how to... create a product?

[microzott]

Hi, I have some problems with assembling products, could some one help me?
As an example, I would like to create a product that at each reload of any page executes the following query and code:
$totalhitsq = $db->query_first("SELECT SUM(views) AS total FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread AS thread "));
$totalhits = $totalhitsq ['total'];
and then I would like to display the result ($totalhits) with phrase like ?Total Thread Readers:? XXXXX in the footer template, so I could show it in any page of my forum.

It?s a real simple thing, but with this example maybe I could understand how to builds products.
This is my product, but don?t works, why?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<product productid="Microzott" active="1">
<title>Total Thread Readers</title>
<description>Display the nubler of Total Thread readers.</description>
<version>0.1</version>
<apm_releasedate>20060120</apm_releasedate>
<apm_author>Microzott</apm_author>
<apm_relatedurl><![CDATA[https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?s=&threadid=XXXXX]]></apm_relatedurl>
<apm_extrainfo />
<apm_extraedit />
<codes>
</codes>
<templates>
<template name="Display_Total_Readers" templatetype="template" date="20060120" username="Microzott" version="3.5.3">
<![CDATA[<!-- /logo --><!-- Total Thread Readers --><span class="smallfont">Total Thread Readers: $totalhits</span><!-- End Thread Readers -->]]>
</template>
</templates>
<plugins>
<plugin active="1">
<title>Total Thread Readers </title>
<hookname>Total_Readers</hookname>
<phpcode><![CDATA[$totalhitsq = $db->query_first("SELECT SUM(views) AS total FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread AS thread"));
$totalhits = $totalhitsq ['total'];
$search_text = '<br />';
$vbulletin->templatecache['footer'] = str_replace($search_text,$search_text.fetch_templa te('Display_Total_Readers'),$vbulletin->templatecache['footer']);]]>
</phpcode>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</product>

thanks in advice for the help

[Princeton]

take a look at the vB3.5 Modification Tutorials ... it can get you started.

[microzott]

Originally Posted by princeton

take a look at the vB3.5 Modification Tutorials ... it can get you started.

thanks, but exactly where?