Suggestions:
Send your suggestions to: suggestions@webring.org!

Contents

Section One - WebRing Basics

1. How does WebRing work?
2. Can anyone create a WebRing?
3. How do the links on a typical WebRing site work?
4. How do I search for Rings with similar subjects to mine?

Section Two -Creating a WebRing

1. Can I create a ring if there is already one with the same subject?
2. How do I create my Ring?
3. How do I create my Ring Homepage?
   • Where do I put my page?
   • What do I have to put on it?
   • How do I create a submit form for my WebRing?
4. What is "HTML Fragment" and what's it for?
   • How do I create my Ring's "HTMLfragment?"
5. Is my Ring Homepage part of the Ring?

Section Three - How do people join my Ring?

1. How people submit their sites for consideration?
   
2. What's the difference between the "Ring" and "Queue"?
   
3. Who decides what sites get into the Ring?
   
   • How does the RingMaster add sites?
     
   • How do I allow/disallow Ring Members to add sites?
4. How do I decide what sites can join the Ring?
   

Section Four - How do I get people to join my Ring?

1. How can I solicit sites to join?
   
2. How can I advertise my Ring?
   
3. How can I get my ring listed in RingWorld Directory?
   
4. Why should I be very careful about soliciting sites that are already in similar WebRings?
   
5. There are 80 billion other rings like mine; how can I compete? Should I?

Section Five - The Basics of Ring Management

1. Maintaining Ring Integrity
   
2. How do I log into Management?
   
3. How do I edit site information?
   
4. Can I email all members of my Ring?
   
5. What is the Rearrange feature?
   
6. How do the RingChecker and QueueChecker utilities work?
   
7. What do the numbers in "Ring Stats" mean?

Section Six - Ring Customization

1. What simple ways can I change the way my Ring behaves?
   
2. What are "forms"?
   
3. How can I customize the process of joining the ring?
   
4. Do I control who does and doesn't join my Ring?
   
   • How do I change the e-mail sent out to members of the Queue?
     
   • How do I include "RAW" HTML in an email message or WebPages? (in order to cut & paste)

Section Seven - WebRing Politics

1. If a site I wouldn't let in the Ring is mad at me, what should I do?
   
2. What can I do when I use "HTMLfragment" with JavaScript and I get JavaScript errors when loading?
   
3. My graphics aren't showing up!

Other Sources of Information

CGI Reference:
Summary of commands understood by the WebRing CGI.

WebRing Homepage and Directory of WebRings:
The best way to learn how to use the system and get an idea of the possibilities is to look at other active rings.