages, or is substituted very frequently. Because vandalism or mistakes would affect many pages, and even trivial editing might cause substantial load on the servers, it is protected from editing.

Uses Lua:

This module uses TemplateStyles:

Module:Information/styles.css

Module providing back-end for {{Information}} template.

Examples

Code

Render

Test simple case:

{{#invoke:Information|information
|description    = description
|date           = 2026-05-02
|source         = {{own}}
|author         = author
|permission     = permission     
|other versions = <gallery>File:Image-x-generic - black.svg</gallery>
}}

DescriptionInformation/doc	description
Date	2 May 2026
Source	own
Author	author
Permission (Reusing this file)	permission
Other versions

Test case with missing source, author and description:

{{#invoke:Information|information
|description    = 
|date           = 2026-05-02   
|source         = 
|author         = 
}}

DescriptionInformation/doc	This file has no description, and may be lacking other information. Please provide a meaningful description of this file.
Date	2 May 2026
Source	This file is lacking source information. Please edit this file's description and provide a source.
Author	This file is lacking author information.