[S@NL - BlackBik]

Originally Posted by tipoboy

is there a way i can remove or hide it from the forum home without disrupting it from the window.

any help here would be gratefully appreciated

I think there is. It's a bit blunt, but it might work.

Maybe just disableing the plugin "vBShout [Template Alteration]" will do the trick.
If not, try this:

Open the plugin "vBShout [Template Alteration]". At the bottom, you'll find the conditions that place the shoutbox at your forumhome. Just change the condition there.

Example: if you have the shoutbox under your navbar change:
$Position = '$navbar';
to
$Position = 'yadayada';

That way the script cannot find the text after which it has to place the shoutbox and the shoutbox will not be visible.
I didn't test it, but i'm pretty sure that will work