A webring works by having a set of standard links on each page in the ring. You must add webring navigation code to your page for it to function as part of the ring. The magic doesn't work without you!
The code must be posted on either the page you registered with the ring when you joined, or another page that is clearly linked from that one, with "Webrings" in the link name.
The Javascript Navbar
If you have already posted the code for the stacking webring navigation bar on your webpage, the Just the FAQs navigation bar will automagically appear in the stack if you are added to the ring.
Locate the name of the webring you need code for in your list of
memberships
Click the title of your
site
Click "Get Navigation
Code"
Your code will appear in a text box just below a
sample of what your SSNB code should look like when
installed.
Copy the code and place it on your
site.
Lynx (text-only) and some older graphic browsers,
cannot use Javascript. This is the reason for the code between the <NOSCRIPT> and </NOSCRIPT> tags. That code will be executed by browsers that do not use Javascript, and provides a link to a page hosted at Webring that will display all your navbars.
Some people still prefer to use the all-HTML navbar. To get the HTML navbar, follow the above steps, but
when you get to the page displaying the SSNB code, scroll to the bottom and click the word
"here" at the end of the sentence "Members who wish to use the HTML version of this nav bar
should go here."
If you use the Javascript code, the navbar for each
new webring you join will automagically appear in the "stack." So will any code updates. If you use the HTML form, you
will have to manually insert the HTML navbar for each new ring, and manually make any updates.
There is a way to get the best of both worlds. At
the end of the Javascript code is a <NOSCRIPT> tag. This tells the browser what to do if
Javascript isn't working; it provides a link to a page hosted at Webring where your navbars will be displayed. Carefully insert your HTML code just before the </NOSCRIPT> tag. Then the automagically maintained navbar stack will appear for
your visitors who use Javascript, a link to the Webring page with your navbars will appear for
visitors who don't, and your manually maintained HTML stack will appear for people who don't use Javascript and don't want to click an extra link.
The code is customized for your webpage. If your
webpage address or any other site information (including your email address) changes, please
update your entry! The magic
of webring cannot work without your help.
The stacking navbar is a convenience if you register the same webpage with many webrings. Each additional bar on the stack, however, slows the loading of your page, and if it loads too slowly some rings -- including Bookfans -- will not accept your page.
I don't want to have to go searching your site for the ring-relevant content, and visitors shouldn't have to either.
A design solution to both considerations is to group your navbars by theme, and put each group on a page with links to the pages in your site on that theme, as well as a link to your front page.
Older Navigation Block
As an alternative, we have the older "pretty code" navigation block that has been updated with the new Webring links. You can no longer get a copy of the HTML tailored for your site, but you can copy the code of your choice from this page and edit it to substitute your own site information.
The cgi-navbar no longer works because it was supported on a server that no longer exists. This is the closest approximation.
<!-- Start of Just The FAQs code here -->
<TABLE border="1" bgcolor="#ffffff" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
<TR>
<TD bgcolor="#ffffff">
<A href="http://T.webring.com/go?ring=faqs&home" target="_top"><IMG src="images/faq3dnew.gif" width="45" height="100" alt="Just The FAQs" border="0"></A>
</TD>
<TD bgcolor="#ffffff">
<li><a href="http://T.webring.com/go?ring=faqs&id=13&home" target="_top">FAQ WebRing Home Page</a></li>
<li><a href="http://T.webring.com/go?ring=faqs&id=13&hub" target="_top">List of FAQs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://T.webring.com/go?ring=faqs&id=13&next" target="_top">Next FAQ Site</a></li>
<li><a href="http://T.webring.com/go?ring=faqs&id=13&prev" target="_top">Previous FAQ Site</a></li>
<li><a href="http://T.webring.com/go?ring=faqs&id=13&random" target="_top">Random FAQ Site</a></li>
<li><a href="http://T.webring.com/wrman?ring=faqs&addsite" target="_top">Join
The FAQs Ring</a></li></TD></TR>
<tr><td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="http://T.webring.com/go?ring=faqs&id=13&hub" target="_top"><img src="justfaq.gif" width="132" height="22" alt="Just the FAQs" border="0"></a>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<!-- End of Just The FAQs code here -->
You may of course adjust the font and alignment to your own page design.
Webring Graphics
Use of the graphics is optional. If you do decide to use them, however, you must copy them to your own webspace and change the image links in the webring code accordingly.
If you are using a PC (with a two-button mouse), right-click on the image. If you are using a Mac (which has a one-button mouse) click on the image and hold.
You will get a pop-up menu: one of the options is "Save this image as ..." (if you are using Netscape) or "Download image to disk" (if you are using IE.)
Select that option, and save the image to your hard drive.
Using the FTP program of your choice, upload the image to your own webspace.
Change the image file name in the webring code you've chosen to point to the directory where you have posted the image, and the filename you've chosen for it.
Choice of Graphics
Editing Your Webring Registration
The magic cannot work without your help. You are the only one who can change how the webring lists your site. If your webpage address, email address or any other information changes, please edit your webring entry.
