Hi,

In order to remove the parantheses/brackets surrounding the new message count in the [fep_shortcode_new_message_count] shortcode, I modified the fuction.php code at line 375 as follow:
function fep_get_new_message_button(){
`if (fep_get_new_message_number()){
$newmgs = ” <span class=’fep-font-red’>”;
$newmgs .= fep_get_new_message_number();
$newmgs .='</span>)’;
} else {
$newmgs = ”;
}`
So, here’s my question. Is there a way I can remove the parantheses without modifying the core plugin files? Maybe adding a snippet of code in the fuction.php file within my child-theme?

Thank you