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Control layout type, categories, pagination, excerpt length, sorting order, date visibility, source visibility, and column layouts.<\/p>\n\n<pre><code>[wpyog_news layout=\"card\" columns=\"3\" limit=\"9\"]\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n<h4>External News &amp; Source Attribution<\/h4>\n\n<p>WPYog News supports curated external news workflows with external article URLs, source name display, source website links, favicon\/logo support, and proper source attribution. 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The plugin supports a List layout and a Card layout.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20display%20external%20news%20articles%3F\"><h3>Can I display external news articles?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. WPYog News supports external article URLs and source attribution.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20display%20source%20names%20and%20favicons%3F\"><h3>Can I display source names and favicons?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. You can display the source name, source URL, and source favicon\/logo for curated news articles.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20the%20plugin%20include%20a%20shortcode%20generator%3F\"><h3>Does the plugin include a shortcode generator?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. WPYog News includes a built-in shortcode generator for easy layout customization without coding.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20i%20filter%20news%20by%20category%3F\"><h3>Can I filter news by category?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes. News posts can be grouped and filtered using categories. 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