[[Ditto? &parents=`1` &id=`blog` &display=`10` &tpl=`BlogTpl` &paginate=`1` &extenders=`summary,dateFilter` &dateSource=`pub_date` &dateFormat=`%B %e, %Y` &orderBy=`pub_date DESC` &paginateAlwaysShowLinks=`1` &tagData=`documentTags` &getDocuments=`1` &trunc=`1` &truncLen=`1000` &truncOffset=`20` &truncText=`Continue Reading »` ]]
In this call I’m using the summary and dateFilter extenders. The extenders "extend" the capability of ditto. The
summary extender allows me to truncate text in a number of different ways. The
dateFilter extender allows me to sort my archived blog posts how I want to, usually used with the Reflect snippet.
Just read through it thoroughly. It may not make much sense at first, but you have to just do it. Here’s an older Ditto document by Bill Fernandez. It helped me a ton when I was looking at the Ditto support site. It is laid out in such a way that it makes the support site come alive. The support site is updated past what’s in this document. Once you get your bearings, ditto.modxcms.com is a very, very great resource. Also, make sure to read
this too..
