It's all right there in welcome.tpl
Code:
{if ($active_modules.Greet_Visitor ne "") and ($smarty.cookies.GreetingCookie ne "") and $logout_user eq ''}
{assign var="_name" value=$smarty.cookies.GreetingCookie|replace:"\'":"'"}
<h3>{$lng.lbl_welcome_back|substitute:"name":$_name} </h3>
{elseif $lng.lbl_site_title}
<h1>{$lng.lbl_welcome_to|substitute:"company":$lng.lbl_site_title}</h1>
{else}
<h1>{$lng.lbl_welcome_to|substitute:"company":$config.Company.company_name}</h1>
{/if}
DON'T EDIT the language variables (yet) -- edit the source in welcome.tpl first --
It sounds like you want to edit the contents of the <h3> so that it reads:
Code:
<h3>{$lng.lbl_welcome_to|substitute:"company":$config.Company.company_name}, {$lng.lbl_welcome_back|substitute:"name":$_name} </h3>
THEN -- edit the language variable, "lbl_welcome_back" instead of:
Welcome back, {{name}}
make it,
{{name}}
That's one way to do it.
Hope this helps.
Jeremy