[decipher442]

I'm just not haveing any luck with this at all. :|

I know the template to edit i just do not know what hook to choose nor how to add the hook into that template where I want it displayed.

I am sure if I had the experience you had it would be more simple... but I don't.

Isn't there an easier an easier way of doing this?

maybe doing it something like seen here...
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113870

but obiousely displaying total threads and posts instead of a sponsor link.

Does anyone know how I can do this?

NOTE: (Here is an example of what I would like my category bar(s) to look like...)
__________________________________________________ ______________________
[__Category_Title___________________________Threads : X,XXX, Posts: XX,XXX__[^]_]

** Threads: X,XXX, Posts: XX,XXX = Total amount of Threads and Post from all sub-forums of the category.
** [^] = category collapse image

I see that this is the PHP code I need to add.. (That displays total threads and posts)

PHP Code:

<?php 

$totalthreads = 0;  
$totalposts = 0;  
if (is_array($vbulletin->forumcache))  
{  
    foreach ($vbulletin->forumcache AS $forum)  
    {  
        $totalthreads += $forum['threadcount'];  
        $totalposts += $forum['replycount'];  
    }  
}  
$totalthreads = vb_number_format($totalthreads);  
$totalposts = vb_number_format($totalposts);  
            </a> 
  
?>

And this is the template I need to edit... (forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost)

<if condition="!$show['collapsable_forums']"> 
<tbody> 
</if> 
    <tr> 
        <td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>"> 
            <if condition="$childforumbits"> 
            <a style="float:$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> 

            </if> 
            <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</a> 
            <a style="float:$stylevar[right]"> 
            <if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if> 
            <if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if> 
        </td> 
    </tr> 
<if condition="!$show['collapsable_forums']"> 
</tbody> 
</if> 
<if condition="$childforumbits"> 
<if condition="!$show['collapsable_forums']"> 
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}"> 
</if> 
$childforumbits 
<if condition="!$show['collapsable_forums']"> 
</tbody> 
</if> 
</if>

From my understanding.... all I need to do now is create the plugin...
1. I DO NOT KNOW what hook to choose when creating the plugin, "Do you know?"
2. After the plugin is created what code snippet to I add into forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost template to make the plugin work?

NOTE: (Here is an example of what I would like my category bar(s) to look like...)
__________________________________________________ ______________________
[__Category_Title___________________________Threads : X,XXX, Posts: XX,XXX__[^]_]

** Threads: X,XXX, Posts: XX,XXX = Total amount of Threads and Post from all sub-forums of the category.
** [^] = category collapse image

Thanks!