[amykhar]

Here's a bit of what you want to do to exclude private forums. Find in vbstats.php:

PHP Code:

 $topthreadmax=$incoming[topthreadmax]; 


Insert this right after that:

PHP Code:

  $eaex = $DB_site->query_first("SELECT exforum FROM vbstats_options"); 


Then, change the various popular threads and forums queries. example:

PHP Code:

 $topthread3 = mysql_query("select * from forum where allowposting<>0  and forumid not in ($eaex[exforum]) order by replycount DESC limit $topthreadmax"); 


This just a rough draft of a fix. I suggest you all wait until Bane updates before fixing this yourself unless you know what you are doing.

Amy