Verba listing query: source, card contents, pagination

This article covers functionality available to customers on the Pro version.

This page covers what a listing shows and where its posts come from. How it looks is in Customizing the look of a listing.

#Where the posts come from

Follow the page. With Archive Mode on, the listing shows the posts of the archive it sits on: a category's posts on a category page, the results on a search page. Only sorting and the count stay adjustable, and one template can serve every archive. Archive Mode is offered on the block and the Elementor widget.

Its own query. You decide what appears:

Source: Latest, Random, Handpicked (the posts you pick, in your order), Sticky Posts, Reviews, or Sponsored.
Filters: Categories, tags, and authors to include or exclude, a post format, and a date range.
Sorting: Order By and Order.
Count: Posts Per Page, Offset, Ignore Sticky Posts, Exclude Current Post, and Avoid Duplicates.

Two listings on one page drawing from the same source show the same posts: the newest article appears twice, three rows apart. Turn on Avoid Duplicates on the second listing, which skips posts already shown by listings above it, or give it an Offset.

Exclude Current Post is off by default. Turn it on for a listing you place on a post page, so it never recommends the article the reader is on.

The Count group of the query settings with posts per page, offset, Ignore Sticky Posts, Exclude Current Post, and Avoid Duplicates — The Count group in the query settings.

Term listings work the same way in their own terms: which terms to take, how many, in what order, and whether to show empty ones.

#What the card shows

Card Parts picks the pieces: thumbnail, format view, category, title, excerpt, meta, read more, review score, and a counter. The meta row has its own parts: author, date, reading time, and counters.

Title and excerpt can be limited by Max Lines, by Trim Length in words or characters, or both. A line limit is what keeps cards in a row the same height.

#Pagination

Turn on Pagination, then pick a Mode:

Numbered: For large archives, and for search engines, which follow page links. Dynamic (no page reload) loads pages in place.
Load More Button: For browsing, where the reader chooses to continue.
Infinite Scroll: For long feeds.

Infinite scroll on an archive of twenty posts solves a problem you don't have, and it keeps the footer out of reach, which is where people look for your contact details.

Pagination exists on the grid listing type only.

#Post formats

The listing knows about post formats. A gallery, a video, an audio post, a podcast, or a 3D object can play right on the card, set per format in the Post Format group. See Post formats.

#AI Mode

With the AI Blog integration active, the query gains AI Mode: AI picks the posts for this listing from an AI Preset you choose, with a fallback for when the preset returns nothing. Tell Readers It Is AI decides whether the listing says so. See AI Blog integration.

#Why some settings disappear

The fields shown depend on the listing type and card type. A carousel has no card type, a ticker has no pagination, a card with no thumbnail has no thumbnail settings.

Can one listing show posts from several categories?

Yes. Categories: Include takes more than one, and posts from any of them qualify.

How do I keep the post I'm reading out of a listing?

Turn on Exclude Current Post on that listing.

Last updated 8 Oct 2026

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