Pass a Variable to story_center.tpl?

[DarrenS]

I am using Pligg 9.5 with the yget template.

I am successfully using an if/else statement to insert particular HTML code based on the category in link_summary.tpl. The variable is $link_category.

But when I try to use this same code in story_center.tpl (to add a different bit of HTML, specific to each category), I get nothing. It looks as if the $link_category variable is not being passed to story_center.tpl, since it normally has no need for it.

Is there a way to pass it, so that I can append a bit of category-specific code to each news story page?

Thanks!

[kbeeveer46]

Typically the .tpl files use smarty/php variables from a particular .php file. For example, story_center.tpl uses story.php and link_summary.tpl uses link.php. It sounds like you're trying to use $link_category in a file that's not inheriting link.php (because that's where it's defined).

[DarrenS]

Yeah, that's definitely my guess. Is there any way to "load" or require link.php variables in story_center.tpl, so that I can use $link_category there?