coops wrote:
It's in the FAQ

xgarb wrote:
<{php}>
GLOBAL $xoopsUser;
$pm_handler =& xoops_gethandler('privmessage');
$uid = $xoopsUser->getVar('uid');
$criteria = new CriteriaCompo(new Criteria('read_msg', 0));
$criteria->add(new Criteria('to_userid', $uid));
$msgcount = $pm_handler->getCount($criteria);
$GLOBALS['xoopsTpl']->assign('msgcount', $msgcount);
<{/php}>


<{if $msgcount > 0}>
<a href="<{$xoops_url}>/viewpmsg.php"><img src="<{$xoops_imageurl}>/email.gif" title="You have <{$msgcount}> new PMs" width="22" height="22" /></a>
<{else}>
<a href="<{$xoops_url}>/viewpmsg.php"><img src="<{$xoops_imageurl}>/noemail.gif" title="You have no new PMs" width="22" height="22" /></a>
<{/if}>