diff --git a/b2-include/smarty.inc.php b/b2-include/smarty.inc.php
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+<?php
+
+if( is_object( $smarty ) == false )
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+function smarty_bloginfo( $params ) 
+{
+	$show = '';
+	$display = true;
+	extract( $params );
+	return bloginfo($show, $display);
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'bloginfo', 'smarty_bloginfo' );
+
+function smarty_bloginfo_rss( $params )
+{
+	$show = '';
+	extract( $params );
+	return bloginfo_rss($show);
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'bloginfo_rss', 'smarty_bloginfo_rss' );
+
+function smarty_bloginfo_unicode( $params )
+{
+	$show = '';
+	extract( $params );
+	return bloginfo_unicode( $show );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'bloginfo_unicode', 'smarty_bloginfo_unicode' );
+
+function smarty_get_bloginfo( $params )
+{
+	$show = '';
+	extract( $params );
+	return get_bloginfo( $show );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'get_bloginfo', 'smarty_get_bloginfo' );
+
+function smarty_single_post_title( $params )
+{
+	$display = '';
+	$prefix = '';
+	extract( $params );
+	return single_post_title( $prefix, $display );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'single_post_title', 'smarty_single_post_title' );
+
+function smarty_single_cat_title( $params )
+{
+	$display = '';
+	$prefix = '';
+	extract( $params );
+	return single_cat_title( $prefix, $display );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'single_cat_title', 'smarty_single_cat_title' );
+
+function smarty_single_month_title( $params )
+{
+	$display = '';
+	$prefix = '';
+	extract( $params );
+	return single_month_title( $prefix, $display );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'single_month_title', 'smarty_single_month_title' );
+
+function smarty_get_archives_link( $params )
+{
+	$format = 'html';
+	$before = '';
+	$after = '';
+	extract( $params );
+	return get_archives_link( $url, $text, $format, $before, $after );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'single_month_title', 'smarty_single_month_title' );
+
+function smarty_get_archives( $params )
+{
+	$type = '';
+	$limit = '';
+	$format = 'html';
+	$before = '';
+	$after = '';
+	extract( $params );
+	return get_archives( $type, $limit, $format, $before, $after );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'get_archives', 'smarty_get_archives' );
+
+function smarty_the_date_xml()
+{
+	return the_date_xml();
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'the_date_xml', 'smarty_the_date_xml' );
+
+function smarty_the_date( $params )
+{
+	$d = '';
+	$before = '';
+	$after = '';
+	$echo = true;
+	extract( $params );
+	return the_date( $d, $before, $after, $echo );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'the_date', 'smarty_the_date' );
+
+function smarty_the_time( $params )
+{
+	$d = '';
+	$echo = true;
+	extract( $params );
+	return the_time( $d, $echo );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'the_time', 'smarty_the_time' );
+
+function smarty_the_weekday()
+{
+	return the_weekday();
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'the_weekday', 'smarty_the_weekday' );
+
+function smarty_the_weekday_date( $params )
+{
+	$before='';
+	$after='';
+	extract( $params );
+	return the_weekday_date( $before, $after );
+
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'the_weekday_date', 'smarty_the_weekday_date' );
+
+function smarty_get_Lat() {
+	return get_Lat();
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'get_Lat', 'smarty_get_Lat' );
+
+function smarty_get_Lon() {
+	return get_Lon();
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'get_Lon', 'smarty_get_Lon' );
+
+function smarty_the_ID()
+{
+	return the_ID();
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'the_ID', 'smarty_the_ID' );
+
+function smarty_permalink_link( $params )
+{
+	$file='';
+	$mode = 'id';
+	extract( $params );
+	return permalink_link( $file, $mode );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'permalink_link', 'smarty_permalink_link' );
+
+function smarty_the_title( $params )
+{
+	$before='';
+	$after='';
+	$echo=true;
+	extract( $params );
+	return the_title( $before, $after, $echo);
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'the_title', 'smarty_the_title' );
+
+function smarty_the_category_ID( $params )
+{
+	$echo=true;
+	extract( $params );
+	return the_category_ID( $echo );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'the_category_ID', 'smarty_the_category_ID' );
+$smarty->register_function( 'the_category', 'the_category' );
+$smarty->register_function( 'the_author', 'the_author' );
+
+function smarty_the_content( $params )
+{
+	$more_link_text='(more...)';
+	$stripteaser=0;
+	$more_file='';
+	extract( $params );
+	return the_content( $more_link_text, $stripteaser, $more_file );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'the_content', 'smarty_the_content' );
+
+function smarty_link_pages( $params )
+{
+	$before='<br />';
+	$after='<br />';
+	$next_or_number='number';
+	$nextpagelink='next page';
+	$previouspagelink='previous page';
+	$pagelink='%';
+	$more_file='';
+	extract( $params );
+	return link_pages( $before, $after, $next_or_number, $nextpagelink, $previouspagelink, $pagelink, $more_file);
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'link_pages', 'smarty_link_pages' );
+
+function smarty_comments_popup_link( $params )
+{
+	$zero='No Comments';
+	$one='1 Comment';
+	$more='% Comments';
+	$CSSclass='';
+	$none='Comments Off';
+	extract( $params );
+	return comments_popup_link( $zero, $one, $more, $CSSclass, $none );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'comments_popup_link', 'smarty_comments_popup_link' );
+
+function smarty_trackback_rdf( $params )
+{
+	$timezone = 0;
+	extract( $params );
+	return trackback_rdf( $timezone );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'trackback_rdf', 'smarty_trackback_rdf' );
+
+function smarty_comments_popup_script( $params )
+{
+	$width=400;
+	$height=400;
+	$file='b2commentspopup.php';
+	extract( $params );
+	return comments_popup_script( $width, $height, $file );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'comments_popup_script', 'smarty_comments_popup_script' );
+
+function smarty_get_links( $params )
+{
+	extract($params);
+        get_links($category, $before, $after, $between, $show_images, $orderby, $show_description, $show_rating, $limit, $show_updated, true );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'get_links', 'smarty_get_links' );
+
+function smarty_list_cats( $params )
+{
+	extract($params);
+	list_cats($optionall, $all, $sort_column, $sort_order, $file, $list, $optiondates, $optioncount, $hide_empty);
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'list_cats', 'smarty_list_cats' );
+
+function smarty_timer_stop( $params )
+{
+	$display = 0;
+	$precision = 3;
+	extract($params);
+	timer_stop( $display, $precision );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'timer_stop', 'smarty_timer_stop' );
+
+function smarty_get_calendar( $params )
+{
+	$daylength = 1;
+	extract($params);
+	get_calendar( $daylength );
+}
+$smarty->register_function( 'get_calendar', 'smarty_get_calendar' );
+
+?>
diff --git a/index-smarty.php b/index-smarty.php
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+<?php /* Don't remove these lines, they call the b2 function files ! */
+
+/* $Id$ */
+
+require_once( 'Smarty.class.php' );
+$smarty = new Smarty;
+$smarty->template_dir = './wp-blogs/main/templates';
+$smarty->compile_dir  = './wp-blogs/main/templates_c';
+$smarty->cache_dir    = './wp-blogs/main/smartycache';
+$smarty->plugin_dir    = './wp-plugins';
+require_once( 'b2-include/smarty.inc.php' );
+$blog = 1;
+require_once('blog.header.php');
+require_once($abspath.'wp-links/links.php');
+// not on by default: require_once($abspath.'wp-links/links.weblogs.com.php');
+
+define( 'NODISPLAY', false );
+
+$smarty->assign( 'siteurl', $siteurl );
+$smarty->assign( 'b2_version', $b2_version );
+
+if($posts) 
+{ 
+	foreach ($posts as $post) 
+	{ 
+		start_b2(); 
+		$content .= $smarty->fetch( 'post.html' );
+		ob_start();
+		include($abspath . 'b2comments.php');
+		$txt = ob_get_contents();
+		ob_end_clean();
+		$content .= $txt;
+	}
+}
+else
+{
+	$content = 'No posts made';
+}
+
+$smarty->assign( 'content', $content );
+$smarty->display( 'top.html' );
+
+$smarty->display( 'end.html' );
+
+?>