Content Display

Content Display

• Content to Display (content_mode): Title, Intro Text, or Both.
• Character Limit (numChar): Truncate text (10–1000 characters).
• Read More Text (readMore): Optional suffix such as … read more.
• Read More as Link (readmore_as_link): Render read more as a separate link.
• Link Title to Article (link): Make the headline clickable.
• Open in New Tab (link_target): Global default for article links.
• Add nofollow to Links (link_nofollow): Add rel="nofollow" to links.
• Show Date (show_date): Display article date before headline.
• Date Field (date_field): Use published, created, or modified date.
• Date Format (date_format): PHP date format or language string such as DATE_FORMAT_LC3.
• Show Category (show_category): Display article category name.
• Show Badge (show_badge): Display a badge before headlines.
• Badge Text (badge_text): Default badge label such as BREAKING.
• Show Label (show_label): Show or hide the label pill.
• Trigger Content Plugins (triggerevents): Run content plugins on article intro text.
• View All Link URL (view_all_url): Optional link inside the ticker bar.
• View All Text (view_all_text): Label for the view-all link. Default: View all.
• Empty State Message (empty_text): Shown when no items are available.

Custom Item Subform Fields

Available when Content Source is Custom or Mixed:

• Ticker Text (item_text): Headline text (required).
• Link URL (item_link): Optional click-through URL.
• Badge Text (item_badge): Per-item badge override.
• Show From (item_start): Optional start date/time.
• Show Until (item_end): Optional end date/time.
• Pin Item (item_pinned): Keep item at the top.
• Open in New Tab (open_in_new_tab): Per-item link target override.