в ./sources/action_public/boards.php было так : //-----------------------------------------
// Check for news forum.
//-----------------------------------------
if ( isset($this->ipsclass->forums->forum_by_id[ $this->ipsclass->vars['news_forum_id'] ]['newest_id']) AND $this->ipsclass->forums->forum_by_id[ $this->ipsclass->vars['news_forum_id'] ]['newest_id'] AND $this->ipsclass->vars['index_news_link'] )
{
$t_html = $this->ipsclass->compiled_templates['skin_boards']->newslink( $this->news_forum_id, stripslashes($this->ipsclass->forums->forum_by_id[ $this->ipsclass->vars['news_forum_id'] ]['last_title']) ,
$this->ipsclass->forums->forum_by_id[ $this->ipsclass->vars['news_forum_id'] ]['last_id']);
$this->output = str_replace( "<!-- IBF.NEWSLINK -->" , "$t_html" , $this->output );
} стало вот так: //-----------------------------------------
// Check for news forum.
//-----------------------------------------
if ( isset($this->ipsclass->forums->forum_by_id[ $this->ipsclass->vars['news_forum_id'] ]['newest_id']) AND $this->ipsclass->forums->forum_by_id[ $this->ipsclass->vars['news_forum_id'] ]['newest_id'] AND $this->ipsclass->vars['index_news_link'] )
{
$t_html = $this->ipsclass->compiled_templates['skin_boards']->newslink( $this->news_forum_id, stripslashes($this->ipsclass->forums->forum_by_id[ $this->ipsclass->vars['news_forum_id'] ]['newest_title']) ,
$this->ipsclass->forums->forum_by_id[ $this->ipsclass->vars['news_forum_id'] ]['newest_id']);
$this->output = str_replace( "<!-- IBF.NEWSLINK -->" , "$t_html" , $this->output );
}