[outchy]

wait, i got this to work to display the name:

<?php echo get_user_name($latestpost->poster_id); ?>

and this to make it into a link to the person’s profile:

<a href="<?php user_profile_link($latestpost->poster_id); ?>"><?php echo get_user_name($latestpost->poster_id); ?></a>

now all i need is to display the topic title and make it a link … i need help with this one please