Template[getTemplate('userPosts')].created = function () { Session.set('postsShown', 5); }; Template[getTemplate('userPosts')].helpers({ posts: function () { return Posts.find({userId: this._id}, {limit: Session.get('postsShown')}); }, hasMorePosts: function () { return Posts.find({userId: this._id}).count() > Session.get('postsShown'); } }); Template[getTemplate('userPosts')].events({ 'click .posts-more': function (e) { e.preventDefault(); var postsShown = Session.get('postsShown'); Session.set('postsShown', postsShown + 10); } });