Passing Resource IDs Through a TV into Ditto

How to store a list of resource IDs in a TV and feed that list directly into Ditto for controlled cross-template output.

A useful Evolution CMS pattern is to keep a hand-picked list of related resources in a TV, then pass those IDs straight into Ditto. This works well when one template needs to surface content chosen from another section or another template family.

Store the IDs in the TV

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Then use that TV directly in the Ditto call:

[!Ditto?
  &documents=`[*related_items*]`
  &tpl=`yourTpl`
!]

This is especially helpful when a resource in template A should surface selected resources managed under template B.

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