I changed to location of where the link shows up by putting "<!-- Paul M, unread Post Count -->' at the template location I want the mod to be displayed.
then I changed the search text to:
Code:
$search_text = '<!-- Paul M, unread Post Count -->';
I also properly edited the line
Code:
$unread = construct_phrase('<a href=\"search.php?do=getnew\">'.$vbphrase['unread_posts'].'</a><br />',$postcount['unread']);
to reflect the proper html requirements of the selected location.
(The above only represents an example the changes of that I did to change the location of this modifications displayed info)
I can see why the author would not be supportive of moving the location due to the rather large possibilities of HTML combinations that exist in the templates.
This mod should be part of vB. Of all the mods that I've added to the site this mod ranks up there with the journal as the most praised and its only been on the site for a day. Thanks!