hmm now i,ll have to mod up 2 post bits for my new style, but i,l be happy doing it thnks for the hack

I made a one-file edit version that essentially does the same:
user option to choose postbit style;
caching of templates; (in more places than this hack does, too :))

No need for phrases, template modifications, or 9 (!!) file edits for such a very small but handy hack :)

In case anyone's interested (if only to see how I did this using only one file edit while maintaining caching-ness everywhere): https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=61086