Plugin str_replace into templates ?

[wolfe]

is this possible for a plugin to search templates on all styles and replace code with code needed for the plugin ? cant seem to get it to work I could on vb3 but not vb4

[Lynne]

Yes, it's possible - I do it in a couple of my vB4 mods and others have also.

[Ryan Ashbrook]

If I recall, you want the parse_templates or template_compile hook.

I can't remember the exact hook, but I believe one of those will work.

[wolfe]

so how would i go about adding summit into the postbit template example above the user title and im adding {vb:raw rank} example

[Andreas]

Yes, it is possible but I can only sotrngly advice not to do that for various reasons:

• It's useless processing overhead
• It does only wotk with tempklates that are not customized
• It will by incompatible with installations that don't use the template cache

[consolegaming]

Originally Posted by wolfe

so how would i go about adding summit into the postbit template example above the user title and im adding {vb:raw rank} example

Well you could always have a customised template though you'd have to preregister the variable you wish to use for the postbit template.

Another option is using the template hooks that currently exist in the postbit. I can see three of them. I use one of them to add some custom profile fields underneath the posts.

So i just have a plugin with the following code (obviously setting up the $html variable just before):

PHP Code:

$template_hook['postbit_userinfo_right_after_posts'] .= $html; 


The other two hooks inside the actual postbit are:

template_hook.postbit_userinfo_left
template_hook.postbit_userinfo_right

So I'd just give those three a try. userinfo_left seems the closest to what you need as it's just underneath the title and their use rank. And use the postbit_display_start hook for the plugin.

Though I have to question this rank variable your wishing to use. Is it one you've set up or? Because there's already a rank that is in the template: post.rank (as it holds the user rank for each post) And that's set to display just before that userinfo_left template hook.

Hopefully that answers a few of your questions.