[The Realist]

I cannot get this hack to work for the life of me!

I have followed all instructions in the txt file and in all posts and still nothing.

Can someone please tell me were Im going wrong:

Running version 2.2.1
Installed the main index txt after this:

// get newest member
$getnewestusers=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT userid,username FROM user WHERE userid=$numbersmembers[max]");
$newusername=$getnewestusers['username'];
$newuserid=$getnewestusers['userid'];

And put this txt: $newsfadebits = "\"Welcome to our newest member <b>$newusername</b>\",\"\",\n";

is this correct?

Can someone please write a better understanding install txt instructions for 2.2.1 please.

I have the news box on the main forum page but I cannot get anything to show or scroll across it.

Thanks.