How to add forum descriptions beyond ACP

[morphius2]

Hi,
A few months ago Black Fluffy Lion helped me tremendously in learning how to put descriptions in the headers of my individual forums. I've since done a new install (v2.0.10), and have the Category Heirarchy mod (along with the yahoo and AIm online/offline mods) running on it.

I have been trying to add the descriptions as instructed, but for whatever reason they are not showing up. I am wondering if it has to do with the application of the subforums? I am not sure.

The only other thing I can think of is my ignorance with templates (this being the only time I have ever dealt with them..). I remember dealing with the viewforum.php file the last time but my memory with the template file is extremely vague at this point.

What I have in the template file is:

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<form method="post" action="{S_POST_DAYS_ACTION}">
  <table width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" border="0" align="center">
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><a class="maintitle" href="{U_VIEW_FORUM}">{FORUM_NAME}</a><br />
{FORUM_DESC}: {EXTRA_INFO}
<BR><span class="gensmall"><b>{L_MODERATOR}: {MODERATORS}<br /><br />{LOGGED_IN_USER_LIST}</b></span></td>
     <td align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><span class="gensmall"><b>{PAGINATION}</b></span></td>
   </tr>

Does that look right? Or have I done something wrong?

My only other question at this point would be how to get the subforums to show below the main forum on the page. I took a screenshot and scribbled what I was talking about..( figured a visual would be helpful) Can anyone help with this?

Thanks

[server-matrix]

I do not have the hierarchy mod or that other header thing you were talking about, but this is my viewforum.tpl

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<form method="post" action="{S_POST_DAYS_ACTION}">
  <table width="100%" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" border="0" align="center">
   <tr>
     <td align="left" valign="bottom" colspan="2"><a class="maintitle" href="{U_VIEW_FORUM}">{FORUM_NAME}</a><br /><span class="gensmall"><b>{L_MODERATOR}: {MODERATORS}<br /><br />{LOGGED_IN_USER_LIST}</b></span></td>
     <td align="right" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><span class="gensmall"><b>{PAGINATION}</b></span></td>
   </tr>

[morphius2]

Hi, thanks for answering.

I was wanting to know if I had the '{FORUM_DESC}: {EXTRA_INFO} ' parts were in the right place for what I was trying to do. I wanted the description under the forum name. The directions I had for the headers was what I had linked in my post, I thought if someone browsed over the other post they would know what I was trying to do, if that makes any sense