replace edit.gif from plugin?

[mooreaa]

Hello,

As an exercise I wanted to replace edit.gif from a plugin...

so I made a plugin with hook location: showthread_complete

and did:

$vbulletin->templatecache['SHOWTHREAD'] = str_replace('edit.gif', 'mynewimg.gif', $vbulletin->templatecache['SHOWTHREAD']);

but it doesn't replace the string...

The plug is being called, but its just not replacing the string for some reason.... any help?

[Dismounted]

Why don't you just physically replace the edit.gif image?

[mooreaa]

I'm trying to figure out plugins. Like I said this was an exercise in trying to figure out the hook system.

I don't understand why the replace in this case wouldn't work... its as if edit.gif doesn't exist on the page SHOWTHREAD... maybe I am trying in the wrong template block? Is there another way to do this?


The reason I wanted to play with this is to be able to use templates to easily/quickly replace or change various images based on the forum.

--------------- Added [DATE]1219561282[/DATE] at [TIME]1219561282[/TIME] ---------------

I was also hoping to replace text strings in the same fashion in some places...

Some of my forums are articles.... so instead of saying "rate this thread" I wanted it to say rate this article...

I just wanted to use a plugin to do the replacement ... just not sure how I can get at the fully completed template...

[Dismounted]

Have a look at these two articles:

[How-To] Using Plugins for Automatic Template Edits
[How-To] Plugins for Template Edits (Adv. Version)