[Help] Link anywhere in product/plugin?

[Stagehandspace]

Ok here it is I have coded a product/plugin and have a location set (navbar) but I also want to allow users to be able to place the link anywhere on their forum:

<plugin active="1" executionorder="5">
		<title>title</title>
		<hookname>global_start</hookname>
		<phpcode><![CDATA[$xxx = '<!--xxx--!></td>'; 
                $vbulletin->templatecache['xxx'] = str_replace($xxx,$xxx.fetch_template('xxx'),$vbulletin->templatecache['navbar']);
		]]></phpcode>
	</plugin>

what can I place in the highlighted part to enable this?

[MoT3rror]

You could always just tell them the code to put in their template where they want it. That will probably be the easiest way.

[Stagehandspace]

Yes but I want them to just have to place the hook <!--xxx--!> and the link show up if thay had a sidebar or something as I was going to add it to the admincp options page I have coded.

would it be possible to recode it as a if script conditional? if so how?

[Dismounted]

You *could* loop through the template cache and replace all instances of your comment, but that would be very inefficient. I would suggest having a setting that defines which template they are putting the comment in.

[Stagehandspace]

I would suggest having a setting that defines which template they are putting the comment in.

Ok how would I go about doing that? I am a newbie and have really only got as far as I have by looking at other mod xml coding

[Dismounted]

There is no need to edit XML files, just enable debug mode, and all the options you will need to create a modification will be there.

[Stagehandspace]

Ok so debug is a little over my head lol....as mentioned im a newbie, I played about a little but nothing really did what I wanted, I did how ever manage kill 2 quirys

......still need help with original problem if anyone can help?!

[Stagehandspace]

Ok so I have progressed slightly since I posted the original thread starter but would still like to know how to do as mentioned in first post:

How to allow user to place a hook in any template and for the template its assosiated with to to shown where they have placed the hook.

So.....bump

[Dismounted]

Just assign the template to a variable, and ask the user to place that variable into the template.