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Best strategy to auto-generate "Alternative to {Listing_Name}" pages?


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Hi everyone,

I am running a software directory using JReviews.

My Goal: I want to automatically display "Alternatives" for each software. Example: On the "Adobe" listing page, I want to show a link or a module listing "Alternatives to Adobe" (e.g., PDFX, PDFY), but without showing Adobe itself in that list.

The approaches I considered:

Related Listings Module: It works (using "Same Category" or a specific "Function" field), but I am looking for a way to generate a specific landing page URL (SEO purpose) like tags/alternatives/adobe, not just a module on the page.

Clickable Search (Tags): If I tag all of them with "Model Checking", the clickable link generates a page that includes Adobe. I want to exclude the current listing from the results.

Manual "Reverse" Field: Creating a field "Alternative to..." and manually selecting "Adobe" in the competitor's listing. This works for the logic, but it's very manual to maintain.

My Question: Is there a smarter/native way in JReviews to handle "Competitor/Alternative" relationships? Is it possible to generate a Clickable Search URL that automatically adds a parameter to exclude the current Listing ID?

Thanks for your tips!

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