[JJR512]

Odd. I've been doing the same thing all along, only my version is much simpler.

Here are my instructions for the same thing:

Find this code in forumdisplay.php: (NOTE: it appears TWICE. You are looking ONLY for the SECOND instance of this code!)

PHP Code:

$thread[lastreplydate]=vbdate($dateformat,$thread[lastpost]); 
$thread[lastreplytime]=vbdate($timeformat,$thread[lastpost]); 


...and after the SECOND instance of the above code, add:

PHP Code:

$thread[firstpostdate]=vbdate($dateformat,$thread[dateline]);
$thread[firstposttime]=vbdate($timeformat,$thread[dateline]); 


Save and upload the file.

Next, edit the forumdisplaybit template. Look for:

PHP Code:

<normalfont>$thread[postedby]</normalfont> 


...and replace it with this:

PHP Code:

<smallfont>$thread[firstpostdate] $thread[firstposttime]<br>by <b>$thread[postedby]</b></smallfont> 


ALSO, in the opening <td> tag that this bit is in, you should add this:

align="right"

This alignment, along with the formatting in the replacement code, will give the thread start time and started by username the same appearance as in the column for the last reply time and last reply user. But you can feel free, of course, to give it your own desired style.

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So you can see the differences between my version and nuno's version is that I get the thread start time and date from the dateline directly: "$timeformat,$thread[dateline]", whereas in nuno's version you have to edit a select query earlier in the code, and get the start time and date from the query results. It's just simpler this way, although obviously either way works.

Example: http://www.jjr512.com/forums/forumdi...p?s=&forumid=1