[RedWingFan]

To add this option when you are creating a new thread, add it to your newthread template as follows.

Find the following line:

				$threadmanagement

Add after:

<!-- ADVANCED STICKY OPTIONS -->

<fieldset class="fieldset">
			<legend>$vbphrase[sticky_options]</legend>
			<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
				<div>
					$vbphrase[sticky_order]<br />
					<input type="text" class="bginput" name="sticky_order" value="$threadinfo[sticky_order]" size="5" maxlength="3" />
					$vbphrase[sticky_order_desc]
				</div>
				<div>
					$vbphrase[sticky_expiry]<br />
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
					  <tr>
						<td>
							<span class="smallfont">$vbphrase[month]<br />
							<select name="sticky_expiry[month]" tabindex="1">
								<option value="-1" $monthselected[default]></option>
								<option value="1" $monthselected[1]>$vbphrase[january]</option>
								<option value="2" $monthselected[2]>$vbphrase[february]</option>
								<option value="3" $monthselected[3]>$vbphrase[march]</option>
								<option value="4" $monthselected[4]>$vbphrase[april]</option>
								<option value="5" $monthselected[5]>$vbphrase[may]</option>
								<option value="6" $monthselected[6]>$vbphrase[june]</option>
								<option value="7" $monthselected[7]>$vbphrase[july]</option>
								<option value="8" $monthselected[8]>$vbphrase[august]</option>
								<option value="9" $monthselected[9]>$vbphrase[september]</option>
								<option value="10" $monthselected[10]>$vbphrase[october]</option>
								<option value="11" $monthselected[11]>$vbphrase[november]</option>
								<option value="12" $monthselected[12]>$vbphrase[december]</option>
							</select>
							</span>
						</td>
						<td>
							<span class="smallfont">$vbphrase[day]<br />
							<input type="text" tabindex="1" class="bginput" name="sticky_expiry[day]" value="$sticky_expiry[day]" size="4" maxlength="2" />
							</span>
							</td>
						<td>
							<span class="smallfont">$vbphrase[year]<br />
							<input type="text" tabindex="1" class="bginput" name="sticky_expiry[year]" value="$sticky_expiry[year]" size="4" maxlength="4" />
							</span>
						</td>
					  </tr>
					</table>
				</div>

			</div>
		</fieldset>
		
<!-- /ADVANCED STICKY OPTIONS -->

Save the template, and you're done! This will appear at the bottom of the page, directly under Thread Management.