Help:How to fix your signature
Recent changes on the version of the MediaWiki software running Wikipedia altered the way signatures work. If your signature is not working now (but was working previously), check the following:
You are not using "raw signatures"
You probably were using the following trick:
Example]][[User talk:Example|
This will not work anymore, since wiki markup (and HTML markup) is not allowed on "simple" signatures.
To fix it, add the code which was automatically added ([[User:Example| to the beginning and ]] to the end) and turn on "raw signatures".
You are using "raw signatures"
You will probably be seeing the following message when looking at your preferences:
- Invalid raw signature; check HTML tags.
This means you are using invalid markup on your signature. Some possible causes with their corresponding solutions:
- Unclosed tags
- If you are opening a tag without the corresponding closing tag (for instance:
[[User:Example|<font color="white">Example]]), you should close the tag (for instance:[[User:Example|<font color="white">Example</font>]]). It's also a good idea to put the tags outside the link if possible (for instance:<font color="white">[[User:Example|Example]]</font>). - Mismatched tags
- If the tags are mismatched (for instance:
<s><u>hi</s></u>), fix them (for instance:<s><u>hi</u></s>).
It's also recommended to use quotes on all attributes (for instance, use <font color="white"></font> instead of <font color=white></font>).