I am looking for the "smart" way to add a global variable. Something akin to $xoops_isadmin except that the value will be true if the user is in a specified group.

In my theme I include a php file with code like:
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Now I can for example <{if $showifFull}>. I need the same variable in several places and would prefer a global variable that I can call from anywhere. In some cases I am presenting content based on that value (in my theme) or replacing the $xoops_isadmin variable so that a group of users can have access to a feature (like the shoutbox clear button).

I am looking for a clean way to do this and then have access to it in my theme and modules.

hello donXOOP,

this is an interesting topic. I'm used to assign smarties in index.php of modules if i only need them for special moduldisplay or add them in header.php if needed. But i feel this is not the way a coder would do.

perhaps a dev can bring us the candle here to enlight our heads?

cheers
michael