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also for the forumdisplay.php file, when your trying to find the first part it should be....

PHP Code:

if ($announcement=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT announcementid,startdate,title,user.username,user.userid,user.usertitle,user.customtitle
                                         FROM announcement
                                         LEFT JOIN user
                                           ON user.userid=announcement.userid
                                         WHERE startdate<=$datenow AND enddate>=$datenow
                                           AND $forumlist
                                         ORDER BY startdate DESC
                                         LIMIT 1")) {
    if ($foruminfo[allowratings]) {
      $thread[rating]='clear.gif';
      eval("\$threadrating = \"".gettemplate('forumdisplaybit_threadrate')."\";");
      $backcolor = '#1C5780';
          $bgclass = "alt2";
    } else {
            unset($threadrating);
      $backcolor = '#13486D';
          $bgclass = "alt1";
    }

     if ($announcement[customtitle]==2) {
       $announcement[usertitle] = htmlspecialchars($announcement[usertitle]);
         }
        $announcement[postdate]=vbdate($dateformat,$announcement[startdate]);

  if ($announcement[startdate]>$bbuserinfo[lastvisit]) {
      $announcement[icon]='newannounce.gif';
  } else {
      $announcement[icon]='announce.gif';
  }
  eval("\$announcement = \"".gettemplate('forumdisplay_announcement')."\";");
  $doneannouncements = 1;
} 


and not

PHP Code:

if ($announcement=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT announcementid,startdate,title,user.username,user.userid,user.usertitle,user.customtitle,visits
                                         FROM announcement
                                         LEFT JOIN user
                                           ON user.userid=announcement.userid
                                         WHERE startdate<=$datenow AND enddate>=$datenow
                                           AND $forumlist
                                         ORDER BY startdate DESC
                                         LIMIT 1")) {
    if ($foruminfo[allowratings]) {
      $thread[rating]='clear.gif';
      eval("\$threadrating = \"".gettemplate('forumdisplaybit_threadrate')."\";");
      $backcolor = '#1C5780';
          $bgclass = "alt2";
    } else {
                        unset($threadrating);
      $backcolor = '#13486D';
          $bgclass = "alt1";
    }

     if ($announcement[customtitle]==2)
       $announcement[usertitle] = htmlspecialchars($announcement[usertitle]);
           $announcement[postdate]=vbdate($dateformat,$announcement[startdate]);

  if ($announcement[startdate]>$bbuserinfo[lastvisit]) {
        $announcement[icon]='newannounce.gif';
  } else {
        $announcement[icon]='announce.gif';
  }
  eval("\$announcement = \"".gettemplate('forumdisplay_announcement')."\";");
  $doneannouncements = 1;
} 


you forgot to add 2 brackets, just thought I would let you know... it could be confusing for newbies.