Moving Variables to another Template

[GameWizard]

I recently asked a similar question here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=170042

However this time I am moving the following variables.

$block_data[picturecount]
$block_data[albumcount]

I moved these from the memberinfo_block_statistics template into the memberinfo_block_ministats template to no avail.

Nothing shows up, even when changing the variable name to every conceivable combination I could come up with including $userinfo[picturecount], $albuminfo[picturecount], and so forth.

I hope someone can shed light on this for me.

These variables do not have scope in the template you want to move them too. The idea of variable scope is integral to programming - the only way you are going to be able to move the variables is actually alter the PHP code with hooks/or file edits.

[GameWizard]

Understood, could you point me in the right direction as to which files need to be changed, or how to create an appropriate plugin to achieve this?