PHP / Variable replace numbers with letters

[Skyrider]

I have a variable named "{vb:raw $steam_info['communityvisibilitystate']}" which is setup as a tab in the members profile. (template, not php)

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=265971

It works great, but it shows up the result '3', rather than a word. In another plugin, I'm using this:

PHP Code:

$visiblestate_words = array(0 => "<span style='color: #137500;'>Public</span>", 1 => "<span style='color: #FF0000;'>Private</span>", 2 => "<span style='color: #FF0000;'>Friends Only</span>", 3 => "<span style='color: #137500;'>Public</span>");
$html = '<br/>Profile Status: '.$visiblestate_words[$steam_info['communityvisibilitystate']];
    $post['steamicon'] .= $html;
} 


To replace the 3 with a word inside the legacy template with the variable "{vb:raw post.steamicon}". Which is actually working great but the above plugin and the variable in the last line only works in posts seeing it uses $post. Would be great if someone could pinpoint me to the right direction how to make it work inside eg, profiles, tabs, etc.