[Pitman]

Originally Posted by Omegatron

well your plugin would hook where ever you wish and to access the variable in the header template it would be something like this

{vb:raw random_number}

Well, I understand that much of it, but I'm not sure about how to go about formatting the plugin and registering the variable in the way that I need to. Any way that I've tried to register the variable in the provided examples I've seen anywhere have proved to be ineffective. I understand how to use the variable in the templates, but I'm unsure of how to correctly register the variable in the plugin while effectively being able to use {vb:raw random_number} in a specific and already available template.

Furthermore, while providing more information, in the following example:

PHP Code:

    $templater = vB_Template::create('my_custom_template'); 
        $templater->register('a_variable ', $a_variable);
    $somevariable .= $templater->render(); 


I only understand the $templater->register('a_variable ', $a_variable); there. Being that I'm not creating a template, the first line of code makes no sense to me. I also do not understand the render code or what I should use there either.