Show Thread Enhancements - Force Signature to the Bottom

Here is a small contribution to this community.

I noticed that this template modification was available for 3.0 and 3.5, but not for 3.7.

Credits:
Was motivated by the original hack, created by Brad.


What does it do?
It will allow you to place the signature at the very bottom of the post.

What's the difference between this and the previous versions?

• The table area for the signature will shrink to fit the signature. This will avoid the bottom table from directly following the end of a post.
• The edited note has been moved to the absolute bottom. (On past versions they have showed directly after the post, before the sig.)

Versions tested and working on:

• 3.7.0

Notes:

• This is ONLY for postbit_legacy users.
• Those with very customized templates may reply to this thread or pm me for a different code. Please make a copy of your postbit_legacy before altering it.
• Support is offered to the best of my ability and when time permits.
• I will only offer support to those who have clicked install.

Installation:

Find in postbit_legacy template:

	<td class="alt2" width="175" style="border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-top: 0px; border-bottom: 0px">

replace with:

	<td class="alt2" width="175" rowspan="2" style="border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-top: 0px; border-bottom: 0px">

Find in postbit legacy template:

		<if condition="$post['signature']">
		<!-- sig -->
			<div>
				__________________<br />
				$post[signature]
			</div>
		<!-- / sig -->
		</if>

		$template_hook[postbit_signature_end]

		<if condition="$show['postedited']">
		<!-- edit note -->
			<div class="smallfont">
				<hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; background-color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
				<em>
					<if condition="$show['postedithistory']">
						<phrase 1="$post[edit_username]" 2="$post[edit_date]" 3="$post[edit_time]" 4="posthistory.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]">$vbphrase[last_edited_link_by_x_on_y_at_z_postid]</phrase>.
					<else />
						<phrase 1="$post[edit_username]" 2="$post[edit_date]" 3="$post[edit_time]">$vbphrase[last_edited_by_x_on_y_at_z]</phrase>.
					</if>
					<if condition="$post['edit_reason']">
						$vbphrase[reason]: $post[edit_reason]
					</if>
				</em>
			</div>
		<!-- / edit note -->
		</if>

	</td>
</tr>

Replace with:

<tr>
<td class="alt2" valign="bottom" height="100%"style="border-right: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]">
		$template_hook[postbit_signature_start]
		<if condition="$post['signature']">
				<!-- sig -->
			<hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
			<div valign="bottom">
				$post[signature]
			</div>
		<!-- / sig -->

		</if>
		$template_hook[postbit_signature_end]
		<if condition="$show['postedited']">
		<!-- edit note -->
			<div class="smallfont">
				<hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; background-color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
				<em>
					<if condition="$show['postedithistory']">
						<phrase 1="$post[edit_username]" 2="$post[edit_date]" 3="$post[edit_time]" 4="posthistory.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]">$vbphrase[last_edited_link_by_x_on_y_at_z_postid]</phrase>.
					<else />
						<phrase 1="$post[edit_username]" 2="$post[edit_date]" 3="$post[edit_time]">$vbphrase[last_edited_by_x_on_y_at_z]</phrase>.
					</if>
					<if condition="$post['edit_reason']">
						$vbphrase[reason]: $post[edit_reason]
					</if>
				</em>
			</div>
		<!-- / edit note -->
		</if>

		</td>
</tr>

[yaoren]

Worked perfectly, thanks!

[Wheezy]

I cannot get this to work. I have a custom skin downloaded on my vB 3.7 so I think those templates are interfering with this code. Can someone help me out?

*EDITED CODE OUT*

Also... is there a way to extend the signature line to extend across the entire post? THANKS!!!

[dancue]

Can you copy your postbit_legacy template and pm it to me? I'd like to take a look at it.

[UberDoober]

Clicked "Installed" !

I love you, man! Ugraded to 3.7.0 Gold from 3.6.8PL2 and didn't revert my 3.6.8 template. Noticed that "edited by" only showed up on users with no signatures so had to bite the bullet and revert and modify the new one. I'm a noob at this and it scared me to death but all is well! Job Done!

Cheers! Thank you!

[dancue]

Wheezy, I sent it back to you. Let me know if it works.

Uber,
Your welcome. Thanks for the support.

[crashys]

I have a question regarding postbit legacy, can anyone give some help?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...63#post1508063

Thanks in advance.

[Goomzee]

Any screen shot

[Vinyljunky]

Originally Posted by dancue

The post bg color should either be alt1 or alt2. If you installed the code provided here and it did not match then you would have to do the following:

<tr>
<td class="alt1" valign="bottom" height="100%"style="border-right: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]">
		$template_hook[postbit_signature_start]
		<if condition="$post['signature']">
				<!-- sig -->
			<hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
			<div valign="bottom">
				$post[signature]
			</div>
		<!-- / sig -->

		</if>
		$template_hook[postbit_signature_end]
		<if condition="$show['postedited']">
		<!-- edit note -->
			<div class="smallfont">
				<hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; background-color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
				<em>
					<if condition="$show['postedithistory']">
						<phrase 1="$post[edit_username]" 2="$post[edit_date]" 3="$post[edit_time]" 4="posthistory.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]">$vbphrase[last_edited_link_by_x_on_y_at_z_postid]</phrase>.
					<else />
						<phrase 1="$post[edit_username]" 2="$post[edit_date]" 3="$post[edit_time]">$vbphrase[last_edited_by_x_on_y_at_z]</phrase>.
					</if>
					<if condition="$post['edit_reason']">
						$vbphrase[reason]: $post[edit_reason]
					</if>
				</em>
			</div>
		<!-- / edit note -->
		</if>

		</td>
</tr>

I've highlighted the change in red. This change is replacing the last step mentioned above in my first post.

Hope this helps.

Brilliant :up:

[crashys]

Originally Posted by crashys

I have a question regarding postbit legacy, can anyone give some help?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...63#post1508063

Thanks in advance.

Anyone?

[dancue]

Sorry, haven't really tried to do that before.