While this is good, isn't it just best to use a simple template edit?
I simply used :
Code:
<if condition="$show['notifications']">
<div><span id="notifications"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><font
style="background-color: #FFFF00">$vbphrase[your_notifications]:</a> <strong>$notifications_total</strong></span></div>
Note the
<font
style="background-color: #FFFF00">