Alright we have two pending issues now. Actually three but we'll get to that last one at a later date.
For now, we need to make some decisions. To start, I can move the Recent Posts to the top of the forum but I can't make it a sidebar like it was with phpBB and vBulletin. So if this is done, we'll have the Shoutbox AND the Recent Posts bar at the top. That's a little cluttered but if you guys don't care, I'll put it in anyway.
The second order of business is the Shoutbox itself. Do we want to replace it? KEEP IN MIND that if we do, we'll have to give up some features that the Shoutbox has. For example, no more popout windows or perhaps even sound notifications. Or if there are sound notifications, you may not be able to turn them off. Stuff like that. I don't know what exactly we'll have to give up since it depends on the chatbox I decide to get. But just be prepared for that if you do still want to replace it.
So, to sum up, do you still want Recent Posts moved to the top of the index and do you want another chatbox, keeping in mind what I've said?