Installing a New Webring

To install your new Webring you would first go to that Webring System's Home Page. Once on the home page of the Webring System that will be hosting your webring, you would then click the link to add a new webring (In this case it is 'Add new ring') which will then bring up the following form if this system is an 'Open' system:

Note: Some Webring Systems may have this form disabled, thus requiring you to contact that system's 'System Manager'. These Webring Systems then being known as 'Ask' or 'Closed' systems.

The information requested in the above form is pretty much obvious, except the functions of the two checkboxes:

'Allow site additions' when checked, will make the webring open to all new website applicants. When unchecked, the webring is closed, and you are no longer allowing any new websites to join your webring (The default is checked).

Hide HTML code URL when unchecked, the URL address of the website's home page or entry point (index.html) is listed, as well as the the URL address of the web page where that webring's Navpanel (webrings.html) has been placed. When checked, only the URL address of the website's home page or entry point is listed (The default is unchecked).

This simply means that if the checkbox is 'checked' a new ring member can list only one URL address, and that the ring's navpanel must then be placed on that one web page!

Managing your Webring

Okay, once you have your new webring installed, you are off to the "Webring Administration Page" (In this case it is 'Ring admin') which is the page where we manage the new webring from. You will see it when you create it but, once approved by us, we will take over the administration of that new ring (unless we specifically agree to allow you to manage that category on our behalf.

In the drop-down menu you would select the Ring ID you gave your new webring and enter your password, and then click the 'log in' button. Everything here is fairly self explanatory.