[Charlie98902]

This is what my xml says:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<product productid="igusto_threaddate" active="1">
	<title>Thread Date Insert</title>
	<description>Insert thread dates into threadbit templates</description>
	<version>1.0</version>
	<url />
	<versioncheckurl />
	<dependencies>
	</dependencies>
	<codes>
	</codes>
	<templates>
	</templates>
	<plugins>
		<plugin active="1" executionorder="5">
			<title>insert thread date into template</title>
			<hookname>global_start</hookname>
			<phpcode><![CDATA[if (THIS_SCRIPT == ('search' || 'forumdisplay')) {
         $vbulletin->templatecache['threadbit'] = str_replace(
                   '$thread[postusername]</span>',
                   '$thread[postusername]</span> <span class=\"time\">($thread[threaddate])</span>',
                   $vbulletin->templatecache['threadbit']
                   );
}]]></phpcode>
		</plugin>
		<plugin active="1" executionorder="5">
			<title>fix thread dates</title>
			<hookname>threadbit_process</hookname>
			<phpcode><![CDATA[if ($thread['dateline']) {
    $thread['threaddate'] = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $thread['dateline'], 1);
}]]></phpcode>
		</plugin>
	</plugins>
	<phrases>
	</phrases>
	<options>
	</options>
	<helptopics>
	</helptopics>
	<cronentries>
	</cronentries>
	<faqentries>
	</faqentries>
</product>

Looking into the whole plugin there is 2 with this mod.

1. Threadbit_Process -

if ($thread['dateline']) {
    $thread['threaddate'] = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $thread['dateline'], 1);
}

2. Global_Start -

if (THIS_SCRIPT == ('search' || 'forumdisplay')) {
         $vbulletin->templatecache['threadbit'] = str_replace(
                   '$thread[postusername]</span>',
                   '$thread[postusername]</span> <span class=\"time\">($thread[threaddate])</span>',
                   $vbulletin->templatecache['threadbit']
                   );
}

This is what it shows in my plugin area:

Product : Thread Date Insert

fix thread dates - threadbit_process

insert thread date into template - global_start

Maybe this will help others if the other way mentioned doesn't help? I am sure this mod has been modified to be able to be used by the latest version of VB 3.8.2 by my upgrade that does this for me but not 100% sure.