[tHE DSS]

Schorsch, to make it so that only Registered & Logged In members can see the search bar, find these lines in your 'global.php' script :

PHP Code:

// parse tHE DSS, Search The Internet template (global)
eval("\$search_the_internet = \"".gettemplate('search_the_internet')."\";"); 


... and replace with :

PHP Code:

if ($bbuserinfo[userid] != 0) {
    // parse tHE DSS, Search The Internet template (global)
    eval("\$search_the_internet = \"".gettemplate('search_the_internet')."\";");
} 


That will do it.

But, letting Guests use the search bar aswell, may actually help you, if you are keeping search logs. Because, you can track down what Guests are searching for on their way out of your site..... then maybe you can adjust your site to appeal more.