How to add a camino to the list under my avatar, and how to add a signature

[sprinto]

Hi
Must be being a bit thick here but I want to add another camino to my list and cannot seem to find out how to do this.
Could anyone please help

 

[C clearly]

If you want to change the text under "Time of past OR future Camino:" you need to click on your user name in the menu at the top of your screen, select "Account details", and scroll to the bottom of the screen. However there is a limit to how many characters you can enter.

A better place to give a list of the caminos you have walked is in your "Signature" - also under Account details.

You will see some people have a long list under their avatars and "Time of past OR future Camino" They created that list before the character limit was introduced, and you can see that it takes up a lot of space on the page, even if they only make a one-line post. We encourage them to move the list over to their Signature, and keep that signature to about 350 characters (3 lines or so). Otherwise the list tends to dominate the page!

 

[sprinto]

Obviously very simple here
Where is the signature bit because cannot find it

 

[C clearly]

Where is the signature bit because cannot find it

Click on your user name in the menu at the top of your screen and select "Signature".

 

[Camino Chrissy]

A better place to give a list of the caminos you have walked is in your "Signature" - also under Account details.

I just updated my own Caminos as it had been quite awhile. Seems like it only allows four lines total under the signature.

 

[C clearly]

Seems like it only allows four lines total under the signature.

Yes. It you walk more, you'll have to run them across the page!

 

[Kiwi-family]

You will see some people have a long list under their avatars and "Time of past OR future Camino" They created that list before the character limit was introduced, and you can see that it takes up a lot of space on the page, even if they only make a one-line post. We encourage them to move the list over to their Signature, and keep that signature to about 350 characters (3 lines or so). Otherwise the list tends to dominate the page!

That was me! Sorry, somehow I missed the encouragement to change, but I've now done so.

 

[Bert45]

I've edited my signature (for the first time) with a list of my caminos. I just want to see how my signature appears, as I've never noticed it before.

 

[Bert45]

I've edited my signature (for the first time) with a list of my caminos. I just want to see how my signature appears, as I've never noticed it before.

Oh! Great! It worked.

 

[David Tallan]

I'm wondering if there is a way to see signatures in the mobile version of the site:

 

[trecile]

I'm wondering if there is a way to see signatures in the mobile version of the site:

Only if you select the desktop version in your browser settings.

 

[Vacajoe]

Hmmmm, I see no list of Caminos

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Hmmmm, I see no list of Caminos

They don't show on mobiles by design. They cause too much scrolling there.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

By the way, a thread was created years ago to make test posts to view how they will look before you make them for real. Computer geeks call these things sandboxes but Ivar created the title with its two word version. Use the forum's search feature to look for titles with sand box in them or look for posts by Ivar with the word sandbox.

The URL of the thread is:

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/sand-box-try-out-the-forum-software.43178/

 

[Bert45]

I would never have guessed! How do people like Rick of Rick and Peg know such things? And, even more amazingly, remember such things? And how would anyone know that a signature would not show on a mobile? Well, my post may have served as a reminder for others tempted to try something, and a notice for those who were not aware of the sand-box.

 

[trecile]

You can choose the desktop version in your mobile browser settings if you want to see the forum in that format. It involves a lot of annoying sideways scrolling though.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

How do people like Rick of Rick and Peg know such things?

Computer geeks

 

[C clearly]

I'm wondering if there is a way to see signatures in the mobile version of the site:

I just turn my phone sideways to see the full web version.

 

[C clearly]

Two recent threads have now been merged, and the title modified, to cover the topic of signatures in a single thread.

I just want to see how my signature appears, as I've never noticed it before.

You didn't need to start a new thread to check this. You could just look at any post you have made in the past, as it will display now with your new signature.

They don't show on mobiles by design.

Try turning the phone sideways.

 

[jillianbausch]

Thank you for asking that question! I was finally able to put my Camino dates in my profile! I guess I'm a little computer illiterate too!

 

[trecile]

I just turn my phone sideways to see the full web version.

Thanks, I hadn't tried that!

 

[dougfitz]

Hmmmm, I see no list of Caminos

You might want to check your profile. In the preferences settings, there is a selection for 'Show people's signatures with their messages'. If that is turned off, you won't see the signatures on any platform.

 

[C clearly]

On my phone, turning sideways reveals the signatures, but not the "Time of past OR..." field under the avatars.

 

[trecile]

On my phone, turning sideways reveals the signatures, but not the "Time of past OR..." field under the avatars.

I can see both when I turn mine sideways. I thought that it might be a browser issue, but it's the same in both Firefox and Chrome.

 

[C clearly]

I can see both when I turn mine sideways. I thought that it might be a browser issue, but it's the same in both Firefox and Chrome.

Hmm. Not mine (in Chrome) - I see the status/title under the avatars but not the "Time of past OR..."

 

[trecile]

Here's a screenshot when I turn it sideways in Firefox.



And in Chrome

 

[C clearly]

One of the mysteries of life. Maybe someday the answer will be revealed.

 

[Lizanne801]

On a slightly different tack but still on admin matters, and not important, but I am wondering why I’m still called a new member, having signed up in 2016…?

 

[trecile]

On a slightly different tack but still on admin matters, and not important, but I am wondering why I’m still called a new member, having signed up in 2016…?

It has to do with your total number of posts, not when you signed up. You can go into your account details and give yourself a custom title if you want. There's a box under Avatar to do this.

 

[ivar]

One of the mysteries of life. Maybe someday the answer will be revealed.

I think it depends on the size of your screen... if it is a small phone screen it will not show even in horizontal.

 

[C clearly]

I think it depends on the size of your screen... if it is a small phone screen it will not show even in horizontal.

Oddly, I have the exact same phone as @trecile. It must be some setting, but I don't really care about seeing that field., so I'll save my energy for another mystery!

 

[sprinto]

Well
I managed to sort how to add to my signature but as others nothing happens when I rotate my phone

 

[C clearly]

nothing happens when I rotate my phone

Check under Home screen settings, to see if you have enabled "Rotate to landscape mode".

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Well
I managed to sort how to add to my signature but as others nothing happens when I rotate my phone

Edit: Looks like I goofed. I do see it now. Ignore the below.

The mystery deepens. Vertically my phone doesn't show signatures; horizontally it shows mine and others but not yours.

 

[sprinto]

It rotates my photos

 

[C clearly]

It rotates my photos

How about regular web pages? Photos use their own app.

 

[sprinto]

I don’t see any signatures on my phone only on the laptop

 

[sprinto]

How about regular web pages? Photos use their own app.

Yep
All rotate

 

[trecile]

The mystery deepens. Vertically my phone doesn't show signatures; horizontally it shows mine and others but not yours.

Are you sure? @sprinto has a very short signature.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Are you sure? @sprinto has a very short signature.

I do see it. I corrected my previous post.

 

[Lizanne801]

It has to do with your total number of posts, not when you signed up. You can go into your account details and give yourself a custom title if you want. There's a box under Avatar to do this.

Thanks. That explains it. I’ll have to be more communicative!

 

[C clearly]

I don’t see any signatures on my phone only on the laptop

On your phone, are you using the regular web version of the forum, not the separate downloadable app from the app store?

 

[sprinto]

using the app

 

[C clearly]

using the app

Aha! That is the difference. I much prefer the web version, even on my phone.

 

[sprinto]

Yes I see the difference
Ta

 

[tcm2016]

Click on your user name in the menu at the top of your screen and select "Signature".

Hello! Sorry to ask more than a year later but "signature" is not an option under "account details" in my case. Perhaps I have missed a step somewhere?

 

[ivar]

Here is the direct link:

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/account/signature

 

[tcm2016]

thank you!! I'm afraid I am getting an error message though (e.g. I don't have "permission"...)

 

[C clearly]

"Signature" is not embedded within the category "Account details." In other words, don't touch "Account details". Touch your avatar in the menu, then look down past "Account details' to see "Signature". See the screenshot in my post #4 above.

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

See the screenshot in my post #4 above.

Here it is:

 

[tcm2016]

yes thanks got it! Unfortunately, there is no "Signature" option in the drop-down list that pops up. I'm stumped. ( i cant seem to attach a screenshot here. But i can send you a link to my google photos to show you?)

 

[tcm2016]

yes thanks got it! Unfortunately, there is no "Signature" option in the drop-down list that pops up. I'm stumped. ( i cant seem to attach a screenshot here. But i can send you a link to my google photos to show you?)

Oh, the 'signature" function has just appeared! Thank you! I am very sorry for the trouble!

 

[trecile]

Oh, the 'signature" function has just appeared! Thank you! I am very sorry for the trouble!

There are some forum functions that brand new members don't have access to - it's an anti-spam measure after a spam attack a few months ago. New members must make a minimum number of posts before they can send direct messages or add links to posts. It could be the ability to add/alter a signature is one of those functions. You have now made enough posts to use all the forum features.

 

[tcm2016]

oh, that must be it! thank you again!

 

[Rick of Rick and Peg]

Good catch @trecile.