DarkXess

Wouldnt that disable the subforum altogether? that is not what im wanting to do. Just I want to disable the subforums
linked under the category. By then clicking the category you will then see the subforums within.
 
@sp1n I am not wanting to hid the forum mate, just the subforum liked explained above.
 
Edit: no worries guys, just found it:
 
<if test="showSubForums:|:$forum_data['show_subforums'] AND count( $forum_data['subforums'] ) AND $forum_data['hide_subforums']">
 
Changed the part in red to "hide" from "show" and that did it, thanks to you both

Go to Shoutbox > Modules_Public > View > display.php 
 
and comment out the line:
 
 
$this->output .= "<div class='desc right' style='margin-top:10px;'>Powered by {$this->caches['app_cache']['shoutbox']['app_title']} {$this->caches['app_cache']['shoutbox']['app_version']} &copy; " . date('Y') . ", by <a href='http://www.ipbworks.com/forums' rel='nofollow external'>IPB Works</a></div>";   
Save and your done. 

Go to your ACP and enable the Registration Question and Answer Challenges.
 
Then I suggest you use an application which can be found on here called Stop Forum Spam.
 
Make sure to enable your captcha for signups too.
 
That should 99.9% stop all spammers! hope that helps