Similar posts
It would be nice to show the similar posts from a category when displaying blog entries. At first thought, it may be tempting to think that we will need to look for a snippet that does this. This example will demonstrate that many functionalities can be implemented by the proper usage of the snippets that you already know. In this case, we will be using the Ditto snippet.
The Ditto call that has to be included in the Learning MODx blog template is:
[!Ditto? &parents=`47` &filter=`tvBlogcategories,[*Blogcategories*],7 |id,[*id*],2`!]
This section will teach you, step by step, how we came to get this snippet call. It is important that you learn the process of building a complex snippet call. When the solution for the requirement is approached logically, solving one hurdle at a time, the whole procedure becomes very simple.
We already know that Ditto can be used to show all of the MODx resources from a particular container. Because all of our blogs are in a container with...
