After spending a couple hours on this, I figured it is best to ask. I am using News 1.63 and want to remove the number of hits from the Top News block.

I took out what I thought were the correct lines, re-uploaded the news_block_top.html, and updated the module. Unfortunately, the counters are still showing.

Any help would be appreciated...

Here is the code I have right now:

<{else}> <{* ************************************** Classical view ************************************** *}>
<table>
<{if $block.spotlight}>
<tr>
<td><table>
<tr>
<td colspan='2'>
<table border='0'>
<tr><td><img src='<{$block.spotlight.topic_image}>' border='0' alt=''></td><td align='left'><{$block.spotlight.topic_description}></td></tr>
</table>
<font color="#FF6600"><b><{$block.spotlight.title}></b></font> <{$block.spotlight.author}>

</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><{$block.spotlight.image}></td><td><{$block.spotlight.text}></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan='2'>
<{if $block.spotlight.read_more}>
<hr width='98%' />
<div align='right'><a href="<{$xoops_url}>/modules/news/article.php?storyid=<{$block.spotlight.id}>"><{$block.lang_read_more}></a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
<hr width='98%' />
<{/if}>
</td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
<{/if}>
<tr>
<td>
<ul>
<{foreach item=news from=$block.stories}>
<{if $news.id != $block.spotlight.id}>
<li>

<a href="<{$xoops_url}>/modules/news/article.php?storyid=<{$news.id}>" <{$news.infotips}>><{$news.title}></a> <br /><{$news.teaser}></li>
<{/if}>
<{/foreach}>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<{/if}>

Do an update of the News module in admin module manager or change the system preference temporarly for checking changes on templates.

it's not about the code really. it's just that you cant see the changes. as i know, there are two ways to edit templates. my fav one is:

1. clone your template set.
2. set is as default via site prefs
3. edit the template via your admin/templates panel.
4. clear the cache in the xoops_data folder

I did the update of the News module in Administration... which is why I was confused.

However, changing the system preferences to check for template changes did the trick. Thanks!

@deka87 - just FYI, I cloned the default templates and made the changes in the needed files... but every time I tried to change the new set to be the default template - I would get an error related to a different module (one that I didn't modify)... This is why I modified the default entries...