[helmlein]

1st step: split the categories.

2nd step:

use this "forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost"!!!

<!-- top category table setup -->
<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="50" align="left" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/header_left.gif" alt="" height="20"/></td>
<td width="100%" style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/botcenter.gif)"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/header_bg.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="20" border="0"/></td>
<td width="50" align="right" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/header_right.gif" alt="" height="20"/></td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- End top category table setup -->
</table>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">

<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</a>
<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
</td>
<tr align="center">
<td class="thead" width="5%">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" width="45%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="30%">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<td class="thead" width="10%">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead" width="10%">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead" width="0%">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
$childforumbits
</tbody>
</if>
<!-- bottom table setup -->
<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="30" align="left" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/footer_left.gif" alt="" height="23"/></td>
<td width="100%" style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/botcenter.gif)"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/footer_bg.gif" alt="" width="100%" height="23" border="0"/></td>
<td width="30" align="right" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/footer_right.gif" alt="" height="23"/></td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- End bottom table setup -->

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</if>