This is what they did for 3.7 (I just did these changes on my 3.6.8 board and they work):
make a new GLOBAL phrase called "welcome_x_link_y" with the contents:
Code:
Welcome, <a href="{2}">{1}</a>.
Then, in navbar, find:
HTML Code:
<strong><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase></strong><br />
$bbuserinfo[stats]<br />
Replace with:
HTML Code:
<strong><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]" 2="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[welcome_x_link_y]</phrase></strong><br />