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Well if you can no longer display a block before the forumbits because you can not longer do a str_replace and there is not a hook for there its a design flaw. I do not beleive the point of vb4 was to go backwards from vb3 in the plugin system. if vb is going to make the only way you can include a template is through the hook system since its a superglobal then they need to do hooks everywhere. The whole purpose of the plugin system is to keep you from having to hack vb files templates.

i did what I needed to do by creating a new template hook name and editing the forumhome template to include the template hook where i wanted it. Remember in vb3 how alot of hacks appeared right before the forumbits or right after. there are no hook locations in forumhome other than in who's online. In vb3 you just did a str_replace to print your template right after the navbar. So if you can not longer do a str_replace and have to use a hook instead and there are non then its a design flaw especially somewhere as prized a location as the top of bottom of the forumbits. Just my Opinion

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Pitman

You need to register any variables for use in a template. The initial post in this thread by lynne gives examples