Cybersalt Articles Module Maxxed is a free Joomla 5 / 6 system plugin that adds a "Skip first N articles" setting to Joomla's core articles modules. Set Skip to 5 and the module shows articles 6 through 10 instead of starting at the most recent. Joomla doesn't have this setting built in, even though there are plenty of times you want it. The most common one is when you've got a list of articles at the top of a page and a module below that needs to pick up where the list left off.
Why this exists
Joomla's mod_articles, mod_articles_category, and mod_articles_latest modules all start at the most recent article. There's no built-in way to skip the first few. So if you've got a category-blog page that already shows five articles up top and you want a "More articles" row underneath showing the next five, the module's own settings can't get you there. Set the count to 5 and it just shows the same five again. Drop this plugin in and you get a Skip field next to Number of Articles. Set both to 5, and your "More articles" module shows articles 6 through 10.
What it can do
The Skip field appears on three core articles modules:
| Module | Joomla 5 | Joomla 6 |
|---|---|---|
mod_articles (the unified module, added in J5.2) |
โ 5.2+ | โ |
mod_articles_category (legacy, still supported in J6) |
โ | โ |
mod_articles_latest (legacy, still supported in J6) |
โ | โ |
The plugin's own settings let you turn the field off on module types you don't want it on, so you can keep it scoped to whichever ones you actually use.
Installing it
- Download the release zip from the link near the top of this page.
- In Joomla admin, go to System โ Install โ Extensions and upload the zip.
- That's it. The plugin auto-enables on first install. Open any Articles module to see the new field.
Using it
- Edit any Articles module. The new Skip first N articles field appears in the Module tab, right next to Number of Articles.
- Set both Number of Articles and Skip first N articles to the same number, like 5. Your "more articles" module shows articles 6 through 10 instead of 1 through 5.
- Set Skip to 0 to disable the offset on that module instance. The field stays available so you can change your mind later.
The plugin looks for <ul> or <ol> elements whose class contains mod-list or mod-articles-items, which is what Joomla's core layouts use. If a template override uses a different structure (for example, a series of <div>s or a CSS grid of <article>s), the plugin can't find a list to strip from and the module shows all count + skip articles instead. If you hit that on a real site, open an issue and a configurable selector can be added in a future release.
Open source
Cybersalt Articles Module Maxxed is open source under GPL-2.0-or-later. The full source, issue tracker, and release downloads live at github.com/cybersalt/cs-articles-module-maxxed.
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