Paul:
Not sure where do you have it in bb_func_vthread or index?
But ... is not my Code ;-)
Line 327 in bb_func_vthread
$extra=1;
if ($logged_admin==1 and ... {$bb_admin}action=viewsubs ...
I was just looking in all forums files where all accessed $bb_admin
i have only $GLOBALS['l_adminpanel_link
']; in my footer. In your sources i change almost nothing! And never the place from your variable {$bb_admin}.
What i meant Paul, i give only the variable $bb_admin in setup_options a name and set the l_adminpanel_link in my Footer. Thats all what i do. No specific changes or replaces in the source code.