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Originally Posted by Lynne

Do you have them going to their own forum? If so, then to exclude forums in the New Posts button, you may add "&exclude=xx" or "&exclude=xx,yy,zz" (separate the forumids by commas) to the end of the New Posts url... ie. "/forums/search.php?do=getnew&exclude=xx" in your navbar template (or wherever you have your navbar links).

Wow Lynne, that was a quick answer! Thank you!

I'm pretty new at vB. I do have them going to their own forums.

Where do I find the location of where to exclude them? I'm not far enough along to understand where the New Posts button is or the New Posts URL.

Is there a procedure explained in the manual?

Thanks for your help!

EDIT: I think I can find the nav bar template. I'll see if I can find the string you've mentioned. I'll edit again with my results.

No, I couldn't find the navbar template. I haven't modified it, so it should be wherever it is in the stock 3.7.4 version.

Can you give me some directions? I'm such a newbie....

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I did find what I think is the correct template. In the navbar template, I found two strings that were similar to what you mentioned. Am I in the correct place?

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a></td>
<else />
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td>
</if>
<td id="navbar_search" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[search]</a> <if condition="$show['quicksearch']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("navbar_search"); </script></if></td>
</if>
<if condition="$show['member']">
<td id="usercptools" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="$show[nojs_link]#usercptools" accesskey="3">$vbphrase[quick_links]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("usercptools"); </script></td>
</if>
<else />
<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4">$vbphrase[search]</a></td>
<if condition="$show['member']">
<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a></td>