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Joomla tag filtering not working

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Hi,
I'm using latest zentools2 version (1.1.4) and I have problems to display articles filtered by tags.

I've created a new zentools2 module and set:
Layout: list
Content source: Joomla tags
Item layout: title + introtext
Module layout and settings: "none" as theme

In content tab I choosed:
Count: 5
Order: alphabetical
Display child tags: No
Select tags: I've choosed 1 tag

All other settings are defaults.

In the module output I would expect to have 5 articles with assigned the tag I choosed, but the only thing I get is the tag name with a link to the tag page.

What am I doing wrong?
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Hi

I've just set this up myself locally and instead gone

"Select a layout" - filter
"Select a content source" as Joomla
"In Module layout and settings" chosen tag

I can go into more detail if you need more information

Cheers
Paul
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Thanks, I see what's your point. This is the same thing that was available on the old Zentools, but it's not what I require.

I don't want to show the user a list of tabs where to filter articles based on tags.
I want to show an accordion or list module with joomla articles filtered by tags & categories (choosen in backend by me), instead to filter them only by categories.

Apart from that, if in "Module layout and settings" I choose
"Filter type: Tags"
I get all untagged articles displayed without any filter bar, while if I add in "Active item on load" one of my tags, nothing is displayed.
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Hi there,

We have the option to sort items based on their tag in the admin scheduled for a future release. I can't give you a timeframe on when that will happen but it's certainly in our list of todos.

For your other issue:
The filter type: tags doesn't refer to the content that gets referenced it refers to how the content (set in the content tab) is displayed.
Thanks
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