Just use this module instead of HTML::Template, then use any plugins, and go on
with life.

By adding support for the module included, HTML::Template::Plugin::Dot, to
HTML::Template, the programmers' job of sending data to the template is easier,
and designers have easier access to more data to display in the template,
without learning any more tag syntax.

WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/HTML-Template-Pluggable/