Signature Display
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Summary | Adds a signature under the individual's name | ||||||||||||
Validation | The mod is XHTML compliant.![]() | ||||||||||||
Mod Updated | 29 Dec 2024 | ||||||||||||
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Author(s) | Bret Rumsey R G Strong provided config file and enhancement to move sigs | ||||||||||||
Homepage | Signature Display (This page) | ||||||||||||
Mod Support | TNG Community Forums | ||||||||||||
Contact Developer | TNG Community Forums | ||||||||||||
Latest Mod | 15.0.0.8 for TNG V15+ 13.0.0.6 for TNG V13+ 12.0.0.3 for TNG V12 and up 11.0.2.2 for TNG V11.0.2 and up 11.0.0.1 for TNG V11 and up 10.1.0.4 for TNG V10.1 and up 10.0.0.2 for TNG V10 and up 9.0.0.1 for TNG V9 and up 8.1.2 with Edit option for TNG V8 8.1.1 for TNG V8 1.0 for TNG V7 | ||||||||||||
Min TNG V | 7.0.3 | ||||||||||||
Max TNG V | 15+ | ||||||||||||
Files modified | genlib.php | ||||||||||||
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Purpose of the mod
This TNG modification provides a simple way to display a signature under the individual's name
Developer
- Bret Rumsey developed a TNG Signature Display that provides a simple way to display a signature under the individual's name. This follows a usage similar to how you can define a default photo for an individual by creating an image with the name treeID.personID.jpg. For signatures the file name is treeID.personID.sig.jpg
- Russ Strong modified the original version to work with signature files in a subdirectory of the photos folder with a directory name of sigs and to be XHTML compliant.
- You can view one of his pages with this mod installed at https://www.rgstrong-genes.com/getperson.php?personID=I14&tree=rgstrong1
- Ken Roy with the help of Bart Degryse updated V8.1.2 of the mod to use a default of png for the signature file extension and also to allow users to update the extension for signatures to a different extension. If the signature file extensions is cleared, it defaults to what is specified for Photo Extension, which defaults to jpg.
Note that V8.1.2 of the mod can be edited correctly if your hosting system has Magic Quotes set to off. If you have Magic Quotes enabled, then you will need to edit the extensions/signature.php to fix the generated syntax error. A fix to the Mod Manager edit code was provided by Bart Degryse and made available in TNG V8.1.3
More information
The original TNG modification can be viewed at Bret's site at http://www.rumseyfamily.com/tngmod_sig.php. Before installing this version of the mod you will need to create a new folder in your photos folder and rename it sigs. Now move any signature files that you have created as treeID.personID.sig.jpg into the photos/sigs folder.
Note that since version 8.1.2 of the mod, you can specify the extension used for the treeID.personID.sig.ext to be png, gif, or jpg. Note that it defaults to png on installation. See Post Installation Actions below
Requirements
- A working TNG installation.
- A backup of all affected files (see the list in the summary in the upper right corner of the page)
- An installed current version of the Mod Manager.
- a sigs subfolder or directory under the TNG photos folder or directory
- see Post Install Actions for
- file name requirements
- extension change to gif, png, or jpg
- note that the .jpeg extension is not supported
Revision History
Mod Version | TNG Version | Date | Contents |
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15.0.0.8 | 15.0 | 29 Dec 2024 | Updated for TNG v15 by Bill Herndon |
14.0.0.7 | 14.0 | 03 Dec 2021 | Updated by Brent Hemphill to eliminate PHP 8 warnings when not called from getperson.php page. |
13.0.0.6 | 13.0 | 03 Dec 2021 | Updated to use css sig-display class for formatting to facilitate displays in WordPress environments |
13.0.0.5 | 13.0 | 25 Jun 2021 | Updated to eliminate PHP 8 warnings on Family, Album, Repository, and Source pages provide by Brent Hemphill |
13.0.0.4 | 13.0 | 2 Nov 2020 | Updated to fix PHP 7 notices |
12.0.0.3 | 12.0 | 28 Feb 2019 | Updated to use TNG v12 cust_text.php file anchor and to fix PHP 7.2 syntax warning |
11.0.2.2 | 11.0 | 18 Sep 2016 | Updated to use the $extspath for extensions folder target path to allow users to rename the extensions folder |
11.0.0.1 | 11.0 | 21 Aug 2016 | Updated to use include $extspath for extensions folder file include |
11.0.0.0 | 11.0 | 05 Mar 2016 | Updated for TNG V11 |
10.1.0.4 | 10.0 | 22 Apr 2015 | Updated to reduce the size of the signature display on smart phones and tablets |
10.1.0.3 | 10.0 | 13 Jan 2015 | Updated for TNG 10.1 to add the Wiki icon and URL link and to drop the %location: and %replace: for the Edit Parameter which are no longer needed |
10.0.0.2 | 10.0 | 02 Mar 2014 | Reduced the size of the signature image for Mobile Mode Display |
9.0.0.1 | 9.0 | 13 Feb 2012 | Fix Edit function, so you can clear the option and default to using the $photoext |
9.0.0.0 | 9.0 | 01 Feb 2012 | Updated for TNG V9 using the version that supported the Edit option to choose a different extension |
8.1.2 | 8.1 | 13 Jun 2011 | Updated mod so user can Edit and choose a different extension than the Photo Extension. The default was set to png to allow transparency and can also be set to gif or cleared to use the extension specified in Photo Extension. |
8.1.1 | 8.1 | 07 Feb 2011 | Updated mod so that it validates as XHTML 1.0 Transitional |
8.1.0 | 8.1 | 28 May 2010 | Updated for TNG 8 |
1.0 | 03 Jun 2009 | Initial config file release |
Conflicts and Issues
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Note the install order requirements. If using the Regroup Person Profile mod:
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Installation
- Uninstall and delete previous version of this mod (if installed)
- Download the appropriate zip file as shown in the mod summary in the upper right corner of the page.
- Extract the signature_display.zip to your admin/mod_folder (V7) or mods (v8).
- Note that if you do not want to use a subdirectory, then you need to edit the config file before installing
- Follow the normal automated installation for Mod Manager, as shown in the example Mod Manager - Installing Config Files to install the mod.
Post Install Actions
Note that since v8.1.2 of the mod, the default extension provided by the mod is .png so that you can use transparent backgrounds for the signature files. So the file names need to be treeID.personID.sig.png.
You can use the Edit button on the Mod Manager screen to
- either clear the extension, in which case it will default to your Setup >> General Settings >> Media >> Photos Extension:
- change the extension used by the Signature Display mod to be jpg or gif
In the event of a problem
- Try using the Mod Manager Remove capability
- Copy the backup of the affected files back to your TNG directory
- Contact us through the TNG Community Forums.
Uninstalling the mod
If you want to completely Remove (uninstall) this mod and any tables if created, you should
- click the Uninstall button to uninstall the mod
- click the Delete button to delete the config file from the mods folder.
Upgrade
- Uninstall and eventually Delete the current Mod.
- Proceed as for an installation with the new Mod.
Sites using this mod
If you download and install this mod, please add your TNG site to the table below:
URL | User | Note | Mod-Version | TNG-Version | User-language | |
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Rumsey Family Pages | Bret Rumsey | Mod developer | 9.0.0.1 | 9.0.3 | EN | |
R G Strong Family Genealogy | Russ Strong | changed mod to use photos/sigs folder and XHTML 1.0 Trans compliant | 13.0.0.6 | 14.0.4 | EN,FR,NL,DE | |
Our Roy and Boucher Family | Ken Roy | Updated mod to allow users to specify the signature extension. Also reduced the size of the signature image for Mobile Mode Display | 15.0.0.8 |
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Van den Heuvel | Marco van den Heuvel | ... | 9.0.0.1 | 9.0.3 | NL,EN | |
la Saga BIGEY | Francois Bigey | ... | 13.0.0.6 | 14.0.2 | FR | |
Kleinmann Genealogy | John Kleinmann | 13.0.0.6 | 14.0 | EN | ||
Wheeler Roots | Gene Wheeler | ... | 9.0.0.1 | 9.2 | EN | |
Our Family History | Jean Pichette | ... | 11.0.0.0 | 11.0.0 | FR,EN | |
Familienforschung Riehl & Kröber | Otto Riehl | (no public site) | 11.0.2.2 | 11.1.2 | DE,EN,ES,FR,PT | |
Bussiere, Robinson, Gingras Website | Brian Bussiere | Public site | 10.1.0.4 | 10.1.3 | EN,FR, | |
Pages From Our Past | Allen Prunty | Not a public site | 11.0.2.2 | 11.1.0 | EN | |
OurLife Family History - McMullen Clan | Sean Thompson | Not a public site. | 11.0.2.2 | 11.1.0 | EN | |
Genealogische Datenbank | JPB | Public site | see here | see here | DE,EN,FR | |
Familien Kongsbak-Wøldike | Hans Martin Laustsen | 11.0.2.2 | 11.1.0 | DE | ||
SiEiNo's slekt på Internett | Eilif A Nordseth | Not a public site | 11.0.2.2 | 11.1.1 | EN,NO | |
Bowman-Naseer Family | Matthew Bowman | 11.0.2.2 | 11.1.1 | EN | ||
Schuster-Pippersteiner | Ingrid Schuster | public | 13.0.0.6 | 14.0 | DE,CS,EN | |
LookingBackwards - All Our Relations | Ashleigh Mitchell | Public | 13.0.0.5 | 13.0.4 | EN | |
Baza danych Rodziny Jarocińskich | Michał Jarociński | public/private (the mod used since v8!) | 15.0.0.8 | 15.0 | PL,EN | |
Sejarah Thümann | Jeffrey Thümann | Public | 13.0.0.5 | 13.0.3 | NL,EN | |
Huygens-Van de Moortel | Tom Huygens | semi private/public WordPress integrated | 13.0.0.6 | 13.1.1 | NL | |
Os Belard | Luís Belard da Fonseca | Public/Private | 15.0.0.8 |
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Joseph Oran Holtz Genealogy Pages | Jim Holt | Private | See Here | See Here | EN | |
Huygens - Van de Moortel | Tom Huygens | Public/Private on WordPress | 13.0.0.6 | 13.1.2 | NL | |
Kielakowie.com | Janusz Kielak | Public site | 13.0.0.6 | 14.0.1 | PL, EN, DE |