Forum:How to make signatures with colors and talk boxes?

How do you make signatures with colors and talkboxes? MusaGirl28 21:48, July 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * Any normal wikitext can be your signature. The easiest way to make one would be to fiddle around on a userpage until you get something you like (use the show perview button to see it) - and then paste that code into your preferences, click the custom signature button, and you're done --  Random Time  21:53, July 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * If you see a signature that you like, you could copy it into a sandbox and then adapt it to your own needs and tastes. Then, as Randomtime said, cut and paste the result into your preferences. Alternatively, you might take a look at User:Monchoman45/SigReal for detailed instructions on creating one of the more common signature styles around Wikia. It’s attractive and quite functional. Good luck! — Spike Toronto  23:29, July 18, 2011 (UTC)


 * Ok but how to I change the colors? 17:27,7/19/2011


 * Colors are usually given by Hex codes. For example, SpikeToronto uses the following code in a signature:
 * Change the number in the color=" " part to change the color. Gardimuer { ʈalk } 03:35, July 20, 2011 (UTC)


 * Note that the HTML tag is deprecated, you can better use  - Tjcool007 (Talk) 18:56, July 21, 2011 (UTC)

I did switch the    tags to     tags, but I discovered that some templates in which the sig was inserted (by me or by the template itself) would break. So, I put it back to    tags. — Spike Toronto  07:54, July 22, 2011 (UTC)

I can design one for you, if you'd like! 23:52, September 2, 2011 (UTC)


 * Just to balance the situation: I have been using   since July 21, 2010 and have had no problems. 10:08, September 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * You’ve probably not used the same templates and thus not had them break! ;) — Spike Toronto  10:18, September 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * I suspect syntax errors in the span tags that were not in the font tags. There is absolutely no reason font tags should work over span tags unless you're using an MS browser from the 90s. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 4 Sep 2011 8:06 AM Pacific


 * Well, Fandy, you’d be wrong. The conversion from font tags to span tags was written by Rappy. And it was flawless. Certain templates just didn’t like it when the sig was inside of the template, and they would break. So, until HTML5 is on the horizon, I’m not going to worry about it. — Spike Toronto  16:54, September 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * Spike: can you point me to a page where your   signature was substituted? 15:22, September 4, 2011 (UTC)


 * I’ll have to go through some edit summaries. Also, I’ll find out which templates it broke. Thanks TK! — Spike Toronto  16:54, September 4, 2011 (UTC)