# How do I make the "show signature" box be ticked by default? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 17, 2012, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-show-signature-box-be-ticked-by-default/631761 "2012-08-17T10:19:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Simple\_Linctus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-show-signature-box-be-ticked-by-default/631761/1 "2012-08-17T10:19:21Z")
On most forums I post at the signature box is ticked by default when you go to make a post while here the opposite is true. I’m fairly sure there should be an option in my CP somewhere, but I can’t find it. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-show-signature-box-be-ticked-by-default/631761/2 "2012-08-17T11:45:38Z")
Per FAQ: > [@](#): > > **How many times should I include my signature in a thread?** > Once per thread should be sufficient for people to admire the pearl of wisdom included in your signature. If you post multiple times in a thread it is recommended that you only include the signature in one of your posts. Leaving it turned on isn’t an option. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-show-signature-box-be-ticked-by-default/631761/3 "2012-08-17T18:06:35Z")
> [@Simple\_Linctus](#): > > On most forums I post at the signature box is ticked by default when you go to make a post while here the opposite is true. I’m fairly sure there should be an option in my CP somewhere, but I can’t find it. You (as a poster) don’t have control over the default state of that checkbox, it’s determined by the vBulletin style template. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-show-signature-box-be-ticked-by-default/631761/4 "2012-08-18T00:20:28Z")
Testing ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-show-signature-box-be-ticked-by-default/631761/5 "2012-08-18T00:22:02Z")
Testing again ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-show-signature-box-be-ticked-by-default/631761/6 "2012-08-18T00:27:02Z")
As I suspected, if you post from Tapatalk you can have it append your sig to each post automatically. I’m not really what you would call a prolific poster so it probably would have never been noticed and I only use my sig to post the same info that appears in other’s posts by default (join date, location & post count). ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-the-show-signature-box-be-ticked-by-default/631761/7 "2012-08-18T01:03:16Z")
> [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](#): > > As I suspected, if you post from Tapatalk you can have it append your sig to each post automatically. I’m not really what you would call a prolific poster so it probably would have never been noticed and I only use my sig to post the same info that appears in other’s posts by default (join date, location & post count). That’s covered in the FAQ’s, too: > [@](#): > > **What if I copy and paste the same text at the end of each of my posts? That’s not a profile signature.** > As mentioned above, text included at the end of all your posts is indistinguishable from a profile signature and should follow the rules for profile signatures and links. However, see below about simple signoffs.