Adding new data to profile page

[6impy]

I don't have much experience with templates or the new plugin system, so go easy on me.

I've added a new section to user's profiles (MEMBERINFO) for some non-forum data. The data that will go in this section is in another database.

I am unsure exactly how this is to be done.

Do I add just add variables to the template where I want this data to be inserted and hook profile_start to fill those?

I tried creating a temporary variable, hooking profile_start and trying to display something through that variable and it didn't work. So I know I'm missing something.

Oh, and one last thing, is there a vB changedatabase function?

Thanks!


Edit:

I figured it out.

For those confused like I was...

I needed to hook the member_complete template. I stuck a test variable in the hook and set it to a random integer as a test:
$userreviewcount = 10;


In the MEMBERINFO all I needed to do was put $userreviewcount wherever I wanted that variable to be echoed.