BTW, just because something is "open source" doesn't mean it can be added to just any old script; its license has to allow it (such as the Apache2 license)...
The route I've been trying to get Rick to use is much like what PostNuke/PHPNuke use, which already utilize Smarty (which we're already using)
The license used for b2evo is GNU GPL. I don't know if you can use this then, but I am hoping he would seriously take a look at the b2evo skin/widget implementation since it is so easy to use and configure.
