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Does anyone know of any free signature hosting sites pls :rolleyes: :mrgreen: :D

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A short, practical primer to keep a forum signature image from disappearing or getting hijacked by ads. Many replies here point to free hosts, but the important bits are the host behavior and how you embed the image. pointed out hosts that expire images or insert ads; flagged hotlink blocking; reminded everyone to respect copyright. Follow the checklist below before you upload anything.

Prefer a host that guarantees permanent direct-image URLs or use your own static hosting. Confirm the host’s retention and hotlinking policy (open the direct image URL in a private window to test). Use HTTPS where possible to avoid modern browsers blocking mixed content. Optimize dimensions and compression so the file is small (faster loading, less chance of throttling). Keep a local backup of every signature image so you can re-upload quickly if a host changes terms.

Typical workflow: upload the image, copy the direct image URL, then paste that URL into your forum signature using the forum’s allowed code. Example embeds:

[img]https://example.com/your-signature.png[/img]

<img src="https://example.com/your-signature.png" alt="forum signature" />

If a signature breaks: open the image URL directly to see if the host redirected to an ad or a placeholder; check case-sensitive filenames and the correct file extension; verify the site hasn’t started blocking referrers; check for HTTP->HTTPS blocking. For long-term reliability, paid static hosting or a reputable static-site provider is worth the small cost. These precautions address the recurring issues brought up in this thread and will keep signatures visible and tidy without chasing broken links.

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Member Avatar for rixius

No Problem. :)

Member Avatar for Gary King

You can basically just use any webhost that doesn't block hotlinking images, which there are a lot of ;)

Member Avatar for rixius

Or you can use one that blocks hotlinking, but save it as a .txt file instead of .gif or .jpeg :)

Member Avatar for Gary King

Yep, true, true :)

Member Avatar for rixius

Oh yeah, and if you're getting an imagehost, make sure they don't have a time expiration. Cuz some just give you ~3 weeks then put their own ad instead of your sig. It's really annoying.

Member Avatar for MGM

I used to use deviantart.com. they have a lot of people there and probably wont notice you posting hosting pics off there as long as the pics aren't copyrighted ;)

Or you could get someone who has a host or server to host it for you, I could do it if you'd like, as long as it isn't a ton of pictures ;)

MGM out

Member Avatar for samaru

I used to use deviantart.com.

deviantart rocks!

Anyways, I suggest you host it with 1ASPHost.com. Geocities sucks. Granted they're free, they have louse bandwidth and you have to change extensions. This is what you get from 1ASPHost.com:

ALL FREE

100 MB of Space
Instant Account Activation
Online Control Panel
Online Unzip Capability
Unlimited Bandwidth
SSI (DHTML)
WAP
Active Server Pages Support - ASP 3.0
Free Database Connectivity: MS Access databases
Macromedia Shockwave support
http://www.1asphost.com/

Member Avatar for rixius

:D thanks inscissor, xme;

found another:

Jpeg // 200 kb only though. but unlimited xfer :P

Member Avatar for Dani

Rixius, come to speak of it, your signature pic is broken ;)

Member Avatar for rixius

It is? O_o

Member Avatar for samaru

I see it fine. Maybe his server went down for a short time. Looks OK to me! @_@

Member Avatar for J&#9788;E

freewebs does not work, i use www.domaindlx.com its free and its made for that stuff

Member Avatar for slon

enother one -
they give 100M file space,
photo album
html editor
hot linked allowed.
and much more.

Member Avatar for Dani

That site does look incredibly easy to use. :)

Member Avatar for Dani

How amusing. I was just looking for "forum signature hosting" in Google and this thread came up as #1 in the search results. Go figure.

Member Avatar for samaru

How amusing. I was just looking for "forum signature hosting" in Google and this thread came up as #1 in the search results. Go figure.

Wow, that's pretty fruity. Oh, and I oughta warn you for double postin'. :cool:

Member Avatar for eminemballer

Free SIGNATURE and Image Hosting!


-Reliable Image Hosting :D

Member Avatar for Kn10

Host My Signature:

Member Avatar for mangoman

You might want to try too. They provide FREE hosting for signatures and userbars. The host with no restrictions (i.e. they wont delete after 30 days etc) However they do have size limitations on the size of the sig.

A good place to get requests and general signature related stuff..

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