{"id":1648,"date":"2026-10-27T09:10:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T09:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2026-10-27T09:10:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T09:10:57","slug":"how-to-add-an-email-signature-in-roundcube-webmail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/how-to-add-an-email-signature-in-roundcube-webmail\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add an email signature in Roundcube webmail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An email signature is a block of text (and optionally links or images) that gets added to the bottom of your outgoing emails automatically. This guide shows you how to set one up in Roundcube, the webmail client that comes with cPanel\/Plesk hosting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> A signature you set in Roundcube only applies to emails sent <strong>from webmail<\/strong>. If you also send from Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird or your phone, you&#8217;ll need to set the signature up in each of those apps too.<a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"before-you-start\">Before you start<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll need the email address and password for the mailbox you want to add the signature to.<a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-1-log-in-to-webmail\">Step 1: Log in to webmail<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/yourdomain.com\/webmail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/yourdomain.com\/webmail<\/strong><\/a> (use your own domain), or open webmail from the <strong>Email Accounts<\/strong> page in cPanel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Log in with your full email address and its password.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-2-add-your-signature\">Step 2: Add your signature<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>Settings<\/strong> in the left-hand menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Identities<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the identity (email address) you want to add a signature to.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the <strong>Signature<\/strong> box and type your signature.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want formatting like bold text, colors, links or a logo, click the <strong>HTML<\/strong> toggle\/icon above the signature box to switch on the rich text editor (see &#8220;Adding images and formatting&#8221; below).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> If you send from more than one address (an alias, for example), each identity has its own signature. Repeat these steps for each identity.<a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-5-1024x456.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1650\" style=\"width:624px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-5-1024x456.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-5-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-5-768x342.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-5-1536x684.png 1536w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-5-770x343.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-5.png 1891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"step-3-choose-when-your-signature-is-added\">Step 3: Choose when your signature is added<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By default Roundcube adds your signature to new messages, but you can change this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <strong>Settings &gt; Preferences &gt; Composing Messages<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under <strong>Signature options<\/strong>, set <strong>Automatically add signature<\/strong> to one of these:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>always<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>new message only<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>replies and forwards only<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>never<\/strong> (you add it by hand with the <strong>Signature<\/strong> button when writing an email)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can also change these settings:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Place signature below the quoted message:<\/strong> puts your signature at the bottom of a reply instead of straight under what you&#8217;ve typed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>When replying remove original signature from message:<\/strong> stops the sender&#8217;s signature piling up in long email threads.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Force standard separator in signatures:<\/strong> adds the standard <code>--<\/code> line above your signature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-6-1024x491.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1649\" style=\"width:652px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-6-1024x491.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-6-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-6-768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-6-1536x736.png 1536w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-6-770x369.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-6.png 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"adding-images-and-formatting\">Adding images and formatting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the HTML editor turned on, you can use the toolbar to add bold or italic text, colors, links and images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To add a logo:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Upload the image to your website first (in cPanel <strong>File Manager<\/strong>, for example, put it at <code>public_html\/images\/logo.png<\/code>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the signature editor, click the <strong>Insert\/edit image<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the image&#8217;s full public URL, for example <code>https:\/\/yourdomain.com\/images\/logo.png<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set a sensible size (around 200px wide or less is usually fine) and click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong> Don&#8217;t paste images straight into the signature box. Pasted images often get stripped out or turn into attachments. Linking to an image hosted on your website is the most reliable way to do it.<a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-7-1024x516.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1653\" style=\"width:642px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-7-1024x516.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-7-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-7-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-7-1536x773.png 1536w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-7-770x388.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/10\/image-7.png 1887w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"troubleshooting\">Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>My signature isn&#8217;t showing up:<\/strong> check <strong>Automatically add signature<\/strong> isn&#8217;t set to <em>never<\/em>, and make sure you&#8217;re sending from the identity you added the signature to.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>My logo shows as a broken image:<\/strong> open the image URL in a browser to check it loads. It needs to be public and served over HTTPS. Some recipients&#8217; email apps block images until they choose to show them, which is normal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>My signature looks different in Outlook or on my phone:<\/strong> those apps don&#8217;t use your webmail signature. Set it up separately in each app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An email signature is a block of text (and optionally links or images) that gets added to the bottom of your outgoing emails automatically. This guide shows you how to set one up in Roundcube, the webmail client that comes with cPanel\/Plesk hosting. 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