Matrix and Playa: Pull Channel Entry Data

Question

I have a matrix field ({home_layout}) with the first cell setup as a Playa select single entry all in the channel home.

How can I now call the channel entry data from that Playa field which is from the channel main?

So far I have:

{exp:channel:entries channel="home"}
{home_layout}
{playa}
{title}
{/playa}
{/home_layout}
{/exp:channel:entries}

...which is returning nothing.

First time i've used Playa and Matrix so appreciate any help.

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Answer 1

This is working beautifully now:

{exp:channel:entries channel="home" status="homepage|open"}
{home_layout}

{playa_1}
<h1>{title}</h1>
{/playa_1}

{/home_layout}

Answer 2

Try using the Playa children tag instead of the regular Playa field tag, so you can make use of the var_prefix parameter.

{exp:channel:entries channel="home"}
  {home_layout}
    {exp:playa:children field="playa_field" var_prefix="pl"}
      {pl:title}
    {/exp:playa:children}
  {/home_layout}
{/exp:channel:entries}