Writing my first plug-in/product, several newbie questions.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by harmor19

Why can't you use a simple variable instead of those functions

I would guess because he wants to learn how to use templates.

Originally Posted by acidburn0520

Try this code in a plugin using hook 'cache_templates':

if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'index'){
	$globaltemplates  = array_merge($globaltemplates, array('silly_newbie_template'));
}

Array merge is overkill for this, just add to the array.

PHP Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'index')
{
    $globaltemplates[]  = 'silly_newbie_template';
}