how can i make it so that my top_stats button still shows but will tell a guest he needs to register the same way the forum defaults do when you set permissions to have guests not see certain forums?

I dont want guests to be able to see my forum stats.

Which page or script does your "top_stats" page link to? It is not default vb so should be another hack (eg. vb stats)?

the top_stats button links to vbstats.php
Its a hack i got off these forums. my website is www.ar-racing.com

I am having trouble with the hack.
I don't want UserGroup 19 not to see a certin html code in the footer template
so I added
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[[($bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==4 OR[usergroupid]==17 OR[usergroupid]==18 OR[usergroupid]==9 OR[usergroupid]==8 OR[usergroupid]==2 OR[usergroupid]==1 OR[usergroupid]==3 OR[usergroupid]==5 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==6 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==7)]]

HTML CODE HERE

[[/($bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==4 OR[usergroupid]==17 OR[usergroupid]==18 OR[usergroupid]==9 OR[usergroupid]==8 OR[usergroupid]==2 OR[usergroupid]==1 OR[usergroupid]==3 OR[usergroupid]==5 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==6 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==7)]]
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But it hides the html code from everyone

Then why don't you just use this and save some code?

[[($bbuserinfo[usergroupid]!=19)]]

HTML CODE HERE

[[/($bbuserinfo[usergroupid]!=19)]]

and you need to add spaces after the OR in your code. ;)

This:

[[($bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==4 OR[usergroupid]==17 OR[usergroupid]==18 OR[usergroupid]==9 OR[usergroupid]==8 OR[usergroupid]==2 OR[usergroupid]==1 OR[usergroupid]==3 OR[usergroupid]==5 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==6 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==7)]]

HTML CODE HERE

[[/($bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==4 OR[usergroupid]==17 OR[usergroupid]==18 OR[usergroupid]==9 OR[usergroupid]==8 OR[usergroupid]==2 OR[usergroupid]==1 OR[usergroupid]==3 OR[usergroupid]==5 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==6 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==7)]]

should be this:

[[($bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==4 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==17 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==18 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==9 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==8 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==2 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==1 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==3 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==5 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==6 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==7)]]

HTML CODE HERE

[[/($bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==4 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==17 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==18 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==9 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==8 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==2 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==1 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==3 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==5 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==6 OR $bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==7)]]

thank you very very much :)

You're welcome. Just curious, which code are you using? The first one I posted or the second one?

The secound code because because I want to hide an add for 1 user group but have the rest see it.

My visitors have said they would be interesting in paying to visit the site. So I said I would offer an ads free version of the site for those who pay. Lets see if they do