Template.comment_list.helpers({ commentListClass: function () { var post = this; var comments = Comments.find({postId: post._id, parentCommentId: null}, {sort: {score: -1, postedAt: -1}}); return !!comments.count() ? "has-comments" : "no-comments"; }, childComments: function(){ var post = this; var comments = Comments.find({postId: post._id, parentCommentId: null}, {sort: {score: -1, postedAt: -1}}); return comments; } }); Template.comment_list.rendered = function(){ // once all comments have been rendered, activate comment queuing for future real-time comments window.queueComments = true; };