Template.userSubscribedPosts.created = function () { var user = this.data, instance = this; // initialize the terms and posts local reactive variables instance.terms = new ReactiveVar({ view: 'userSubscribedPosts', userId: user._id, limit: 5 }); instance.posts = new ReactiveVar({}); // will re-run when the "terms" local reactive variable changes this.autorun(function () { // get the new terms and generate new parameters from them var terms = instance.terms.get(); var parameters = getPostsParameters(terms); // subscribe to the userPosts publication instance.subscription = Meteor.subscribe('userSubscribedPosts', terms); // update the instance's "posts" cursor instance.posts.set(Posts.find(parameters.find, parameters.options)); }); }; Template.userSubscribedPosts.helpers({ posts: function () { var user = this, posts = Template.instance().posts.get().fetch(); posts = _.map(posts, function (post) { var item = _.findWhere(user.subscribedItems.Posts, {itemId: post._id}); post.subscribedAt = item.subscribedAt; return post; }); return posts; }, hasMorePosts: function () { return Template.instance().posts.get().count() >= Template.instance().terms.get().limit; } }); Template.userSubscribedPosts.events({ 'click .subscribedposts-more': function (e) { e.preventDefault(); var terms = Template.instance().terms.get(); terms.limit += 5; Template.instance().terms.set(terms) } });