# Discourse Signatures

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-signatures/42263
**Category:** Plugin
**Tags:** official, signatures
**Created:** [April 8, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-signatures/42263 "2016-04-08T21:39:19Z")
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### Author: ![Discourse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/discourse/32/148734_2.png) [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-signatures/42263/1 "2016-04-08T21:39:19Z")

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| :discourse2: | **Summary** | **Discourse Signatures** adds old school forum signatures to Discourse. |
| 🛠 | **Repository Link** | [https://github.com/discourse/discourse-signatures](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-signatures) |
| 📖 | **Install Guide** | [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157) |

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> :discourse2: As this is an #official plugin maintained by the Discourse team, #Support, #Contribute > Bug, #Contribute > UX, and #Contribute > Feature requests can be made in the respective categories here on Meta, and tagged with the appropriate plugin tag. Click on a link below to get one started. 👍
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> [❓&nbsp; **Support**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=6&body=%3E%20Before%20asking,%20did%20you%20search%20first%3F%20Press%20%F0%9F%94%8D%20at%20the%20upper%20right%20to%20search.&tags=signatures "Ask for support on configuring and using Discourse Signatures") [🐛&nbsp; **Bug**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=1&tags=signatures "A bug report means something is broken, preventing normal/typical use of the plugin") [👀&nbsp; **UX**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=9&tags=signatures "Discussion about the user interface of Discourse Signatures, and how features are presented (including language and UI elements)") [💡&nbsp; **Feature**](https://meta.discourse.org/new-topic?category_id=2&tags=signatures "Discussion about how existing Discourse Signatures features can be improved or enhanced, and how proposed new features could work")

We all know forum signatures are [a relic of the past](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-for-signatures/32906), but there are still a **lot** of communities that really love them. Since Discourse is 🌈 I crafted a plugin that lets us take back our much loved (gif animated) signatures!

 ![example signature](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/2/b/c2ba894b72fadbd56b29056e8e880c6ae1e52d3d.jpeg)

### Configure

The Signatures plugin can be enabled either by the toggle or from its settings, both accessible from your `/admin/plugins` page:

 ![/admin/plugins signature](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/a/c/6ac2109c0667d91c4620ce1d0c4d6f582a0e0421.png)

 ![signature plugin settings](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/2/6/9/2690a63421cd6189d1b8a20c2548a2be2cf94552.png)

After that, each user can enable the signature setting on their /preferences/profile page and select a signature:

 ![signature user preferences](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/b/d/fbd3e852b747b4e2a71610e851206b6c976d05e0.png)

And that’s it!

#### Advanced Configuration Mode

You can also enable **advanced mode** in the plugin settings and use a full-blown post editor to create your signature! With text, multiple images, etc.

 ![signatures - advanced mode](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/c/3/6c3bd2c09c513d112812c8a1c840df048aae7817.png)

### Settings

| Name | Description |
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| signatures enabled | Enable user-made signatures below posts |
| signatures advanced mode | Let users use a full-blown post editor to create signatures. (⚠ RESETS all existing signatures) |
| signatures visible by default | Make signatures visible by default. This makes signatures visible for anonymous visitors as well |

### Credits

Thanks to @charleswalter who pushed for this and made it possible, @eviltrout who made it compatible, and the Discourse team for such an amazing project.

> :discourse2: **Hosted by us?** This plugin is available on our Enterprise plans

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