This may have been covered before, but I am using $user_username like this:

Welcome $user_username

but it is just showing "Unregistered" even if you are logged in... am I doing something wrong?

I'm using it exactly like you and it works.

Ahh, but I am using it away from vb... using a php include to call the page into my homepage... and its not working... it might because I am using php functions for everything on the site... any ideas?

I mean, it works when I go to the forum directory and try it, but not when I am using it on my homepage.

So why do you make a call on your homepage? Any reasons for this? Just make webtemplates your starting page.

ehhh, my homepage is a tad more advanced than you think... I couldnt run it from webtemplates even if I wanted too, its got over 1000 lines of functions behind it...

Hm, okay.
Ever tried to build this code into the webtemplate? Maybe it works?

Lol.. Watch out vB world. This kid has an 'advanced' forum.. haha ;)

Hm. Even if your posting is not against me - I don't think, you're helpful, Logik.

Havent got an advanced forum, just a website that works, I dont know jack++++ about vb forums really, only how to make styles for them...

I'll give working the site into a webtemplate a miss... all I want to know is do you know why it wont display the users name when they're logged in? I tried including global.php too.