Content Settings
Open your module and use the Content Settings tab.
- Content Source — Joomla Articles or Custom Cards
- Category — one or more article categories (articles source)
- Order Results — Published Date, Created Date, Modified Date, Ordering, Hits, or Random
- Order Direction — Ascending or Descending (hidden when Random is selected)
- Number of Cards — how many cards to load (1–40, default 8)
- Featured Articles — Show, Only, or Hide
- Filter by Tags — optional multi-tag filter
- Exclude Current Article — hide the article currently being viewed (useful on single-article pages)
- Trigger Plugin Events — run content plugins on article intro text
- Custom Cards — repeatable rows when source is Custom Cards:
- Card Title (required)
- Card Image — optional media field
- Card Link — optional URL
- Card Body — editor HTML
Tip: Use intro images plus a short excerpt length for clean Classic cards.