Images in Sigs

[putts]

Soooo.....created an image and made sure to keep it within the restrictions (10KB or less, etc.) but when I try use it in my sig, I get a "Cannot link to external websites" or some such message.

Are images not allowed in sigs?
I see members using them and have checked the properties and they're not hosted by totalwar.org so I was wondering what I'm not doing right.

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Sorry putts - Junior Members cannot link to or place images from external websites in signatures. I do believe that this is designed to prevent exploitation of the feature from malicious characters.

My apologies

[putts]

hey hey hey....whoever it was....thanks for the Member status


mwhahahahahahahaha

[Martok]

Congratulations, putts!

[Tweety]

Lucky, I feel a burning need to post my sig. Anyway, what about avatars, how do we get custom ones?
(if we can)

[Omanes Alexandrapolites]

Sorry tweety - custom avatars are not permitted on this forum.

There is, however, the more customisable URL avatar system. These larger avatars are turned off by default, although can be enabled here in your UserCP's "Options" section.

Firstly scroll down till you see the "Thread Display Options" section.

In that area, you should find a section identified as "Display URL Avatar". Fill the checkbox, and then scroll down to find the "Save Changes" button.

Bear in mind that you don't have to enable URL avatars to upload and/or use one.

To select/upload an URL avatar, go to your UserCP's "Profile" section.

Scroll down till you see the "Additional Information" category.

In that area you should find a section labelled "URL Avatar". Click on the link to select an avatar from the gallery. You can then copy and paste the file path displayed into the "URL Avatar" field. Then select save to continue.

Alternatively, click here to upload an avatar of your choice to the gallery. Bear in mind that it must be in keeping with avatars already in the URL avatar gallery for it to be accepted and for you to be able to gain permission to use it. As a general rule, it must be around about 96x142 pixels and have the same theme as a period which any TW game, released or unreleased, encompasses. These periods are limited to Mid-Late Classical, Dark Ages/Medieval, Sengoku Japanese or Napoleonic Times.

After you have uploaded your avatar it needs to be approved by the Forum Administrator, TosaInu, who will verify that it is suitable and fits the mentioned guidelines. To inform him of the upload, you will need to send him a private message. To do this, click here.

Good luck tweety and welcome to the .Org BTW