Originin logo
Listy promo image

Documentation for Listy

Create full archive pages and/or related, featured, top posts lists inside Joomla! articles.

You can create meta profiles, order and turn parts of shown meta data on and off in the plugin parameters and translate the text strings the plugin uses.

Below you will find all the attributes you can use and combine in most cases to create all kinds of great custom lists.

Attribute Description Examples
profile= Show a list with a custom meta data profile and or order

{listy}profile=3::cats=1::count=5{/listy}
render= Show a list with dl(default), ul, ol HTML output

{listy}render=ul::cats=1::count=5{/listy}
class= Add a custom css class to the, dl, ul or ol

{listy}render=ul::class=green::cats=1::count=5{/listy}
count= Show a list of .. items

{listy}cats=1::count=5{/listy}
authors= Show items where author is .. userid

{listy}authors=1{/listy}

{listy}cats=1::authors=1,3,15{/listy}
secs= Show items where section is sectionid

{listy}secs=1{/listy}

{listy}secs=1,3,8::authors=1,3,15::count=5{/listy}
cats= Show items where category is categoryid

{listy}cats=1{/listy}

{listy}secs=1::cats=1,2::count=5{/listy}
posts= Show items where item is articleid

{listy}posts=1,3,5,7{/listy}

{listy}cats=2::posts=3,5{/listy}
years= Show items where created year is ..

{listy}cats=1,2::years=2010{/listy}

{listy}authors=2::years=2009,2010{/listy}
years=n-0 Always show items from this current year, n-0 = server date now - 0

{listy}cats=1,2::years=n-0{/listy}

{listy}authors=2::years=n-0{/listy}
years=n-1 Always show items from last year, n-1 = server date now - 1

{listy}cats=1,2::years=n-1{/listy}

{listy}authors=2::years=n-1{/listy}
months= Show items where created month is ..

{listy}cats=1,2::years=2010::months=1,2,3{/listy}

{listy}authors=2::years=2010::months=8{/listy}
months=n-0 Always show items from this current month, n-0 = server date now - 0

{listy}cats=1,2::months=n-0{/listy}

{listy}authors=2::months=n-0{/listy}
months=n-1 Always show items from last month, n-1 = server date now - 1

{listy}cats=1,2::months=n-1{/listy}

{listy}authors=2::months=n-1{/listy}
searchtitles= Show items where titles contains .. keyword

{listy}searchtitles=joomla{/listy}

{listy}authors=2::years=2010::searchtitles=joomla{/listy}
searchkeys= Show items where meta keywords contains .. keyword

{listy}searchkeys=joomla{/listy}

{listy}authors=2::years=2010::searchkeys=joomla{/listy}
searchdesc= Show items where meta description contains .. keyword

{listy}searchdesc=joomla{/listy}

{listy}authors=2::years=2010::searchdesc=joomla{/listy}

{listy}authors=2::years=2010::searchdesc=joomla::searchkeys=joomla{/listy}
order= Order items list on date, oldest, popular, alpha, newest <= default

{listy}cats=2::order=alpha{/listy}

{listy}searchdesc=joomla::order=popular{/listy}