[mattpist]

this is an okay hack, but your code in the howto.html is missing a few items.

first, this:

STEP 5: Open template POSTBIT

Find:

$post[icqicon] $post[aimicon] $post[msnicon] $post[yahooicon] $post[skypeicon]

Add next to:

<if condition="$post[field5]">
<a href ="http://www.myspace.com/$post[field5]"target="_blank"><img src ="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/myspace.gif"border="0"<phrase 1="$post[username]">alt="$vbphrase[visit_myspace]"</phrase>></a>
</if>
<if condition="$post[field7]">
<a href ="http://www.facebook.com/$post[field7]"target="_blank"><img src ="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/facebook.gif"border="0"<phrase 1="$post[username]">alt="$vbphrase[visit_facebook]"</phrase>></a>
</if><if condition="$post[field8]">
<a href ="http://www.twitter.com/$post[field8]"target="_blank"><img src ="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/twitter.gif"border="0"<phrase 1="$post[username]">alt="$vbphrase[visit_twitter]"</phrase>></a>
</if>
<a href ="http://www.twitter.com/$post[field9]"target="_blank"><img src ="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/youtube.gif"border="0"<phrase 1="$post[username]">alt="$vbphrase[visit_youtube]"</phrase>></a>
</if>
<a href ="http://www.twitter.com/$post[field10]"target="_blank"><img src ="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/lastfm.gif"border="0"<phrase 1="$post[username]">alt="$vbphrase[visit_lastfm]"</phrase>></a>
</if>

should be (changes bolded):

<if condition="$post[field15]">
<a href ="http://www.myspace.com/$post[field15]"target="_blank"><img src ="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/myspace.gif"border="0"<phrase 1="$post[username]">alt="$vbphrase[visit_myspace]"</phrase>></a>
</if>
<if condition="$post[field16]">
<a href ="http://www.facebook.com/$post[field16]"target="_blank"><img src ="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/facebook.gif"border="0"<phrase 1="$post[username]">alt="$vbphrase[visit_facebook]"</phrase>></a>
</if><if condition="$post[field17]">
<a href ="http://www.twitter.com/$post[field17]"target="_blank"><img src ="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/twitter.gif"border="0"<phrase 1="$post[username]">alt="$vbphrase[visit_twitter]"</phrase>></a>
</if><if condition="$post[field19]">
<a href ="http://www.youtube.com/user/$post[field19]"target="_blank"><img src ="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/youtube.gif"border="0"<phrase 1="$post[username]">alt="$vbphrase[visit_youtube]"</phrase>></a>
</if><if condition="$post[field20]">
<a href ="http://www.last.fm/user/$post[field20]"target="_blank"><img src ="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/lastfm.gif"border="0"<phrase 1="$post[username]">alt="$vbphrase[visit_lastfm]"</phrase>></a>
</if>

also, i added flickr to my list as well, which wasn't hard, just followed your instructions over again changing the details slightly.

also, the icons at this site are a lot nicer! you should use those!