help with html block

the following code is for the page templates\base\view_friends_member_menu_friends_list

<div class="control">
<div>
<img src="<bx_icon_url:memeber_menu_sub_fr_request.png />" alt="__friends_request__" width="16" height="16" />
<a href="<bx_url_root />communicator.php?person_switcher=to&communicator_mode=friends_requests">__friends_request__</a> (__request_count__)
</div>
<div>
<img src="<bx_icon_url:status_online.png />" alt="__online_friends__" width="16" height="16" />
<a href="<bx_url_root />viewFriends.php?&iUser=__ID__&online_only=on">__online_friends__</a> (__online_count__)
</div>
</div>

copy you and paste an HTML block, here

and in the dashboard shows me this

and what I want is to be this way

I thought that would be so easy,

does anyone know that it is missing to make this work?

is there anyone who has tried something similar?some help please

Stuff like this should be done in a PHP block.

Keys like __online_count__ are not available for use globally. Most are specific to the one template they are used in.

With a php block you can use php code to query the database directly for the info you need.

also am new to php,do you have some idea of where should I start?