Insert a faux post between the first and second posts

[markp_2000]

I am trying to insert a faux post between the first and second post of a thread.

I can't quite get if figured out.

I have a template modeled after the postbit template called postbit_faux.

<li class="postbitlegacy postbitim postcontainer" id="post_faux">
	<div class="posthead">
			<span class="faux-header">Community FAQ</span>
	</div>
	<div class="postbody">
		<div class="postrow">
			<div id="post_message_faux">
				{vb:raw fauxmessage}
			</div>
		</div>
	</div>
	<div class="faux-postfoot">
		<a href="faux.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}t={vb:raw threadid}"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/edit.gif" alt="{vb:rawphrase edit_delete_lock_faux}" border="0" /></a>
	</div>
	<hr />
</li>

I am using the following hooks

Hook location: cache_templates

// for a single template
if ($THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread') {
    $cache[] = 'postbit_faux';
}

Hook location: showthread_postbit_create

    // posbit 
        $templater = vB_Template::create('postbit_faux'); 
            $templater->register('fauxmessage',$thread['fauxmessage']; 
            $templatevalues['fauxmessage'] = $templater->render(); 
        vB_Template::preRegister('SHOWTHREAD', $templatevalues);

The template does not cache (it shows up in red) and the template is not being displayed.

I have been following this thread (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ht=preregister) but no love.

I looked at this thread (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=279650) and though the may be the ticket but I did not want to modify the postbit template.

Can I use a hook to accomplish what is in the above thread?