Articles Field is packed with options, giving you control over how it works and behaves. Here is the full list of the options you can find when creating and setting up a Custom Field of type "Articles" (articles) and "Articles - Linked" (articleslinked) .
Articles
| Multiple | Allow multiple values to be selected. |
| Multi-Select Style | Show the multi-select field as a standard dropdown field or an advanced field based on checkboxes. |
Articles - Linked PRO
This field will show articles linking to the current article (via other Articles Fields).
| Linked Fields | Select the Articles Fields through which other articles are linking to the current article. |
Filters
Filter by Categories
| Categories | Select the categories to limit the articles by. Only articles under these categories will be displayed. You can also select "Current" to make it use the category set in the current article. |
| Include child items | Also include child items of the selected items? Options: No, Yes, Only |
Filter by Tags PRO
| Tags | Select the tags to limit the articles by. Only articles that have any of these tags will be displayed. |
| Include child items | Also include child items of the selected items? Options: No, Yes, Only |
Filter by Language PRO
| Language | Select the language to limit the articles by. Only articles assigned to this language will be displayed. You can also select "Current" to make it use the language set in the current article. |
Filter by Authors PRO
| Users | Select the users to limit the articles by. Only articles created by these users will be displayed. |
| Ignore for Administrators | Select to ignore the filter field for administrators (users with core admin rights). |
Filter by Custom Fields PRO
| Custom Field | Select the custom fields to limit the articles by. You can limit articles for up to 3 custom fields. |
| Field Value | Only articles having the given values for the given custom fields will be displayed. |
Sort Order
| Primary Sort Order | Order items will be displayed in. Options: Ordering, ID, Title, Alias, Hits, Created Date, Modified Date, Published Date, Featured State, Category Order, Category Title |
| Primary Order Direction | Sort order. Descending is highest to lowest. Ascending is lowest to highest. |
| Secondary Sort Order | Order items will be displayed in. Options: Ordering, ID, Title, Alias, Hits, Created Date, Modified Date, Published Date, Featured State, Category Order, Category Title |
| Secondary Order Direction | Sort order. Descending is highest to lowest. Ascending is lowest to highest. |
Output Limit PRO
| Limit | Set the maximum number of articles to show on the frontend. Set to 0 to show all. |
Layout
| Layout | Select the layout to use. You can override this layout in the component or template. Options: Title, Title + Custom Field, Custom HTML PRO |
| Link Title | For Layout: Title, Title + Custom Field: Select to add a link to the article titles. |
| Custom Field | For Layout: Title + Custom Field: Select the custom field value to use. |
| Custom HTML | For Layout: Custom HTML Set a custom HTML as the layout for each element. You can use [data] tags to output available article data. |
| Separator | Choose a separator for multiple elements. You can also opt to not have any separator. |
Input Select Options
These options only affect the article select field for the Custom Fields of type "Articles" (articles). They do not affect the frontend display.
| Show Unpublished Articles | Select to show unpublished articles in the field select. These will only show on the frontend output when they get published. Options: No, Yes |
| Show Category Title | Select to show the name of the Category near the title of the article in the article select field. This only applies when the select includes articles from multiple categories. |
| Grouping | Select how you would like the articles to be grouped in the article select field. (This does not affect the frontend display). Options: None, Category |