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title: Modify the topic content widget display
description: The topic content widget displays the knowledge articles and requests associated with the topic in your taxonomy. Click a knowledge article or a request to open it. You can configure the instance options to control the number of items to show per page and their sort order.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/config-topic-content-widget.html
release: australia
product: Employee Experience Foundation
classification: employee-experience-foundation
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Employee Center browse experience widgets, Setup Employee Center browse experience features, Configuring Employee Center, Employee Center, Unified Employee Experience, Employee Service Management]
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# Modify the topic content widget display

The topic content widget displays the knowledge articles and requests associated with the topic in your taxonomy. Click a knowledge article or a request to open it. You can configure the instance options to control the number of items to show per page and their sort order.

## Before you begin

Role required: sp\_admin or admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Self-Service** > **Employee Center**.

    The Employee Center home page is displayed.

2.  Click a topic on the primary navigation bar.

    The topic page is displayed.

3.  Press and hold the control key on the keyboard, right-click the browse topic widget, and then select **Instance Options**.

    \[Omitted image "hr-browse-ins-opt.png"\] Alt text: Topic content widget instance options. The topic content widget for HR is shown as an example.

4.  Configure the instance options.

<table id="table_cq4_vdk_crb"><thead><tr><th>

Instance option

</th><th>

Description

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

Number of items per page

</td><td>

Number of items to show on a single page. The choices are:-   **12**
-   **24**
Default value: 12

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

Default sort order

</td><td>

Order in which the items are sorted and displayed. The options are:-   **popularity**
-   **alphabetical**
Default value: popularity

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5.  Click **Save**.


**Parent Topic:**[Employee Center browse experience widgets](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/employee-service-management/employee-experience-foundation/custom-widget-landing-ec.md)