Calling other templates
 

Is there a way to call other templates?

Basically, is there a way to do this:

No, you have to do that in your code.

In the GENERIC_SHELL template, they call certain templates

Does that only work for some templates, or can I reuse this format to insert the template of my choice?

It works if you have already rendered the template and then you need to register the variables for use in that template (it is actually calling a variable with the same name as a template, not calling a template).

My thought is to copy the postbit to a new template called postbit2, then put the above code in the postbit.

How can I render the two templates (postbit_legacy and postbit2), or choose which template to use then render one of them?

You need to fetch the remplate and register it in your code.

Stop!!!!
Just check, how vB is handling the postbit templatess;)

It's much easier to change $vbulletin->options['legacypostbit'] !

^^ What he said. That is the option that determines which postbit template gets used. So, toggle it depending on what the user has selected.

That's what I was hoping to find in the first place. Unfortunately, I'm still learning the vBulletin template/coding system.

Where would I find this and how can I access the user's preferences to switch the option?

-David

Did you use a User Profile Field for them to pick which to use? Just do a condition based on that field to change it for the user. Look in the showthread.php file to find a good hook. Or, if in debug mode, you can see the hook locations all listed on the bottom of the page in the order they are used. Sometimes I find myself just going down the list to see which is best.