Postbit Modification

[KevinJB]

Hey, this would be my first vB mod - I'm using vB 3.6.8, and this is a specific mod just for my forums. I have lots of experience in PHP, so that's not a problem at all for me - I just need to know some quick basic facts about vB.

What I want to do is add some stuff to the postbit template for each user - I already know the HTML I want to add, so basically the only custom field is going to be a numerical value that needs to be calculated for each user on the fly. This is where I need to start writing a plugin.

This plugin needs to compute a value to put in the postbit template for the current user - this value will be based on several things, like the user's post count, their reputation, etc.

So, here are my questions:

1. What hook location do I use for my plugin? postbit_factory? postbit_display_start? Or something else entirely? Remember, this code will have to be run everytime the postbit template is displayed.

2. In the plugin, how do I access information about the user for the current postbit (their postcount, reputation, etc)?

3. Finally, how do I return a value that be displayed in the template? (So, in the template I'll have code like "Foo... $bar baz", and the plugin will change $bar.)

Thanks, sorry if I'm not being clear

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Alright, I fiddled around a bit and I've got #1 and #2 answered myself (for those interested, postbit_display_start, and the $post array). However question #3 is frustrating me. For some odd reason, if I just assign $bar a value, nothing happens - however if I assign it a value and add a print_r statement to output something, it works. ???

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Ok, apparently I *was* right, you just have to assign that variable. Don't know why it wasn't working earlier