Parameter Reference

Complete list of every module parameter as shown in the Joomla administrator, grouped by tab.

Categories (catid): Joomla article categories used as filters and as the content pool.
Include Child Categories (include_children): Include articles from nested child categories.
Exclude Categories (exclude_catid)
Exclude Article IDs (exclude_article_ids): Comma-separated article IDs.
Filter by Current Language (filter_language): Also limits the tag filter to tags used by articles in the active language (and All), and to tags whose Language is All or matches that language.
Featured Articles (show_featured): Show all, hide featured, or show only featured.
Items Per Load (count): Number of articles loaded per AJAX request (1–100).
RSS Feed Link (show_rss_feed_link): Adds RSS and Atom discovery links to the page head.
RSS Feed Category (rss_feed_category): Category used for the feed. Empty uses the first selected Content Source category.

Grouped in the admin form as Filter Panel, Category Filter, Search, Tag Filter, Author/Date/Custom Fields, and Sort/View/Reset.

Filter Panel

Filters Display (filters_display): Always show, Hide filters, or Toggle button.
Filters Toggle Default (filters_toggle_default): Open or Closed when Toggle button is used.
Sticky Filter Toolbar (sticky_toolbar)
Show Results Count (show_results_count)
Empty State Message (empty_state_message)
Shareable Filter URLs (enable_url_state): Writes only active filters to the query string, including category, tags, custom fields, author, date, sort, view, and page (for example ?scf_143_tag=16). Reset clears them.

Category Filter

Enable Category Filter (enable_category_filter): Set to No to hide the category filter and keep the rest.
Show All Filter (show_all)
Category Filter Style (category_filter_style): Tabs, Pills, or Dropdown.
Category Selection (category_selection): Single or Multiple.
Enable Subcategory Drill-down (enable_subcategory_filter): Single category mode only.

Search

Enable Search (enable_search)
Search Scope (search_scope): Title, Intro text, or Title and intro (text above the Read more break).

Tag Filter

Author, Date & Custom Fields

Enable Author Filter (enable_author_filter)
Enable Date Range Filter (enable_date_filter)
Frontend Custom Field Filter (custom_field_filter)
Custom Field Filter Label (custom_field_filter_label)
Custom Field Filter Input (custom_field_filter_type): Auto, Text, or Dropdown.
Second Custom Field Filter (custom_field_filter_2)
Second Custom Field Filter Label (custom_field_filter_2_label)
Second Custom Field Filter Input (custom_field_filter_2_type)

Default Filters

Default Category IDs (default_category_ids): Comma-separated category IDs for first load and Reset.
Default Tag IDs (default_tag_ids): Comma-separated tag IDs for first load and Reset.
Default Custom Field Value (default_field_value)
Default Second Custom Field Value (default_field_value_2)
Lock Default Filters (lock_default_filters): Hide and enforce defaults for category, tag, and custom field controls that have values set.

Sort, View & Reset

Enable Sorting (enable_sorting)
Allowed Sort Options (allowed_sort_options): Optional multi-select; leave empty for all Sort choices.
Grid/List Toggle (view_toggle)
Default View Mode (default_view_mode): Grid or List.
Show Reset Button (show_reset)
Reset Button Style (reset_display): Text or Icon.

Ordering (ordering): Default server-side sort field (publish date, created, modified, title, or manual ordering).
Direction (direction): Ascending or Descending.

Article Arrangement (layout_preset): Grid, News Portal, Magazine, List, Masonry, or Carousel.
Apply Preset Defaults (apply_preset_defaults)
Lead Story Mode (lead_mode): First result or Featured first.
Overlay Lead Automatically (overlay_lead_auto)
Section Headings on All (show_section_headings)
Columns (columns): Desktop columns (1–4).
Tablet Columns (columns_tablet): 1–3.
Mobile Columns (columns_mobile): 1–2.
Grid Gap (grid_gap): 0–64 px.
Loading Style (load_behavior): Load More Button or Infinite Scroll.
Prefetch Next Page (prefetch_next)

Theme Preset (theme_preset): Default or Dark.
Card Appearance (card_style): Default, Outlined, Flat, or Compact.
UI Corners (ui_corners): Rounded or Squared.
Accent Color (accent_color)
Card Background Color (card_bg_color)
Card Border Color (card_border_color)
Card Border Width (card_border_width): 0–8 px.
Card Radius (card_radius): 0–48 px.
Card Body Padding (card_body_padding): 0–48 px.
Card Shadow (Resting) (card_shadow)
Card Shadow (Hover) (hover_shadow)
Hover Lift (hover_lift): 0–16 px.
Equal Card Height (equal_card_height)
Button Style (button_style): Filled, Outline, or Text.
Image Ratio (image_ratio): 16:10, 4:3, 1:1, or 3:4.
Image Fit (image_fit): Cover or Contain.
Title Overlay on Image (title_on_image)
Image Hover Effect (image_hover_effect): None, Zoom, Brighten, or Grayscale.
Enable Image Lightbox (enable_lightbox)
Title Font Size (title_font_size)
Title Font Weight (title_font_weight)
Title Line Clamp (title_lines): 0–6 lines; 0 disables clamping.
Meta Font Size (meta_font_size)

Show Image (show_image)
Image Source (image_source): Intro then full, Intro only, Full only, Custom field only, or Custom field then intro/full.
Image Custom Field (image_custom_field): Field ID, name, or title.
Fallback Image (fallback_image)
Show Intro Text (show_intro)
Intro Text Format (intro_format): Plain text or Safe HTML.
Strip Content Plugin Syntax (strip_plugin_syntax): Yes (default) or No.
Intro Text Limit (intro_limit): Character limit; 0 shows full intro.
Use Fulltext When Intro Is Empty (intro_fallback_fulltext)
Show Category (show_category)
Show Date (show_date)
Show Modified Date (show_modified_date)
Date Format (date_format): Optional PHP date format string.
Show Author (show_author)
Show Tags on Card (show_tags_on_card)
Show Hit Count (show_hits)
Show Reading Time (show_reading_time)
Show Featured Badge (show_featured_badge)
Display Custom Fields (display_custom_fields)
Show Read More Link (show_readmore)
Read More Label (readmore_label)
Read More Target (readmore_target): Same tab or New tab.
Show Share Buttons (enable_share_buttons)
Title Heading Level (heading_level): H2, H3, H4, or H5.

Note: image_hover_zoom is a legacy hidden field kept for backward compatibility. Use Image Hover Effect instead.