Problem with str_replace function when removal apart of the template

[Dave]

This is a nicer way:

PHP Code:

$code = 
 '<if condition="' . $show['threadrating'] . '"> 
        <td class="vbmenu_control" id="threadrating" nowrap="nowrap"> 
            <a href="' . $show[nojs_link] . '#goto_threadrating"><span id="threadrating_current"><if condition="' . $show['rating'] . '">' . $vbphrase[rating] . ': <img class="inlineimg" src="' . $stylevar[imgdir_rating] . '/rating_' . $thread[rating].gif . '" alt="<phrase 1="' . $thread[votenum] . '" 2="' . $thread[voteavg] . '">' . $vbphrase[thread_rating_x_votes_y_average] . '</phrase>" border="0" /><else />' . $vbphrase[rate_thread] . '</if></span></a> 
            <if condition="' . $show['popups'] . '"><script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("threadrating"); </script></if> 
        </td> 
    </if>'; 

$vbulletin->templatecache['SHOWTHREAD'] = str_replace ($code,' ',$vbulletin->templatecache['SHOWTHREAD']); 


Put the code within single quotes, escape the variables and no need to add slashes in front of quotes.
Also much easier to read.