I have been asked to do some work on a internet community website using XOOPS. Members of this community earn things called e-wards (a points-based system), and I have been asked to let the website show this for each member as they log in. It would be easiest for me to do this with my own PHP coding, because I can't find a way of doing it through XOOPS. Is there a way of converting XOOPS to PHP code so I can edit it? Or is there anything else I can do?

Thanks...

I'm sorry, but I don't understand the question.
XOOPS is written in PHP... no conversion is necessary.

How do those e-wards get assigned? There is a module called userpoints, which awards people points for news and forum posts etc.

Basically, if you just need a block with some PHP coding in it, make a custom block (administration menu -> System admin -> blocks) with the required PHP code and off you go

GL with your project.