forumid array in plugin, for use in template conditional

[curriertech]

Hi,
I spent a bit of time trying to do this myself this morning, using bits and pieces of similar threads on here, but I can't get it working. What I want to do is define an array of forumids in a plugin, and reference the output variable in a conditional. Now, I've done this for non-conditional template use with success in the past but I read that you cannot use vb:raw in this context inside a conditional.

Here's the current plugin code using the global_state_check hook...

if (!in_array($foruminfo['forumid'], array(61,63,80,31,81,69,24,67,28,77,79,78,84)))
 {
 $show['not_sponsor'] = true;
 }else{
 $show['not_sponsor'] = false;
 }

Assuming that's correct, how do I reference the variable in the conditional? $not_sponsor? not_sponsor? Also, if I'm not using vb:raw in the template, do I still have to pre-register the variable in the templates? I tried it with this code in the plugin...

vB_Template::preRegister('ad_navbar_below',array('not_sponsor' => $not_sponsor));
 vB_Template::preRegister('ad_showthread_firstpost_start',array('not_sponsor' => $not_sponsor));

In the end all I'm trying to do is not show ads in certain forums, or threads within those forums, without maintaining the actual array in each ad template. Any advice/help is more than welcome.

Lynne gave me some direction in this thread on vb.com but I'm still having trouble.

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Nevermind, I got it working by changing the hook to global_start.