[Req] Removing Post Signature

[maxbaggi]

Hi all, I visit a lot of forums and I was wondering whether it's possible to create a filter that removes the signatures from the posts... and if possible the removed signature should not leave an empty space.
Example URL: http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=216833

I use Firefox v1.0.7 with Sidki's latest config. I did a lot of searching before I decided to request a filter here. I came across two possible solutions but unfortunately they didn't work for me.

1. An extension for firefox http://extensionroom.mozdev.org/more-inf...tter_phpbb

2. A filter for Proxomitron

Name = "Signature Clear"
Active = TRUE
URL = "forum.ru-board.com/"
Limit = 256
Match = "<br><span class=sing>----------<br>*</span>"

I found the above filter at
http://www.forum.ru-board.com/topic.cgi?...9&start=40
The link is apparently down at the moment.

Any help will be appreciated and please let me know if I have not properly explained what I want the filter to do.

Thank you

[Kye-U]

maxbaggi, there are two apparent problems with that filter:

1. The URL Match is too specific. In the filter I wrote, I made it apply to all HTML pages.

2. The matching expression is written to only match the one over at ru-board.com.

Here is a filter I quickly wrote and should work with most forums. If you find any forum where this filter doesn't work, post the link here and I'll update the filter. It should work for most phpBB forums.:

Code:

[Patterns]
Name = "Forum Post Signature Remover"
Active = TRUE
URL = "$TYPE(htm)"
Limit = 512
Match = "<br /><br />--------------------<br /> <div class='signature'>*</div>"
        "|<span class="postbody"><br />_________________<br />*</span>"
        "|<br><br><table align=left class=sing><tr><td colspan=2>----------<br>*</td></tr></table>"

[maxbaggi]

Thanks Kye-U, the filter works on most of the forums I visit But there is one that is still displaying signatures. I will pm you the link in a few minutes... thanks again

[Kye-U]

Code:

[Patterns]
Name = "Forum Post Signature Remover"
Active = TRUE
URL = "$TYPE(htm)"
Limit = 512
Match = "<br /><br />--------------------<br /> <div class='signature'>*</div>"
        "|(<span class="postbody">|)<br />_________________<br />*</span>(<span class="gensmall">*</span>|)"
        "|<br><br><table align=left class=sing><tr><td colspan=2>----------<br>*</td></tr></table>"

[maxbaggi]

Thank you so very much, Kye-U
It works like a charm

[ProxRocks]

Needs a little more help...
See signature for Shea (sorry Shea, it just happened to be an example) on the UOP...

for example, see Shea's signature in the reply below...


ps: besides, I luv ya Shea, I'm a New York METS fan (ie, Shea Stadium)...

[Shea]

I see, it's because on invision boards, they use <span> tags for different colors of text. So it doesn't go all the way to the end of the signature, just the next </span>

[Kye-U]

Code:

[Patterns]
Name = "Forum Post Signature Remover"
Active = TRUE
URL = "$TYPE(htm)"
Limit = 4096
Match = "$NEST(<br /> <br /> -------------------- <br /> <div class='signature'>,*,</div>)"
        "|$NEST((<span class="postbody"> |)<br />_________________<br />,*,</span> <span class="gensmall">*</span>)"
        "|$NEST(<br><br><table align=left class=sing><tr><td colspan=2>----------<br>,*,</td> </tr> </table>)"
        "|$NEST(<!-- sig -->,*,<!-- / sig -->)"

This one should work better

[Kye-U]

Updated to match SimpleMachines and punBB:

Code:

[Patterns]
Name = "Forum Post Signature Remover"
Active = TRUE
URL = "$TYPE(htm)"
Limit = 4096
Match = "$NEST(<br /> <br /> -------------------- <br /> <div class='signature'>,*,</div>)"
        "|$NEST((<span class="postbody"> |)<br />_________________<br />,*,</span> <span class="gensmall">*</span>)"
        "|$NEST(<br><br><table align=left class=sing><tr><td colspan=2>----------<br>,*,</td> </tr> </table>)"
        "|$NEST(<!-- sig -->,*,<!-- / sig -->)"
        "|$NEST(<div class="postsignature">,*,</div>)"
        "|$NEST((<hr width="100%" size="1" class="hrcolor" /> |)<div class="signature">,*,</div>)"

[Zero3K]

Its not working for me.

[Kye-U]

What is the link to the forums that it doesn't work on, or, what is the forum software that is it not working with?

Welcome, by the way

[Zero3K]

Well, its not working in this thread. Also, I tried it at the forums on http://www.gp32x.com and it didn't work their either. Maybe the script is not being copied/pasted correctly.

Thanks for the welcome.

[Kye-U]

Code:

[Patterns]
Name = "Forum Post Signature Remover"
Active = TRUE
URL = "$TYPE(htm)"
Limit = 4096
Match = "$NEST(<br /> <br /> -------------------- <br /> <div class=$AV(signature)>,*,</div>)"
        "|$NEST((<span class="postbody"> |)<br />_________________<br />,*,</span> <span class="gensmall">*</span>)"
        "|$NEST(<br><br><table align=left class=sing><tr><td colspan=2>----------<br>,*,</td> </tr> </table>)"
        "|$NEST(<!-- (sig|start: postbit_signature) -->,*,<!-- (/ sig|end: postbit_signature) -->)"
        "|$NEST(<div class="postsignature">,*,</div>)"
        "|$NEST((<hr width="100%" size="1" class="hrcolor" /> |)<div class="signature">,*,</div>)"

Updated to match MyBB and made first match more generic (by replacing single quotes with $AV())

[Zero3K]

Thanks for updating it. It works now.

[Zero3K]

Actually, it doesn't work all the time. Signatures that have quotes in them aren't being filtered.