[codewaggle]

Your pointer to the register_globals() function came in handy. I used what I learned to register my template globally for use in all four "forumhome_forumbit_levelx_xxx" templates.

I used this in the file called by my plugin:

$template = vB_Template::create('ad_board_inside_forum_listing');
$template->register('forumid', $forumid);
$cw_forumbit_global_with_id['board_inside_forum_listing'] = $template->render();
$GLOBALS[cw_forumbit_global_with_id] = $cw_forumbit_global_with_id;

UPDATE: (Thanks to kh99 for his guidance.)
The following line isn't needed and was used incorrectly:
$template->register_global('cw_forumbit_global_with_id');

Then in the forumbit templates I used:

{vb:raw GLOBALS.cw_forumbit_global_with_id.board_inside_forum_listing}

Be Well