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vaersaagod/instructions
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Adds an "Instructions" field type that can be used to render field instructions as native UI elements inside Matrix field layouts.

1.2.0(2y ago)28051MITPHPPHP ^7.2.5|^8.0

Since Aug 20Pushed 2y ago3 watchersCompare

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READMEChangelog (4)Dependencies (1)Versions (5)Used By (0)

Instructions plugin for Craft CMS
=================================

[](#instructions-plugin-for-craft-cms)

Adds an *Instructions* field type that can be used to render field instructions as native UI elements inside Matrix field layouts.

[![Screenshot](resources/img/instructions.png)](resources/img/instructions.png)

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

This plugin requires Craft CMS 3.5.5 or later.

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

To install the plugin, follow these instructions.

1. Open your terminal and go to your Craft project:

    ```
     cd /path/to/project

    ```
2. Then tell Composer to load the plugin:

    ```
     composer require vaersaagod/instructions

    ```
3. In the Control Panel, go to Settings → Plugins and click the “Install” button for Instructions.

Price, license and support
--------------------------

[](#price-license-and-support)

The plugin is released under the MIT license. It's made for Værsågod and friends, and no support is given. Submitted issues are resolved if it scratches an itch.

Changelog
---------

[](#changelog)

See [CHANGELOG.MD](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vaersaagod/instructions/master/CHANGELOG.md).

Brought to you by [Værsågod AS](https://vaersaagod.no)

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity20

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity63

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~442 days

Total

4

Last Release

762d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/2580dc72f65006fb038f68d3299615d97cdda269d0d487639a89cf2628b1176f?d=identicon)[vaersaagod](/maintainers/vaersaagod)

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Top Contributors

[![mmikkel](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/298510?v=4)](https://github.com/mmikkel "mmikkel (9 commits)")

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Tags

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