I got my subforums in the forumdescription on forumhome, but i'd to have a post indicator with that (sub_old.gif, sub_new.gif) but i found out i can't use any php code in my forumdescription

<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/sub_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" />

shows up as http://host/$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/sub_$forum[statusicon].gif

Any suggestions on this?

You can only use html in the forum description boxes.

okay, any suggestions on how to add an on/off image in there?
I've searched for the answer on vbulletintemplates.com and vbulletin.org, but I can't find the answer there.