How to create your forum signature

I know there has been a lot of confusion as to how to create a forum signature on the new forums. So I thought I'd post a thread about how to do it.

If you wish to keep your old signature:
1) Go to your Member "Profile" (under the "My Account" menu.)
2) Find the forum signature box
3) With your mouse, highlight all the text in the box and copy it
4) Go into the forums
5) Click the "Settings" button near the top of the page.
6) Click the "Profile Information" link
7) In the box marked "Signature" paste in your old signature.
8) If you have forum tags ie. |IMG| or |URL| in your old signature, you need to convert them to the new forum tags
   8a) Replace the first | in tags like |IMG| |URL| |/IMG| |/URL| with [ 
   8b) Replace the second | in tags with ]
9) For a list of valid forum tags, click the "Forum Codes" link to the left of the signature box.
10) Finally... Test Your Signature!  But NOT in a forum thread!
    10a) Use the "Signature Preview" link just below the signature box.
11) If you would like to automatically include your signature with all new posts, click the Yes option for "Always attach my signature to posts"

If you wish to create a new signature:
1) While in the forums, Click the "Settings" button near the top of the page.
2) Click the "Profile Information" link
3) Create your new signature in the box marked "Signature".
4) If you would like to create links or images in your signature, you need to use the New forum tags
    4a) For a list of valid forum tags, click the "Forum Codes" link to the left of the signature box.
5) Finally... Test Your Signature!  But NOT in a forum thread!
    5a) Use the "Signature Preview" link just below the signature box.
6) If you would like to automatically include your signature with all new posts, click the Yes option for "Always attach my signature to posts"

HERE'S A TIP!
If you are using a picture that is on VetteRegistry.net, to save character space:
Instead of creating the link like this:
|IMG|http://www.VetteRegistry.net/member_uploads/1_100/4/mypic.jpg|/IMG|
create your link like this:
|IMG|/member_uploads/1_100/4/mypic.jpg|/IMG|
If you are creating a link to a picture or page on C3VR, create your link like this:
|URL|/member_pages/1_100/4/mypage.html|/URL|
*** Of course, make sure to use the new Forum Codes for IMG and URL!

AND A REMINDER!
If you are going to include an image in your signature please resize the image, or a copy of it, to be no more than 200 pixels wide.

If you need assistance, please contact Norsky by IM, PM or email.

Thank you..Terry

any chance of changing the two hundred character limit..

i used two small pics with links to larger versions and with the long urls the characters get eaten up quick..

our old limit was 750..

mine used well over 700

I don't know why, but for some reason the same signiture pic that I have used in the old format will not work in the new format.  I followed the instructions to the letter and cannot get it to work.  I can take the link paste it into my web browser and it will take me right too it.  I can even click the image button on a standard reply, paste the link and it will show up.

Can one of you sharp computer guru, moderator, techie types tell me why?

I have to do an edit, because this is starting to freak me out.  It showed up while I was doing my reply, but when i hit the post button the red X appeared.

I don't know why, but for some reason the same signiture pic that I have used in the old format will not work in the new format.....

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Matt,

Are you sure it used to work?  I don't think snapfish lets you post images on other sites.  You should be able to post it as a URL link, but not display it as an image.  What is the URL snapfish is telling you to use?

[QUOTE=Norsky]According to Adam it's on the 'to-do' list, just not very close to the top at the moment.  [/QUOTE]

i can live with that

... Are you sure it used to work?  ...

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Adam, Matt's signature picture worked in the old forum-ware.