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Module articles

Use the Articles module to include a list of articles in a wiki page. Unlike the last_articles and top_articles modules and the plugin PluginArticles, the Articles module will show only the article's title.

Module articles

Usage

To use the Articles module in a wiki page:

{MODULE(module=articles,max=XXX,topic=XXX) /}

Where:

Parameter	Value	Description	Default	Optional	Version
max	numeric	The maximum number of articles to display	10	optional
topic	topic name to include; separate multiple names with "+"; place "!" in front of topic name or list to exclude	Show or exclude articles of a specific topic	any	optional
topicId	topic Id to include; separate multiple Id's with "+"; place "!" in front of Id or list of Id's to exclude	Show only articles of a specific topic In tiki>8, if topicId=0, will show the articles of the topic of the current article.	any	optional
sort	column_asc or column_desc	Sort	publishDate_desc	optional
lang	language abbreviation like en	Show only articles of the language	any	optional
more	y or n	Show a "More..." to the Articles Homepage at bottom of list	n	optional
type	article type to include; separate multiple types with "+"; place "!" in front of type or list of types to exclude	Show only articles or the type	any	optional
start	numeric	Skips this many articles before the list starts	0	optional
categId	category ID	Show only articles having this category	any	optional
showcreated	y or n	shows date of creation	n	optional	2.0
showpubl	y or n	shows publication date	n	optional	4.0
title	string	customize the header for the list (use title="" for no title)	Articles	optional	3.0

If you want to show all the articles of the topic a or the topic b, tou need to use topic=a+b. If you want not to display the articles except those with topic a or b, you need to use topic=!a+b. The same feature and syntax applies for topicId and type.

Example

This code:

{BOX(bg=>white)}{MODULE(module=articles, more=y, max=5, start=1, title=Most Recent Articles, topic=!News+Help Wanted) /}{BOX}

Produces on this site:

Most Recent Articles

More...

Note that article types News and Help Wanted are excluded, the first article of an included type is skipped, and a custom title is used. Click on the "More..." link for the complete list of articles to see how the articles were filtered.

See these pages for information that applies for all modules:

Module--Overall introduction and overview
Module Admin--Introduction to the module admin pages for site-wide and individual module settings
- Assigning Modules--How to select a module to configure it
- Module Settings Interface--Interface for configuring individual module settings
- Module Settings Parameters--Explanation of standard parameter settings for modules
- Creating User Modules--How to create user modules
Index of Modules--Links to the documentation of individual modules
User modules--how (if the feature is active) users can choose and place their modules
Mods Type Modules--links to modules that are installed as components