Smarty Random Text Generator / Array inside .tpl

[USA_Webmaster]

Some dude quoted this, but obviously, when I copy / paste this doesn't work. Might you have any ideas?

 

Do I have to create a smarty variable first? Than insert using php include?

 

{selectRandom(1, 2, 3, ...)}

 

source #1 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2619216/smarty-display-a-random-sentence-from-array

source #2 http://www.smarty.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16348&view=previous&sid=d44618a0f23c1dcdff67072c4e263004

[brian!]

Some dude quoted this, but obviously, when I copy / paste this doesn't work. Might you have any ideas?

Do I have to create a smarty variable first? Than insert using php include?

you won't need a php include... and if you do, think about using hooks rather than includes...

 

the code at the bottom of your second link looks fine to me if you're wanting to do this with images.

[twhiting9275]

anything involving php in smarty is bad. As Brian mentioned, take a look at hooks, rather than includes.

What I would do is create the hook, assign everything to a variable, then call that variable inside of the template. Much easier to deal with.