Answers.Body: <p>I would suggest using a custom <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/categories" rel="nofollow">category</a> OR a lightswitch field like it's described in the <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/lightswitch-fields" rel="nofollow">documentation</a>.</p>
  
  <p>Personally I would go with a category since you can fetch the entries for that particular category directly. With a lightswtich (I think) you need to fetch all, then run a if-statement to see which is selected.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: You can fetch entries with lightswitch on like so: `craft.entries.myLightSwitchName('1').find()`. One advantage of the category solution though: you could add subcategories and other more complex stuff. For a simple solution (UX wise) I'd go with a lighswitch.
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Answers.Body: <p>It always depends on your needs, so there is not really a best way to do feature entries, at least if you don't give more specific info on what your exact situation is.</p>
  
  <p>To have a nice overview of which entries are featured, you could add a new section (structure or channel), with an <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/entries-fields" rel="nofollow">entries field</a> to collect the entries you want to be featured.</p>
  
  <p>Another idea would be to collect the feature entries in a global set using matrix. You need just a single block type, again with an <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/entries-fields" rel="nofollow">entries field</a> to make the relations.</p>
  
  <p>A Matrix field or a structure section enables you to (optionally) re-order the entries to your liking.</p>
  
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Body: <p>What would be the best way to select and display featured entries? For example, if I want to choose at least 3 entries to feature in a sidebar apart from the main content?</p>
  
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Title: What would be the best way to select and display featured entries?
ThreadText: # What would be the best way to select and display featured entries?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-24)
  
  What would be the best way to select and display featured entries? For example, if I want to choose at least 3 entries to feature in a sidebar apart from the main content?
  
  **Tags:** entries, best-practice
  
  
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  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-08-24. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  I would suggest using a custom [category](http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/categories) OR a lightswitch field like it's described in the [documentation](http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/lightswitch-fields).
  
  Personally I would go with a category since you can fetch the entries for that particular category directly. With a lightswtich (I think) you need to fetch all, then run a if-statement to see which is selected.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: You can fetch entries with lightswitch on like so: `craft.entries.myLightSwitchName('1').find()`. One advantage of the category solution though: you could add subcategories and other more complex stuff. For a simple solution (UX wise) I'd go with a lighswitch.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2014-08-24. Score: 2
  
  It always depends on your needs, so there is not really a best way to do feature entries, at least if you don't give more specific info on what your exact situation is.
  
  To have a nice overview of which entries are featured, you could add a new section (structure or channel), with an [entries field](http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/entries-fields) to collect the entries you want to be featured.
  
  Another idea would be to collect the feature entries in a global set using matrix. You need just a single block type, again with an [entries field](http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/entries-fields) to make the relations.
  
  A Matrix field or a structure section enables you to (optionally) re-order the entries to your liking.
  
  
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