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Seems I’m stuck somehow.

I’d like to show a list of the 5 most recent weblog entries, but here is the catch: If the viewer is logged_in, the list should contain weblog entries with status ‘open’ as well as ‘private’. If the viewer isn’t logged in, he should not see entries with the status=“private”, but still see 5 entries listed. Sounds easy enough. But the following conditional (and some variations) don’t seem to work (parsing order?):

{exp:weblog:entries weblog="weblog" status="open{if logged_in}|private{/if}" ... limit="5"}
...
{/exp:weblog:enties}

Of course, I can use a conditional inside the exp:weblog:entries loop to check if status==“private” - but then I will end up with less than 5 entries if the contitional fires. Using a different weblog or a category as a trigger for the private content is not an option, should be working on the status parameter.

First question: Is it just me doing something wrong or what is stopping the conditional to work in the exp:weblog:entries tag?
Second question: What would be the best practice to reach my goal (searched through 50+ pages of posts without luck)?

Thanks a lot
-Markus

You can’t use conditionals arounda parameter like that; you will likely want to surround the entire weblog entries tag with if logged in, and a separate weblog entries tag with if logged out, with the appropriate statuses.