Ok, for those who want to really make their signatures work better for their group (especially if you want to use the options to have a signature as part of a paid upgrade/subscription), here is code (and reasoning behind it) that I think makes it way better, and can help you drive more upgrades. Took me a ton of tries, but it’s working. Pay attention to where you need to replace “XXXXX” parts.
I wanted to accomplish the following 2 things:
A) I wanted to disable the ability to NOT view signatures. This means that those users who do upgrade know that their signature will be seen by everyone.
B) I wanted ONLY a certain group to have the ability to create a signature.
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Go to Admin > Appearance > Themes & components > Components > Install > Create new
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Add this code to the < head > tab:
<script>
// Wait for the basic page structure to load first
document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
// Set up the watcher
const observer = new MutationObserver(function(mutations) {
// Find all control labels on the page
const labels = document.querySelectorAll('label.control-label');
labels.forEach(label => {
// Look for the specific Signatures label
if (label.textContent.trim() === 'Enable Signatures') {
// Find the main container holding both the label and the checkbox and hide it
const controlGroup = label.closest('.control-group') || label.parentElement;
if (controlGroup) {
controlGroup.style.display = 'none';
}
}
});
});
// NOW start watching the body, since we know it exists
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
});
</script>
3. Add this code to the css tab (replace XXXXX with your group name):
/* Hide the signature section for everyone */
.user-preferences .control-group.signatures,
.user-preferences .signature-preferences,
.user-preferences div[data-setting-name="user_card_badge"] + .control-group {
display: none !important;
}
/* Only show it if the 'user-is-XXXXX' class is present on the body */
body.user-is-XXXXX .user-preferences .control-group.signatures,
body.user-is-XXXXX .user-preferences .signature-preferences,
body.user-is-XXXXX .user-preferences div[data-setting-name="user_card_badge"] + .control-group {
display: block !important;
}
- Add this code to the < head > tag below the first block above (replace XXXXX with your group name):
<script>
(function() {
const checkAccess = () => {
// Discourse stores the current user's groups in this global object
const user = window.Discourse && window.Discourse.User && window.Discourse.User.current();
if (user && user.groups) {
// Check if any group name matches "XXXXX"
const is XXXXX = user.groups.some(g => g.name === 'XXXXX');
if (isXXXXX) {
document.body.classList.add('user-is-XXXXX');
}
}
};
// Run immediately
checkAccess();
// Run whenever the user navigates between pages
document.addEventListener('discourse-ready', checkAccess);
// Backup: Run again after 1 second to catch slow loads
setTimeout(checkAccess, 1000);
})();
</script>
- Add this code to the css tab below the first block above (replace XXXXX with your group name):
/* Hide the signature section for everyone */
.user-preferences .control-group.signatures,
.user-preferences .signature-preferences,
.user-preferences div[data-setting-name="user_card_badge"] + .control-group {
display: none !important;
}
/* Only show it if the 'user-is-XXXXX' class is present on the body */
body.user-is-XXXXX .user-preferences .control-group.signatures,
body.user-is-XXXXX .user-preferences .signature-preferences,
body.user-is-XXXXX .user-preferences div[data-setting-name="user_card_badge"] + .control-group {
display: block !important;
}
Done.
I am not a developer. All I know is this is working 100% on my site.
Also, to the plugin author – would LOVE the ability to limit the signature character count. I tried so many things but nothing worked.
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