Answers.Body: <p>Ok, maybe you can check if the entry in the matrix block is still valid (non-expired) and if that's not the case, just don't render the matrix block? Put everything in a simple if statement?</p>
  
  <p>Something like this (hasn't been tested, use it as an example of what the actual code would be):</p>
  
  <pre><code>{% for block in entry.myMatrixField %}
      {% if block.type == "something" %}
          {% if block.entry.status != 'expired' %}
              {{ block.entry.title}}
          {% endif %}
      {% endif %}
  {% endfor %}
  </code></pre>
  
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Answers.Text: Yes that would work, but the thing I didn't mention is that I am then passing the blocks to a twig macro in sections, so the first 6 entries, then a special other entry, then the next 6. So that logic didn't quite work for me. But I did find another approach that does work using relatedTo:
  
  <code>
  {% for block in entry.homepageTiles %}
                      {% set relatedEntries = relatedEntries|merge(craft.entries.section('events, offers, branches, articles, twitter').relatedTo(block)) %}
                  {% endfor %}
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Body: <p>How can I set a controller for the homepage? I can't seem to find any way to override the default route to the homepage. I need to call an action from the homepage and can't find any examples of this can be done.</p>
  
  <p>I have a matrixfield with entries in them and want to filter out the matrix blocks that have expired entries on the homepage.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: So you just want to show all non-expired entries on your homepage? Can you be more specific? I'm guessing that you don't need a plugin for what you are trying to achieve here. I could be wrong of course, I would need some more information.
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Comments.Text: Yes, the problem is, if there's a block that contains an entry, it will show up regardless of if the entry has since expired and thus be empty. (The blocks only contain a single entry, i'm using a matrix simply so that the entries order can be sorted manually with the drag and drop feature of the matrix field)
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Title: How do I set a controller for my homepage
ThreadText: # How do I set a controller for my homepage
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-02-15)
  
  How can I set a controller for the homepage? I can't seem to find any way to override the default route to the homepage. I need to call an action from the homepage and can't find any examples of this can be done.
  
  I have a matrixfield with entries in them and want to filter out the matrix blocks that have expired entries on the homepage.
  
  **Tags:** routes, controller
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: So you just want to show all non-expired entries on your homepage? Can you be more specific? I'm guessing that you don't need a plugin for what you are trying to achieve here. I could be wrong of course, I would need some more information.  
  > **username_0**: Yes, the problem is, if there's a block that contains an entry, it will show up regardless of if the entry has since expired and thus be empty. (The blocks only contain a single entry, i'm using a matrix simply so that the entries order can be sorted manually with the drag and drop feature of the matrix field)  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2017-02-15. Score: 1
  
  Ok, maybe you can check if the entry in the matrix block is still valid (non-expired) and if that's not the case, just don't render the matrix block? Put everything in a simple if statement?
  
  Something like this (hasn't been tested, use it as an example of what the actual code would be):
  
  ```
  {% for block in entry.myMatrixField %}
      {% if block.type == "something" %}
          {% if block.entry.status != 'expired' %}
              {{ block.entry.title}}
          {% endif %}
      {% endif %}
  {% endfor %}
  
  ```
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Yes that would work, but the thing I didn't mention is that I am then passing the blocks to a twig macro in sections, so the first 6 entries, then a special other entry, then the next 6. So that logic didn't quite work for me. But I did find another approach that does work using relatedTo:  <code> {% for block in entry.homepageTiles %}                     {% set relatedEntries = relatedEntries|merge(craft.entries.section('events, offers, branches, articles, twitter').relatedTo(block)) %}                 {% endfor %}  
  
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