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If the zoned template setting is enabled, the article list page defaults to the Article List Item Zoned template. 
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5. Add article list as menu item
To customise an article layout, the 'Use Zoned Article Template' setting must be enabled in Settings. Your website is supplied with a standard zoned article template - the Article Page Zoned template. This template defaults if zoned templates is used and no other templates have been selected for the article/article group.
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