Thank you Dave!!!!! U rock for answering.

BUT you misinterpreted my message (I think). You thought I was adding the code above BUT I DELETED the code above from the file mod/elggbook/views/default/canvas/layouts/new_index.php

This was clearly not my solution I thought it was be because the result was a blank page. I love Elgg and being involved for a month now. I try to master it.

I hope you can point me out HOW TO DELETE the "LATEST ............ files, groups, etc" from the homepage.

I only want the gif image, login &LATEST USERS to be displayed. Nothing more. (see www.buddhaland.asia)

So I need to delete these topics. How do I do that? (I want the functionallity of groups etc. inside, but not showing the latest topics on the home/front page)

Thank you very much in advance!
Greetings from Spain

<?php

    /**
     * Elgg custom profile
     * You can edit the layout of this page with your own layout and style. Whatever you put in the file
     * will replace the frontpage of your Elgg site.
     *
     * @package Elgg
     * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU Public License version 2
     * @author Curverider Ltd
     * @copyright Curverider Ltd 2008
     * @link http://elgg.org/
     */
     
?>

<div id="custom_index">

    <!-- left column content -->
    <div id="index_left">
        <!-- welcome message -->
    
    
<?php
     if (isloggedin()) {
?>
<!-- somethin here -->  

<?php } else { ?>

<!-Registration appears -->  

  <div class="index_box">
                 <h2><?php echo elgg_echo("Register Today!!"); ?></h2>

<?php

    
    $username = get_input('u');
    $email = get_input('e');
    $name = get_input('n');

    $admin_option = false;
    if (($_SESSION['user']->admin) && ($vars['show_admin']))
        $admin_option = true;
       
    $form_body = "<p><label>" . elgg_echo('name') . "<br />" . elgg_view('input/text' , array('internalname' => 'name', 'class' => "general-textarea", 'value' => $name)) . "</label><br />";
   
    $form_body .= "<label>" . elgg_echo('email') . "<br />" . elgg_view('input/text' , array('internalname' => 'email', 'class' => "general-textarea", 'value' => $email)) . "</label><br />";
    $form_body .= "<label>" . elgg_echo('username') . "<br />" . elgg_view('input/text' , array('internalname' => 'username', 'class' => "general-textarea", 'value' => $username)) . "</label><br />";
    $form_body .= "<label>" . elgg_echo('password') . "<br />" . elgg_view('input/password' , array('internalname' => 'password', 'class' => "general-textarea")) . "</label><br />";
    $form_body .= "<label>" . elgg_echo('passwordagain') . "<br />" . elgg_view('input/password' , array('internalname' => 'password2', 'class' => "general-textarea")) . "</label><br />";
   
    if ($admin_option)
        $form_body .= elgg_view('input/checkboxes', array('internalname' => "admin", 'options' => array(elgg_echo('admin_option'))));
   
    $form_body .= elgg_view('input/hidden', array('internalname' => 'friend_guid', 'value' => $vars['friend_guid']));
    $form_body .= elgg_view('input/hidden', array('internalname' => 'invitecode', 'value' => $vars['invitecode']));
    $form_body .= elgg_view('input/hidden', array('internalname' => 'action', 'value' => 'register'));
    $form_body .= elgg_view('input/submit', array('internalname' => 'submit', 'value' => elgg_echo('register')));
?>

    <div id="register-box">
    <?php echo elgg_view('input/form', array('action' => "{$vars['url']}action/register", 'body' => $form_body)) ?>
    </div>
           
           
           
        </div>

<?php

    }
?>    
    
    
  
     
      
<?php
    if(is_plugin_enabled('file')){
?>    
        <!-- display latest files -->
        <div class="index_box">
            <h2><?php echo elgg_echo("custom:files"); ?></h2>
            <?php
                if (!empty($vars['area2'])) {
                    echo $vars['area2'];//this will display files
                }else{
                    echo "<p><?php echo elgg_echo('custom:nofiles'); ?></p>";
                }
            ?>
        </div>
<?php
    }
?>
    </div>
   
    <!-- right hand column -->
    <div id="index_right">
        <!-- more content -->
        <?php
            //include a view that plugins can extend
            echo elgg_view("index/righthandside");
        ?>
        <!-- latest members -->
   <?php
     if (isloggedin()) {
?>
<!-- somethin here -->  

<?php } else { ?>

<!--intro Image -->  

    
         <div class="index_box">
         <img src="<?php echo $vars['url']; ?>mod/elggbook/graphics/intro.png" width="532" height="314" />
        </div>

<?php

    }
?>
       
       
        <div class="index_box">
            <h2><?php echo elgg_echo("custom:members"); ?></h2>
            <div class="contentWrapper">
            <?php
                if(isset($vars['area3'])) {
                    //display member avatars
                    foreach($vars['area3'] as $members){
                        echo "<div class=\"index_members\">";
                        echo elgg_view("profile/icon",array('entity' => $members, 'size' => 'small'));
                        echo "</div>";
                    }
                }
            ?>
            <div class="clearfloat"></div>
            </div>
        </div>
<?php
    if(is_plugin_enabled('blog')){
?>
        <!-- latest blogs -->
        <div class="index_box">
            <h2><?php echo elgg_echo("custom:blogs"); ?></h2>
            <?php
                if (isset($vars['area4']))
                    echo $vars['area4']; //display blog posts
            ?>
        </div>
<?php
    }
?>
    </div>
    <div class="clearfloat"></div>
</div>