diff --git a/e107_admin/includes/infopanel.php b/e107_admin/includes/infopanel.php
index 6bfc6acaf..594f8361a 100644
--- a/e107_admin/includes/infopanel.php
+++ b/e107_admin/includes/infopanel.php
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ EOF;
 	
 	//  ------------------------------- e107 News --------------------------------
 		
-		$text2 .= $ns->tablerender("e107 News","<div id='e-tweet'></div>","core-infopanel_news",true);
+		$text2 = $ns->tablerender("e107 News","<div id='e-tweet'></div>","core-infopanel_news",true); 
 	
 		// REQUIRES Log Plugin to be installed. 
 		if (e107::isInstalled('log')) 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ EOF;
 		$panelOnline .= "</tbody></table>
 		";
 		
-		$text2 .= $ns->tablerender('Visitors Online : '.$nOnline, $panelOnline,'core-infopanel_online',true);
+		$text2 .= $ns->tablerender('Visitors Online : '.vartrue($nOnline), $panelOnline,'core-infopanel_online',true);
 		
 	// --------------------- User Selected Menus -------------------
 		
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ EOF;
 		
 	//	$text .= "</div>";
 		
-		if($_GET['mode'] != 'customize')
+		if(vartrue($_GET['mode']) != 'customize')
 		{
 			// $ns->tablerender(ADLAN_47." ".ADMINNAME, $emessage->render().$text);	
 			echo $mes->render().'
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ EOF;
 		{
 			$unix = strtotime($k);
 			
-			$day[] = intval($v['daytotal']);
+			$day[] = intval(vartrue($v['daytotal']));
 			$label[] = "'".date("D",$unix)."'";				
 		}
 		
diff --git a/e107_core/shortcodes/single/wmessage.php b/e107_core/shortcodes/single/wmessage.php
index 06074a19c..77a196693 100644
--- a/e107_core/shortcodes/single/wmessage.php
+++ b/e107_core/shortcodes/single/wmessage.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function wmessage_shortcode($parm)
 			if (isset($wmessage) && $wmessage)
 			{
 				ob_start();
-				if ($pref['wm_enclose'])
+				if (vartrue($pref['wm_enclose']))
 				{
 				 	$ns->tablerender($wmcaption, implode("<br />",$wmessage), 'wm');
 				}
diff --git a/e107_plugins/chatbox_menu/e_header.php b/e107_plugins/chatbox_menu/e_header.php
index 9cfdc8adb..49b05f760 100644
--- a/e107_plugins/chatbox_menu/e_header.php
+++ b/e107_plugins/chatbox_menu/e_header.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // $Id$   
 if (!defined('e107_INIT')) { exit; }
 
-if($eMenuActive['chatbox_menu'] && ($pref['cb_layer']==2))
+if(vartrue($eMenuActive['chatbox_menu']) && ($pref['cb_layer']==2))
 {
 	$eplug_js[] = e_JS."e_ajax.php";
 }
diff --git a/e107_themes/templates/header_default.php b/e107_themes/templates/header_default.php
index 7f9049e8b..9c1619ef6 100644
--- a/e107_themes/templates/header_default.php
+++ b/e107_themes/templates/header_default.php
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ else
 //
 
 
-if($pref['meta_copyright'][e_LANGUAGE]) e107::meta('copyright',$pref['meta_copyright'][e_LANGUAGE]);
-if($pref['meta_author'][e_LANGUAGE]) e107::meta('author',$pref['meta_author'][e_LANGUAGE]);
+if(vartrue($pref['meta_copyright'][e_LANGUAGE])) e107::meta('copyright',$pref['meta_copyright'][e_LANGUAGE]);
+if(vartrue($pref['meta_author'][e_LANGUAGE])) e107::meta('author',$pref['meta_author'][e_LANGUAGE]);
 if($pref['sitelogo']) e107::meta('og:image',$tp->replaceConstants($pref['sitelogo'],'full'));
 if(defined("VIEWPORT")) e107::meta('viewport',VIEWPORT);