sorry m8 yes was referring to the mini calendar hack.
I can see it if i call it in on a page on its own but cant get it to integrate with vbindex.

You need to put:

after the require golbal.php statement.

Add the template for the calendar and then make sure that the calendar php file doesn't output the template but evals it to a variable, eg:

ie $calendar instead of dooutput then you just place your variable in this case $calendar in the required template.

w00t, worked perfectly :D great, thanks a million!

thanks. another question:
like some else said. it takes about ages to load. and i have a lot users (100?) online at the same time.

i'm guessing it's the 'online users' script that might cause, which i don't really need. can i ditch that left column? or maybe ditch everything except for the display of the actual news stories? (i don't need the welcome box either)

i'd like to use it a php include on my news page.

any help would be appreciated.

(excellent hack btw, just needed to say that)

I belive its the poll code that is causing the high load time, try removing that section.

All you need to do is make sure that you have the section with the news code and that in your news page or the vBindex file that you require golbal.php

that worked. thank you very much.

but i can't get rid of that 'welcome' table

You need to remove the HTML in the home template.

doesn't this remove the welcome message + stats from vbulletin?

The home and home_ templates have nothing to do with vBulletin, there all for vBindex so removing that HTML won't effect your forums home page.

thanks again.

one more thing (i know: again!):

the news forum is now private. i underdstand that it has to be public to let people post replies, but can i keep people from posting new threads? cause that's not what i want:)