[Admin]

Open your global.php, and add this code:

PHP Code:

$temppermissions=getpermissions(); 


right after this:

PHP Code:

  $newpmmsg=1;
  eval("\$headnewpm = \"".gettemplate('head_newpm')."\";");
} 


In index.php find this code:

PHP Code:

//check usergroup of user to see if they can use PMs
//$temppermissions=getpermissions($forumid);
if ($enablepms==1 and $temppermissions['canusepm'] and $bbuserinfo['receivepm']) {
  $ignoreusers="";
  if (trim($bbuserinfo['ignorelist'])!="") {
    $ignoreusers='AND fromuserid<>'.implode(' AND fromuserid<>',explode(' ',$bbuserinfo[ignorelist]));
  }

  $allpm=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT COUNT(*) AS messages FROM privatemessage WHERE userid=$bbuserinfo[userid] $ignoreusers");
  $newpm=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT COUNT(*) AS messages FROM privatemessage WHERE userid=$bbuserinfo[userid] AND dateline>$bbuserinfo[lastvisit] AND folderid=0 $ignoreusers");
  $unreadpm=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT COUNT(*) AS messages FROM privatemessage WHERE userid=$bbuserinfo[userid] AND messageread=0 AND folderid=0 $ignoreusers");

  if ($newpm['messages']==0) {
    $lightbulb='off';
  } else {
    $lightbulb='on';
  }
  eval("\$pminfo = \"".gettemplate('forumhome_pmloggedin')."\";");

} else {
  $pminfo='';
} 


CUT it out, and paste it in your global.php right AFTER

PHP Code:

$temppermissions=getpermissions(); 


(what you added before)
Now you can use this

You have $newpm[messages] ($unreadpm[messages] undread) out of $allpm[messages] in total.

in any template you wish (you can change the words of course ).