[tbworld]

PM me your plugin code, forum_block code, and block templates. I will take a look at it.
You are talking about just adding an 'Ad' via a plugin to a custom "forum block", correct?

The array ($ad_locator) is already registered to all templates that use the templater. Therefore, if you write a plugin to hook "parse_templates" the "$ad_locator" array variable will already be passed to the template (does not need to be registered). The same is true if you are passing a template to that same variable. To reiterate there are several global variables that are automatically registered to the template system, "ad_locator" is one of them.

For Example: if I create the template variable {vb:raw ad_location.tbworld_ad_template_hook_variable} in my custom "forumblock" template, then the following plugin code will display my custom 'AD' template inside my custom "forumblock" template;

Plugin:

PHP Code:

// HOOK: parse_templates
$ad_location['tbworld_ad_template_hook_variable'] = vB_Template::create('ad_global_below_navbar')->render(); 


Custom Forum Block Template: "block_tbworld"

<!-- block_tbworld - START -->
<!-- Custom "forum_block" template -->

<li>
    <div class="block smaller">
        <div class="blocksubhead">
            <a class="collapse">  <!-- collapse code chopped -->
            <span class="blocktitle">{vb:raw blockinfo.title}</span>
        </div>
        <div class="widget_content blockbody floatcontainer">
            <div id="block_tbworld_{vb:raw blockinfo.blockid}" class="blockrow">

                <!-- This is where the forum block "$output" is sent -->
                <!-- This can be another template or HTML code. -->
                {vb:raw content}

                <!-- Template Variable: for custom "AD" template or custom "AD" HTML code -->
                {vb:raw ad_location.tbworld_ad_template_hook_variable}
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
    <div class="underblock"></div>
</li>
<!-- block_tbworld - END -->