$mainframe = JFactory::getApplication();
$sbid = JRequest::getVar('sbid', '', 'get');
if ($sbid == '') {
    $categories = JCategories::getInstance('Shoutbox');
    $category = $categories->get($params->get('parent', 'root'));
    $sbid = $category->id;
}
if ($sbid == 'root') {
    echo "Create a category first!";
} else {
    $shouts = intval($params->get('shouts', 10));
    $delshouts = intval($params->get('delshouts', 50));
    $post_guest = $params->get('post_guest');
    $tag = $params->get('tag');
    $soundopt = $params->get('sound');
    $loggedin = modShoutboxHelper::getType();
    $user =& JFactory::getUser();
    //Make the urls to get the shouts
    $uri =& JURI::getInstance();
    //addshouts
    $uri->delVar('mode');
    $param = $uri->getQuery(true);
    $query = array_merge($param, array('mode' => 'addshout', 'sbid' => $sbid));
    $uri->setQuery($query);
    $addshout = $uri->toString();
    $uri->delVar('mode');
    //Banned IP's
    $ips = $params->get('ips');
    $iparr = explode('[,]', $ips);
    $ipaccess = in_array($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], $iparr);
    $name = JRequest::getVar('sbname' . $sbid, '', 'post');