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Hi,

How do I assign a variable in a weblog?

{assign_variable:variable_name="value"}

This is what I want to do:

{exp:weblog:entries weblog="products"}
{categories}
    {variable_name} = {category_id}
{/categories}
{/exp:weblog:entries}

And later down in the template i want to use the category_id stored in {variable_name} in another weblog as a category parameter like this:

{exp:weblog:entries weblog="external_articles" category="{variable_name}"}

All I want is to know what category the product belongs to and then show all external articles the belong to the same category.

Thanks in advance!

This is what I want to do:

{exp:weblog:entries weblog="products"}
{categories}
    {variable_name} = {category_id}
{/categories}
{/exp:weblog:entries}

You can’t use EE variables like that. They are more like constants, really, assigned once at the beginning of the execution and can’t be changed at runtime. If you really need that functionality, you’ll probably have to use PHP.

All I want is to know what category the product belongs to and then show all external articles the belong to the same category.

Why, Related Category Mode seems like a perfect fit.

Thanks. related_categories_mode did the thing!

Very fast response! I am impressed!

Glad to hear that solved the issue for you 😊 Don’t hesitate to post again, if you need help.