I look at the template for the number (in the tab), but it just says 0, so I'm not sure how that works.
Anyway, I'm trying to get that number and put it somewhere else on the forum (like in a navtab) so people can see how many people are chatting.
Code:
<a href="javascript://" onclick="return vBShout{vb:var instance.instanceid}.show_tab('activeusers');">
{vb:phrase dbtech_vbshout_active_users}</a>:
<span id="dbtech_shoutbox_activeusers{vb:var instance.instanceid}">0</span>