Fixed my own problem VERY easily without needing to recode alot.

Moved the footer code upto my table on FORUMHOME:

<td class="alt2" width="150"><div align="center"><select style="font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:9px;color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff" name="styleid" id="ressel" onchange="window.location=('$vboptions[forumhome].php?$session[sessionurl]styleid='+this.options[this.selectedIndex].value)"><optgroup label="$vbphrase[quick_style_chooser]">$quickchooserbits</optgroup></select></div></td>

Forumhome_dropdownbit:

<option value="$thisstyle[styleid]" $stylesel>$thisstyle[title]</option>

Forumhome_styleselect:

<option value="$thisstyle[styleid]" $stylesel>$thisstyle[title]</option>

This is now working on VB3 R4.
Aceman

Did you get it working with counts for each style? (X users) next to each style? I am coming close but haven't found where VB3 creates the dropdown menu yet.

Once I can convert this line to VB3 lingo then I will have a working user count in VB3.

Feel free to PM me if you see this and have any useful information for me. :)

does this hack work for the latest version of vbulletin?

[QUOTE]In index.php, find this:
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// if user is know, then welcome

And add this right before that:
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// style drop down box (by FireFly)
$allstyles=$DB_site->query("SELECT style.title, user.styleid, COUNT(*) AS count FROM user LEFT JOIN style USING (styleid) WHERE style.styleid IS NOT NULL AND style.userselect=1 GROUP BY user.styleid");
$dropdownbits='';
while ($thisstyle=$DB_site->fetch_array($allstyles)) {
if ($styleid==$thisstyle[styleid]) {
$stylesel='selected';
} else {
$stylesel='';
}
eval("\$dropdownbits .= \"".gettemplate('forumhome_dropdownbit')."\";") ;
}
// style drop down box (by FireFly)

In global.php, find this:
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require('./admin/sessions.php');

And replace that with this:
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// style drop down box (by FireFly)
if (isset($changestyle)) {
$styleid=verifyid('style',$changestyle,0);
}
require('./admin/sessions.php');
if (isset($changestyle)) {
if ($styleid!=0)
$DB_site->query("UPDATE user SET styleid=$styleid WHERE userid=$bbuserinfo[userid]");
}
// style drop down box (by FireFly)

Now create a new template, call it forumhome_dropdownbit with this in it:
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<option value="$thisstyle[styleid]" $stylesel>$thisstyle[title] ($thisstyle[count] users)</option>

And last but not least, add the following to your forumhome template anywhere you want:
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<select name="styleid" onchange="window.location=('index.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&changestyle='+this.options[this.selectedIndex].value)">
$dropdownbits
</select>

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Happy holidays everyone!
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Can anyone tell me how to change the color of the dropdown box? I'd like to to match my forum, if possible.

Can someone explain a detailed how-to way to use this for version 2.3.7'

Thanks