How to get a template var from one template to also be usable in another CMS template

[L2V]

I have been working on some conditionals for my navbar template that show a different image depending on the section of the site they are in.

In the CMS, how can I get {vb:var parenttitle} from the vbcms_content_article_preview template so that it is also accessible in the navbar template?

[L2V]

WooHoo! I got it working. I hate editing php files but it gets me what I need...

To do this, I used the fix at http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/proje...?issueid=37252 and modified it to get the parentid for my conditional.

open /packages/vbcms/controller/content.php
Around line 93 ( after protected function authorizeAction() { ) add

vB::$vbulletin->parentid = $this->node->getParentId();

As an example, let's say you want a graphic to appear in the navbar template of any CMS page that belongs within a section with id# 5, in your template you can use :

<vb:if condition="$vbulletin->parentid == 5">........</vb:if>

As mentioned, I hate modifying php files since I will have to redo this every time I upgrade. Anyone know how to make this into a plug-in type thing?