importing variables from plugins

[mikep]

Not sure if I should be asking these sorts of things here or .org

but If I have just created a simple plugin( in Postbit_diplsay_complete), say:

title: xyz

global $vbulletin;
if (stristr($thread['title'],'a title')){
$dirlink = "a title";
print $dirlink;
}

how can I know import $dirlink so that I can use it within a template, for example: navbar

[Jake Bunce]

You would have to change the hook location to one that is within scope of the navbar, like the parse_templates hook location.

[mikep]

Thanks Jake, I place the code above in (general)parse_templates, but when trying to use $dirlink in navbar, $dirlink returns blank (even in threads that contain 'a title') since $thread['title'] does not exist in parse_templates

I have found a way, Im using $foruminfo[title] instead of $thread['title']