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New Neater Signature Style · **Released**: 11-28-2009

This is my very first mod post so be gentle lol

I re-arranged how the signatures display on my forum as I don't like the default....and would like to give back to the community by sharing

**Please save your original template code before modifying**

In Postbit Templates

For postbit_legacy:

Find:

PHP Code:


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

Replace with:

PHP Code:


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

Find:

PHP Code:


			
        $template_hook[postbit_signature_start]
        $ad_location[ad_showthread_firstpost_sig]

        <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:

PHP Code:


			
        <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>
<tr>
    <td align="center" valign="bottom">
        $template_hook[postbit_signature_start]
        $ad_location[ad_showthread_firstpost_sig]

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

            <fieldset class="signature">
<legend>Signature</legend>
                
                $post[signature]
            </fieldset>
        <!-- / sig -->
        </if>

        $template_hook[postbit_signature_end]
    </td>
</tr>

Save and enjoy

For postbit:

Find:

PHP Code:


			
        $template_hook[postbit_signature_start]
        $ad_location[ad_showthread_firstpost_sig]

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

        $template_hook[postbit_signature_end]

Replace with:

PHP Code:


			
        $template_hook[postbit_signature_start]
        $ad_location[ad_showthread_firstpost_sig]

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

            <fieldset class="signature">
<legend>Signature</legend>
                
                $post[signature]
            </fieldset>
        <!-- / sig -->
        </if>

        $template_hook[postbit_signature_end]

Save and enjoy

The code contains the word signature which can be changed to your language if different, just find and edit:

PHP Code:


			
<legend>Signature</legend>

Lastly, add some css in the Additional CSS Definitions in Style Manager to style the signature fieldset how you like

PHP Code:


			
.signature { 
    border: solid 1px #bdbfdd; 
    margin: 5px; 
    padding: 10px; 
    color: #000000; 
    background: #ffffff;
}

For post previewing, New Posting Templates >> newpost_preview

Find:

PHP Code:


			
            <div>__________________<br />
            $post[signature]</div>

Replace with:

PHP Code:


			
            <fieldset class="signature">
<legend>Signature</legend>
                
                $post[signature]
            </fieldset>

Hopefully I have done this right and some can make nice use of it

***Revision 4th December: Removed unnecessary table cell code from postbit replacement plus border style from table cell in postbit_legacy
***Revision 4th December: Added code to change for newpost_preview template

***Revision 3rd January:

Thanx to ChopSuey and Warlord for this little change if you want to give your members a link to edit their signature in the legend title:

Change:

PHP Code:


			
<legend>Signature</legend>

to:

PHP Code:


			
<legend>Signature <if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid] == $post[userid] "> - <a href="/profile.php?do=editsignature">Edit</a></if></legend>

christon26 · #22 01-02-2010, 08:00 PM

Nice add, I like that

I'll edit your post into my first post!

Warlord · #23 01-02-2010, 11:20 PM

Nice little mod Christon.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChopSuey

HTML Code:

<fieldset class="signature">
<legend>Signature - <if condition="$show['member']"><a href="/profile.php?do=editsignature">Edit</a></if></legend>

A little something i did for my board, let them edit theirs also

Shows to members only

If you change it to this, then it will only show up for the author of the displayed signature. (Before it would show the edit signature link to all registered users in every signature as opposed to only appearing in their own signatures.)

HTML Code:

            <fieldset class="signature">
<legend>Signature <if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid] == $post[userid] "> - <a href="/profile.php?do=editsignature">Edit</a></if></legend>  
                
                $post[signature]
            </fieldset>

I also added a few line breaks above that to drop the signature down a bit in the posts.

wickedstangs · #24 01-03-2010, 11:30 AM

tried to install and it come out like this. Any assistance would greatly be appreciated....

Below is my original postbit...

Warlord · #25 01-03-2010, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wickedstangs

tried to install and it come out like this. Any assistance would greatly be appreciated....

Below is my original postbit...

The postbit_legacy template you attached looks like the original template before any changes. Judging from the picture though, I think you have the modification installed correctly. I'm guessing you just don't like all the black after the message and you either didn't add the css to the additional css definitions or you made that color black.

Add this to your Additional CSS Definitions if you skipped this step before.

Code:

.signature { 
    border: solid 1px #bdbfdd; 
    margin: 5px; 
    padding: 10px; 
    color: #000000; 
    background: transparent;
}

If you already added the CSS just change the background properties in the CSS for .signature to transparent. That will make the background transparent and remove all that black. The reason you have so much room in between your post and your signature is because you have so much in your postbit_legacy template (on the left side). I'm assuming that's how it was before you tried adding this modification too, but the signature just had a transparent background before.

christon26 · #26 01-06-2010, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warlord

Nice little mod Christon.

If you change it to this, then it will only show up for the author of the displayed signature. (Before it would show the edit signature link to all registered users in every signature as opposed to only appearing in their own signatures.)

HTML Code:

            <fieldset class="signature">
<legend>Signature <if condition="$bbuserinfo[userid] == $post[userid] "> - <a href="/profile.php?do=editsignature">Edit</a></if></legend>  
                
                $post[signature]
            </fieldset>

I also added a few line breaks above that to drop the signature down a bit in the posts.

Thanx! I like that even better lol

christon26 · #27 01-06-2010, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wickedstangs

tried to install and it come out like this. Any assistance would greatly be appreciated....

Below is my original postbit...

Hi, your text file doesn't contain the changed code you added and without a link I cannot see what's happening via Firebug...but I would hazard a guess you need to add class="alt1" into the td code for the signature cell (the second set of code change) like so:

PHP Code:


			
    <td align="center" valign="bottom" class="alt1">

Hope that helps

**edit just spied your forum link in your signature lol it's really early here :P

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