Automated Signatures?

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Here’s one where users can select the motorcycle model they own through a drop-down list:

Here’s where the info displays in the forum, to the side of the post (like most standard php forums):

Allowing the admin to create such custom fields (like drop-down & free text) would be nice – searchability would be a bonus but not necessary. This is the functionality I would like.

Another where you can enter basic self-info:

For those who dislike signatures, I’ve found many sites allow them to be turned off:

So that could be part of the plug-in if anyone is thinking about it :wink:

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The way I see it there are two options of the way for us to deal with this feature request.

  1. Close it, this is not going in core.
  2. Move it to extensibility and allow you to create the Godzilla you know and love.

I went with (2)

Sam Saffron, co-founder

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I used to be really against signatures, but I am seriously thinking of setting my signature to:

cd /var/discourse
git pull
./launcher rebuild app

Sam Saffron, co-founder

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You can do that with CSS, you know.

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:smile_cat:

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jeez we carried a whole default site customization here just for that … :whale:

Sam Saffron, co-founder

I love unicorns, unicorns are best. Come play with my unicorns.
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Twitter: @samsaffron

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The only thing I am very happy to not include from the forum software of ye olde times.

(Gimme some hoof.)

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http://www.textfiles.com/underconstruction/sosouthbeachcape3983construct3.gif

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plugin for this exists: https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-signatures/42263

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There is now a GLORIOUS :t_rex: signature plugin. https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-signatures/42263

Sam Saffron, co-founder

I love unicorns, unicorns are best. Come play with my unicorns.
Blog: http://samsaffron.com
Twitter: @samsaffron

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I am going to miss this topic.

Sam Saffron, co-founder

I love unicorns, unicorns are best. Come play with my unicorns.
Blog: http://samsaffron.com
Twitter: @samsaffron

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