Here you go.
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1997612&postcount=68
Thanks so much for trying to help. There are different variables there too. Although it matches much more closely than the vb 3.8 version I am not a developer and I would undoubtedly break something. Could I pay you something for this? If not... thanks for your kindness thus far.
Here is the FORUMSDISPLAY code for vb .4.2.3 beta 4
{vb:stylevar htmldoctype}
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"<vb:if condition="$vboptions['enablefacebookconnect']"> xmlns:fb="http://www.facebook.com/2008/fbml"</vb:if> dir="{vb:stylevar textdirection}" lang="{vb:stylevar languagecode}" id="vbulletin_html">
<head>
{vb:raw headinclude}
<title>{vb:raw foruminfo.title_clean}<vb:if condition="$pagenumber > 1"> - {vb:rawphrase page_x, {vb:raw pagenumber}}</vb:if></title>
<vb:if condition="$show['inlinemod']"><script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_inlinemod.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"></script></vb:if>
<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_read_marker.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"></script>
<vb:if condition="$show['ajax_js']">
<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin-ajax-threadlist.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var titlemaxchars = parseInt("{vb:raw vboptions.titlemaxchars}"),
input_padding = parseInt("{vb:stylevar input_padding}");
//-->
</script>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$vboptions['storecssasfile']">
{vb:cssfile forumdisplay-rollup.css}
<vb:else />
{vb:cssfile toolsmenu.css,forumbits.css,forumdisplay.css,threa dlist.css,options.css}
</vb:if>
<!--[if lt IE 8]>
<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin-threadlist-ie.js?v={vb:raw vboptions.simpleversion}"></script>
{vb:cssfile toolsmenu-ie.css,forumbits-ie.css,forumdisplay-ie.css,threadlist-ie.css,options-ie.css}
<![endif]-->
{vb:raw headinclude_bottom}
</head>
<body>
{vb:raw header}
{vb:raw navbar}
<vb:if condition="$announcebits">
<ol id="announcements" class="announcements">
{vb:raw announcebits}
</ol>
</vb:if>
<div id="above_threadlist" class="above_threadlist">
<vb:if condition="$show['newthreadlink']"><a href="{vb:raw $vboptions.vbforum_url}{vb:if "$vboptions['vbforum_url']", '/', ''}newthread.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=newthread&f={vb:raw foruminfo.forumid}" rel="nofollow" class="newcontent_textcontrol" id="newthreadlink_top"><span>+</span> {vb:rawphrase post_new_thread}</a></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['threadslist']">
<div class="threadpagenav">
{vb:raw pagenav}
<div id="threadpagestats" class="threadpagestats">{vb:rawphrase showing_threads_x_to_y_of_z, {vb:raw limitlower}, {vb:raw limitupper}, {vb:raw totalthreads}}</div>
</div>
</vb:if>
</div>
<div id="pagetitle" class="pagetitle">
<h1>{vb:rawphrase forum}: <span class="forumtitle">{vb:raw foruminfo.title}</span></h1>
<vb:if condition="$foruminfo['description']"><p class="description">{vb:raw foruminfo.description}</p></vb:if>
</div>
<vb:if condition="$show['threadslist']">
<div id="above_threadlist_controls" class="above_threadlist_controls toolsmenu">
<div>
<ul class="popupgroup forumdisplaypopups" id="forumdisplaypopups">
<li class="popupmenu nohovermenu" id="forumtools">
<h6><a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase forum_tools}</a></h6>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
<vb:if condition="$show['newthreadlink']">
<li>
<a href="{vb:raw $vboptions.vbforum_url}{vb:if "$vboptions['vbforum_url']", '/', ''}newthread.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=newthread&f={vb:raw foruminfo.forumid}" rel="nofollow">
{vb:rawphrase post_a_new_thread}…
</a>
</li>
</vb:if>
<li>
<a href="{vb:raw $vboptions.vbforum_url}{vb:if "$vboptions['vbforum_url']", '/', ''}forumdisplay.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markread&f={vb:raw foruminfo.forumid}&markreadhash={vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" rel="nofollow" onclick="return mark_forum_and_threads_read({vb:raw foruminfo.forumid});">
{vb:rawphrase mark_this_forum_read}
</a>
</li>
<vb:if condition="$show['member'] AND $foruminfo['allowposting']">
<li>
<vb:if condition="$show['subscribed_to_forum']">
<a href="{vb:raw $vboptions.vbforum_url}{vb:if "$vboptions['vbforum_url']", '/', ''}subscription.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=removesubscription&f={vb:raw foruminfo.forumid}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase unsubscribe_from_this_forum}</a>
<vb:else />
<a href="{vb:raw $vboptions.vbforum_url}{vb:if "$vboptions['vbforum_url']", '/', ''}subscription.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=addsubscription&f={vb:raw foruminfo.forumid}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase subscribe_to_this_forum}…</a>
</vb:if>
</li>
</vb:if>
<li><a href="<vb:if condition="$foruminfo['parentid'] == -1">{vb:link forumhome}<vb:else />{vb:link forum, {vb:raw foruminfo}, null, 'parentid', 'parenttitle'}</vb:if>" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase view_parent_forum}</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<vb:if condition="$show['adminoptions']">
<li class="popupmenu nohovermenu" id="admintools">
<h6><a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase administrative}</a></h6>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
<vb:if condition="$show['post_queue']"><li><a href="moderator.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=modposts&f={vb:raw foruminfo.forumid}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase view_posts_queue}</a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['attachment_queue']"><li><a href="moderator.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=modattach&f={vb:raw foruminfo.forumid}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase view_attachment_queue}</a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['mass_move']"><li><a href="moderator.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=move&f={vb:raw foruminfo.forumid}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase massmove_threads}…</a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['mass_prune']"><li><a href="moderator.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=prune&f={vb:raw foruminfo.forumid}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase massprune_threads}…</a></li></vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['addmoderator']">
<li><a href="moderator.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=addmoderator&f={vb:raw foruminfo.forumid}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase add_moderator}…</a></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['post_new_announcement']">
<li><a href="moderator.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=postannouncement&f={vb:raw foruminfo.forumid}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase post_new_announcement}…</a></li>
</vb:if>
</ul>
</li>
</vb:if>
<li class="popupmenu nohovermenu forumsearch menusearch" id="forumsearch">
<h6><a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl">{vb:rawphrase search_this_forum}</a></h6>
<form action="search.php?do=process" method="get">
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
<li>
<input type="text" class="searchbox" name="q" value="{vb:rawphrase search_dots}" />
<input type="submit" class="button" value="{vb:rawphrase search}" />
</li>
<li class="formsubmit" id="popupsearch">
<div class="submitoptions">
<label><input type="radio" name="showposts" value="0" checked="checked" /> {vb:rawphrase show_threads}</label>
<label><input type="radio" name="showposts" value="1" /> {vb:rawphrase show_posts}</label>
</div>
<div class="advancedsearchlink"><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}search_type=1&contenttype=vBFor um_Post&forumchoice[]={vb:raw forumid}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase advanced_search}</a></div>
</li>
</ul>
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionhash}" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<input type="hidden" name="contenttype" value="vBForum_Post" />
<input type="hidden" name="forumchoice[]" value="{vb:raw forumid}" />
<input type="hidden" name="childforums" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="exactname" value="1" />
</form>
</li>
{vb:raw threadadmin_imod_menu_thread}
</ul>
<vb:if condition="$show['inlinemod']">
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
vB_XHTML_Ready.subscribe(function() { register_inlinemod("thread_inlinemod_form", "li", "threadbit", "thread"); });
//-->
</script>
</vb:if>
</div>
</div>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$forumbits">
{vb:raw template_hook.forumdisplay_above_subforums}
<div id="forumbits" class="forumbits">
<div class="forumhead">
<h2>
<span class="forumtitle">{vb:rawphrase subforums}</span>
<span class="forumthreadpost">{vb:rawphrase threads_posts} </span>
<span class="forumlastpost">{vb:rawphrase last_post}</span>
</h2>
</div>
<ol>
{vb:raw forumbits}
</ol>
</div>
{vb:raw template_hook.forumdisplay_below_subforums}
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['threadslist']">
{vb:raw template_hook.forumdisplay_above_threadlist}
<div id="threadlist" class="threadlist">
<form id="thread_inlinemod_form" action="{vb:raw $vboptions.vbforum_url}{vb:if "$vboptions['vbforum_url']", '/', ''}inlinemod.php?forumid={vb:raw forumid}" method="post">
<h2 class="hidden">{vb:rawphrase threads_in_forum}</h2>
<div>
<div class="threadlisthead table">
<div>
<span class="threadinfo">
<span class="threadtitle">
<a href="{vb:link forum, {vb:raw foruminfo}, {vb:raw pageinfo_title}}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase title}{vb:raw sortarrow.title}</a> /
<a href="{vb:link forum, {vb:raw foruminfo}, {vb:raw pageinfo_postusername}}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase thread_starter}{vb:raw sortarrow.postusername}</a>
</span>
</span>
<vb:if condition="$show['search_engine']">
<span class="threadstats td">{vb:rawphrase replies} {vb:raw sortarrow.replycount} / {vb:rawphrase views}</span>
<span class="threadlastpost td">{vb:rawphrase last_post_by}{vb:raw sortarrow.lastpost}</span>
<vb:else />
<span class="threadstats td"><a href="{vb:link forum, {vb:raw foruminfo}, {vb:raw pageinfo_replycount}}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase replies}{vb:raw sortarrow.replycount}</a> / <a href="{vb:link forum, {vb:raw foruminfo}, {vb:raw pageinfo_views}}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase views}{vb:raw sortarrow.views}</a></span>
<span class="threadlastpost td"><a href="{vb:link forum, {vb:raw foruminfo}, {vb:raw pageinfo_flastpost}}" rel="nofollow">{vb:rawphrase last_post_by}{vb:raw sortarrow.lastpost}</a></span>
<vb:if condition="$show['inlinemod']"><span class="threadimodimod td"></span></vb:if>
</vb:if>
</div>
</div>
<vb:if condition="$show['stickies']">
<ol id="stickies" class="stickies">
{vb:raw threadbits_sticky}
</ol>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['threads']">
<ol id="threads" class="threads">
{vb:raw threadbits}
</ol>
<vb:else />
<div class="threadbit">
<p class="nonthread">
<vb:if condition="$show['noposts']">
<strong>{vb:rawphrase no_posts_in_this_forum}</strong>
<vb:else />
<strong>{vb:rawphrase no_posts_last_x_days_forum, {vb:raw daysprune}}</strong>
<span class="understated">{vb:rawphrase try_controls_below_for_older_posts}</span>
</vb:if>
</p>
</div>
</vb:if>
</div>
<hr />
<div class="<vb:if condition="!$show['inlinemod']">noinlinemod </vb:if>forumfoot">
<vb:if condition="$show['inlinemod']">
<div id="inlinemod_formctrls" class="popupmenu nohovermenu">
<a href="javascript://" class="popupctrl"><span class="ctrlcontainer">{vb:rawphrase moderation_tools} (<span id="thread_inlinemod_count">0</span>)</span></a>
<ul class="popupbody popuphover">
<vb:if condition="$show['deletethread']">
<li><label><input type="radio" name="do" value="deletethread" checked="checked" /> {vb:rawphrase delete_threads}…</label></li>
<li><label><input type="radio" name="do" value="undeletethread" /> {vb:rawphrase undelete_threads}</label></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['spamctrls']">
<li><label><input type="radio" name="do" value="spamthread" /> {vb:rawphrase delete_threads_as_spam}…</label></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['openthread']">
<li><label><input type="radio" name="do" value="open" /> {vb:rawphrase open_threads}</label></li>
<li><label><input type="radio" name="do" value="close" /> {vb:rawphrase close_threads}</label></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['approvethread']">
<li><label><input type="radio" name="do" value="approvethread" /> {vb:rawphrase approve_threads}</label></li>
<li><label><input type="radio" name="do" value="unapprovethread" /> {vb:rawphrase unapprove_threads}</label></li>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['movethread']">
<li><label><input type="radio" name="do" value="stick" /> {vb:rawphrase stick_threads}</label></li>
<li><label><input type="radio" name="do" value="unstick" /> {vb:rawphrase unstick_threads}</label></li>
<li><label><input type="radio" name="do" value="movethread" /> {vb:rawphrase move_threads}…</label></li>
<li><label><input type="radio" name="do" value="mergethread" /> {vb:rawphrase merge_threads}…</label></li>
</vb:if>
{vb:raw template_hook.inlinemod_thread_bottom}
<li> </li>
<li><label><input type="radio" name="do" value="viewthread" /> {vb:rawphrase view_selected_threads}</label></li>
<li><label><input type="radio" name="do" value="clearthread" /> {vb:rawphrase clear_thread_list}</label></li>
<li class="formsubmit">
<input type="submit" class="button" value="{vb:rawphrase proceed_ellipsis}" />
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</vb:if>
</div>
<input type="hidden" name="url" value="{vb:raw url}" />
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="{vb:raw session.sessionhash}" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="{vb:raw bbuserinfo.securitytoken}" />
<input type="hidden" name="forumid" value="{vb:raw forumid}" />
</form>
</div>
{vb:raw template_hook.forumdisplay_below_threadlist}
</vb:if>
<div id="below_threadlist" class="<vb:if condition="!$show['inlinemod']">noinlinemod </vb:if>below_threadlist">
<vb:if condition="$show['newthreadlink']">
<a href="{vb:raw $vboptions.vbforum_url}{vb:if "$vboptions['vbforum_url']", '/', ''}newthread.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=newthread&f={vb:raw foruminfo.forumid}" rel="nofollow" class="newcontent_textcontrol" id="newthreadlink_bottom"><span>+</span> {vb:rawphrase post_new_thread}</a>
</vb:if>
<div class="threadpagenav<vb:if condition="!$pagenav AND !$forumjump"> nopagenav</vb:if>">
{vb:raw pagenav}
{vb:raw forumjump}
</div>
</div>
<div id="forum_info_options" class="forum_info block">
<vb:if condition="$show['moderators'] OR $show['activeusers']">
<div class="collapse">
<a class="collapse" id="collapse_forum_info" href="{vb:raw relpath}#top"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/collapse{vb:raw vbcollapse.collapseimg_info_options}_40b.png" alt="" /></a>
<h4 class="forumoptiontitle blockhead">{vb:rawphrase forum_information_and_options}</h4>
</div>
<div id="forum_info" class="forum_info_block blockbody formcontrols">
<vb:if condition="$show['moderators']">
<div id="forum_moderators" class="forum_info_subblock">
<h5>{vb:rawphrase moderators_of_this_forum}</h5>
<ul class="commalist">
<vb:each from="moderatorslist" value="row">
<li><a class="username" href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw row}}">{vb:raw row.musername}</a>{vb:raw row.comma}</li>
</vb:each>
</ul>
</div>
</vb:if>
<vb:if condition="$show['activeusers']">
<div id="forum_onlineusers" class="forum_info_subblock">
<h5>{vb:rawphrase users_browsing_this_forum}</h5>
<div>
<p>{vb:rawphrase there_are_currently_x_users_browsing_forum, {vb:raw totalonline}} ({vb:rawphrase x_members_y_guests, {vb:raw numberregistered}, {vb:raw numberguest}})</p>
<ol class="commalist">
<vb:each from="activeusers" value="row">
<li><a class="username" href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw row}}">{vb:raw row.musername}</a>{vb:raw row.invisiblemark}{vb:raw row.buddymark}{vb:raw row.comma}</li>
</vb:each>
</ol>
</div>
</div>
</vb:if>
</div>
</vb:if>