# Filter to exclude currently displayed collection item from collection listing

**URL:** <https://community.sitejet.io/t/filter-to-exclude-currently-displayed-collection-item-from-collection-listing/3454>\
**Category:** Website Builder Request\
**Created:** [July 4, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/filter-to-exclude-currently-displayed-collection-item-from-collection-listing/3454 "2024-07-04T19:22:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Glltylf8x\_Glltylf8x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@Glltylf8x\_Glltylf8x](https://community.sitejet.io/u/Glltylf8x_Glltylf8x)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/filter-to-exclude-currently-displayed-collection-item-from-collection-listing/3454/1 "2024-07-04T19:22:28Z")

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**Issue:** I’d like to include “Related blog posts”/“Article suggestion” content on my posts to drive further user engagement.

This is a common practice in blogging. For this, the option to exclude the currently displayed blog post/news article from the suggestions is a must: displaying the item the user is currently reading is both unnecessary and unprofessional.

Using the currently available Collection Listing filters, i am not able to add a filter that excludes the currently displayed collection item from the collection listings.

**Expected behavior:**  
Using the filter, the Collection Listing block does not display the page it appears on as a collection item. Eg. if the page the Collection List appears on is BlogPost1, then the Collection List will never display BlogPost1 as a collection item; if the page the Collection List appears on is BlogPost2, it will never display BlogPost2 as a collection item, but can display BlogPost1.

**Working example in other CMS:**  
This is a standard feature in almost every CSM i’ve used before. For example, Webflow implemented this feature back in 2015: [New feature: Exclude current item in dynamic lists - Updates - Forum | Webflow](https://discourse.webflow.com/t/new-feature-exclude-current-item-in-dynamic-lists/21186)

This feature can easily be implemented with SiteJets current API, as it already has the built-in ‘=notEqual:’ option, eg. '&filter[columns.name]=notEqual:“Blog Post Title”

Thank you for your consideration!

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**Author:** ![Martin.Sitejet.Team](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.sitejet.io/martin.sitejet.team/32/25_2.png) [@Martin.Sitejet.Team](https://community.sitejet.io/u/Martin.Sitejet.Team)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2024, 10:52am UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/filter-to-exclude-currently-displayed-collection-item-from-collection-listing/3454/2 "2024-07-30T10:52:40Z")

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Thank you, @Glltylf8x_Glltylf8x for this suggestion.

For everyone who wants to support this feature, please comment here with a `+1` and let us know if you also have some ideas regarding this topic.

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**Author:** ![Kenwin\_Z](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.sitejet.io/kenwin_z/32/2545_2.png) [@Kenwin\_Z](https://community.sitejet.io/u/Kenwin_Z)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 11:59am UTC](https://community.sitejet.io/t/filter-to-exclude-currently-displayed-collection-item-from-collection-listing/3454/4 "2024-09-08T11:59:07Z")

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Need this feature asap, should be included in core function