[Abe Babe]

I have a template that I need to insert into multiple pre-existing templates (I add some additional graphics/formatting to the header and footer of most tables ... and my CSS skills aren't good enough to achieve what I'm trying to do through CSS alone, so I need to add old HTML table coding). I do it this way so that if I want to make changes, I don't have to change lots of different templates. After a bit of struggling, I have managed to get the following code running.

$templater = vB_Template::create('layout_start');
    $templater->register('my_var', $my_var);
$templatevalues['start_insertvar'] = $templater->render();
vB_Template::preRegister('FORUMHOME', $templatevalues);

I have two questions. Is there any way to preRegister for more than one pre-existing template (or a global registration), or do I have to create Plugins for every page I want to add this to (*groan*)? And what is the best hook to have this on. I am currently using 'parse_templates'.

The other unusual thing I'm finding happening is if I include my template in postbit_legacy, it will show on the first post, but not on the posts after that.

Thanks in advance...