Create a useful listicle with explicit selection criteria, comparable entries, evidence, and a conclusion that helps readers act on the list. The active guide targets 2,500 words, enforces 17 structural elements, binds sources after generation, and keeps review before export.
~2500
Target word count
17
Required elements
4
Citation styles bound post-gen
2
One-click CMS publish targets
Current public contract
Listicle generation contract
The values below come from the active Quill content-type guide and delivery catalog.
Aspect
Current behavior
Why it matters
Target length
Approximately 2,500 words
The active style guide supplies the generation target.
Required structure
17 required elements
Each listed element is injected into the generation contract.
Tone and voice
Engaging, scannable, and informative. Quality scales with list length.; Active voice
The values are read from the selected content-type guide.
The output is shaped for the guide's declared reader.
Source handling
Post-generation claim extraction and source binding
Citations are bound after generation instead of being invented in the draft.
Delivery
2 direct publishing targets; HTML, Markdown, and PDF
The delivery options come from the current Quill capability snapshot.
What should I provide to the AI Listicle Generator?
Provide the list topic, intended reader, inclusion and exclusion criteria, source material, ordering logic, and what readers should decide or do after reviewing the entries.
What structure does a Gixo Listicle follow?
The active guide targets approximately 2,500 words and injects 17 required structural elements using a engaging, scannable, and informative. quality scales with list length. tone for readers seeking curated information, scanners wanting quick insights, sharers looking for interesting content..
Can I review and publish the generated Listicle?
Yes. The Listicle opens in the Quill workspace for editing and team review. You can bind sources after generation, render APA, MLA, Chicago, or Harvard citations, export in HTML, Markdown, and PDF, or publish to a supported CMS destination.
What is an AI Listicle Generator?
An AI listicle generator creates a list-based article whose entries follow a consistent selection and evaluation method. Each item should contribute evidence, context, or a distinct recommendation instead of padding an arbitrary number.
What to provide: Provide the list topic, intended reader, inclusion and exclusion criteria, source material, ordering logic, and what readers should decide or do after reviewing the entries.
Listicle is one of the 48 direct-create formats generated from this same screen — a shared workspace, not a separate tool per format.
What Gixo guarantees about every Listicle
These rules are encoded in the Gixo codebase and enforced for every generation — not best-effort suggestions in a prompt.
Structure
Introduction & List Preview, Numbered Items (EXACT count from user request), Optional Honorable Mentions, Summary & Takeaways
Tone & voice
Engaging, scannable, and informative. Quality scales with list length. · Active voice
CRITICAL: Extract exact number from user request (e.g., 'Top 10' = 10 items, 'Top 20' = 20 items). Number in title and URL, optimize for featured snippets, use List schema.
Required structural elements
H1 title
CRITICAL: Generate EXACTLY the number of items requested by user
Numbered list items with word count scaled by list length:
• 1-5 items: 300 words each + 500 intro/outro = 1,000-2,000 words total
• 6-10 items: 250 words each + 500 intro/outro = 2,000-3,000 words total
• 11-20 items: 200 words each + 500 intro/outro = 2,700-4,500 words total
• 21-50 items: 150 words each + 500 intro/outro = 3,650-8,000 words total
• 50+ items: 100 words each + 500 intro/outro = varies
Formatting preferences
Bold numbers
Subheadings for each item
Highlight boxes
Pull quotes
Progress indicators
How a Gixo Listicle is built
Every generation passes through a deterministic 7-stage pipeline.
The publishing pipeline
Plan — Token allocation, section count, structural completeness target. GenerationPlanner.cs
Render — APA / MLA / Chicago / Harvard inline citations injected at export. CitationHtmlRenderer.cs
Publish — Send approved work to connected WordPress and Ghost sites, hand a draft to Medium, or export it for other destinations. Export in HTML, Markdown, and PDF.
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