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title: Portal Taxonomy Topic widget instance options form
description: Instance options enable you to configure the Portal Taxonomy Topic widget on a portal page.
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# Portal Taxonomy Topic widget instance options form

Instance options enable you to configure the Portal Taxonomy Topic widget on a portal page.

|Instance option|Description|
|---------------|-----------|
|Title|Required title of a Portal Taxonomy Topic widget. The default text is `Browse topics`.|
|Description|Required subtitle that appears after the title. The default text is `Navigate through topics to explore our services and resources`.|

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Instance option

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Max topic cards to display

</td><td>

Number of topic cards to appear by default on the widget.The default value is 8.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Display icon for topics

</td><td>

Option to display an icon for the taxonomy topics.By default, the card displays an icon for topic cards.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Display topic description

</td><td>

Option to display the description for the topic.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Button label

</td><td>

Name for the **View all** button. The default text is `View all`.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Browse taxonomy page

</td><td>

The page ID of a portal page that opens when a topic card is accessed in the Portal Browse Taxonomy widget.

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