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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.
Usage
To use the Articles module in a wiki page:
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{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:
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{BOX(bg=>white)}{MODULE(module=articles, more=y, max=5, start=1, title=Most Recent Articles, topic=!News+Help Wanted) /}{BOX}
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Produces on this site: | 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. |
Related Pages
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 Custom 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