index page mod

[smiralles]

im trying to set up my forum and i did some google'n of some things and came across this 1 site that has something that kinda looks likw what i want to do now with ur guys help how can i do this? i got his source code but not very goo with html .....yet! i know how to place the logos but i dont know how he tied them to he posts so that it grabs the posts etc thanks

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[aceofspades]

Yeah i asked about doing this before but it seems like nobody on this forum knows how to do it : /

[Lynne]

If I recall, there is a hack you can use to organize your sub-forums in columns instead of rows. Just looked at my downloaded hacks and found a file called "Forums arranged in Columns on Forumhome.txt". Mine is for 3.0 though. Do a search in your appropriate Mod forum for some of those keywords and I'm sure you'll find it.