Passthrough Signs
by Girafi
With Passthrough Signs, right-clicking a wall sign can open the chest or other block entity behind it.
What it does
Passthrough Signs lets a right click on a wall sign act on the container or block entity the sign is attached to, so a chest can be opened by clicking its sign. The feature is configurable and can be turned off in the config. Version 2.0.0 also extends the behavior to banners, item frames and paintings. The mod was originally created by dmillerw and dates back to before 2015.
Installation requires Fabric API on Fabric and Forge Config API Port on Forge and NeoForge. The mod must be installed on both the client and the server, and it is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 61 release versions, 1.7.10 – 26.1.2. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Sign-attached chests
Right-clicking a wall sign attached to a chest opens that chest without needing to click the chest itself.
Banners, frames and paintings
Version 2.0.0 adds support for banners, item frames and paintings as attachment targets for the sign passthrough.
Configurable behavior
The passthrough can be switched off in the config, so servers can keep vanilla sign interaction if they prefer.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.21.x10 of 10 versions with builds
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.19.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.18.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.15.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.14.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.13.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.11.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.10.x3 of 3 versions with builds
1.9.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
13 older game versions (1.7.10 – 1.9.1) not shown. All files on Modrinth
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
How it compares
SortCraft is a server-side only mod for Fabric and NeoForge, open source under the MIT License, for 1.21 – 26.3. ClickThrough Forge is a client-side only mod for Forge 1.19.2 under the MIT License. Unobstructed covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 26.3 as a server-side only mod and is not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passthrough Signs | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.7.10 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-03-26 |
| SortCraft | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-26 |
| ClickThrough Forge | Forge | 1.19.2 | Client-side only | 2023-04-18 |
| Unobstructed | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-09-26 |
Questions
Does Passthrough Signs need Fabric API?
In the catalog
Passthrough Signs is one of 4,058 Storage mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,474 Storage mods for Fabric. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Enable the ability to right-click through wall signs, to interact with chests & other TileEntities. Example: Right-clicking on a sign attached to a chest will open the chest
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/passthrough-signs
- Owner
- Girafi
- Published
- 2025-12-06
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-03-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15