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Now in order for vBulletin to know about that specific row, you need to add it to the $specialtemplates array.
Try parse_templates hook.

LOL

I'd already added it to $specialtemplates, as stated in my original post :)

Thank you very much for your help, the parse_templates hook worked a treat.

The problem I have now, is having to manually add 'cachestats' to the special templates array of every single page. Is there a way to maybe add to this array from within global.php or something?

Thanks again

Simon

aah..

answered my own question (wonders will never cease!)

I've added :
$specialtemplates[] = 'cachestats';

to the top of the global.php file which works. So will play around to find the right hook to put it in.

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additional :
It seems that there isn't a hook early enough in global.php
I'm really playing around in the dark here, so if anyone knows of a hook which runs early enough, could you please let me know?

Cheers
Simon

Hook global_start for $specialtempates[] .=
and parse_templates (and later called specific hooks) for unserialize and other jobs

LOL

what a muppet.. thanks mate :)

correction..

global_start appears to be way too late. There are two that seem to run earlier than this, and neither of those are early enough either.

ok.. I've whacked the $specialtemplates[] = ... into global_start..

but the variable is empty when the header template is built.

when I had identical set-up, but instead of global_start, I hacked the line into the start of the global.php file it worked fine.

Sorry, this my tip was for custom stand-alone scripts like this :
I think modifying global.php only one way..

ok.

Thanks a lot for your help netwind, it got me working anyway, with only one file edit.

If anyone else knows a hook I can use, it would be great.

Thanks

Simon

I have another related problem: build html in admincp/ not work,
since style not selected. I need example code which build all special vars for function fetch_template() in default style.

I must say this is a GREAT article, but I need a little help building the forumcache. If I do as this article says, it just f*cks up my forum and its unable to load correctly :(

I believe forumcache has its own function.

Like build_options(), build_datastore(), build_birthdays(), build_maxloggedin(),
perhaps build_forumcache() ?

I think this thread only applies to datastore objects you have created yourself.

I can't find any similar functions that work for the forumcache. Actually build_datastore() works fine saving the data, but I think the input is wrong :(