This should work fine in a PHP Block.... To display your status or the currrent status of the logged in user anywhere on site. //// TO DISPLAY YOUR STATUS /// $memberID=$_COOKIE['memberID']; $result=mysql_query("SELECT UserStatusMessage FROM Profiles WHERE ID = '$memberID'"); while($r=mysql_fetch_array($result)) { $statmessage=$r['UserStatusMessage']; } echo $statmessage; /// END DISPLAY YOUR STATUS Or to display the status of the profile that you are looking at... //// TO DISPLAY USER STATUS /// $memberID=$_GET['ID']; $result=mysql_query("SELECT UserStatusMessage FROM Profiles WHERE NickName = '$memberID'"); while($r=mysql_fetch_array($result)) { $statmessage=$r['UserStatusMessage']; } echo $statmessage; /// END DISPLAY USER STATUS