A Webring is a series of websites with a common theme, which are linked together using facilities provided (in this case) by Webring. Visitors to one site can use the navigational bar (see top of this page for example) to move from that site to either the previous or next site in the ring (and so on), or can access the ring hub to get a list of all sites in the ring. When the end of the ring is reached, the navigation system will take you back to the first site in the ring. This means that each site in the ring effectively gains a link to all other sites in the ring, and the more members there are in the ring, the more publicity each site gets.

To qualify, your site must be running phpBB Forum.

Commercial sites are welcome to join, provided that you are running phpBB Forum.

Important : Joining the Webring will require you to insert code (in either Java or HTML form) provided by Webring which will display a navigational bar as shown on the home page of this site. If you are unable, or unwilling to do this, then please do not submit an application to the ring.

A basic application to the Webring is free; your only commitment is to set up a Webring ID. However, Webring are introducing extra promotional facilities which they do charge for; more information can be obtained for Webring on these.

The application procedure is in several stages :

Clicking on the "JOIN phpBB Forum Ring" link below will take you to the joining page on Webring.

Please ensure that if you are creating a new Webring ID, that the email address you submit is valid. This is essential in aiding maintenance of the ring.

Make sure that the page submitted can be returned to by using links on the site. A Main page is the best place.

It is suggested that you do not use a Rings page it is found that people will not go back to a rings page to click on a Navigation bar. What that will mean if the site before or after you has a rings page that site most likely will not send traffic to you. If you use a Rings Page It should clearly have return links on all pages of your site to the Rings page.

I will normally process submissions within 7 days. If for any reason, I expect to be unable to manage the ring for any period longer than this, I will place a note on this page to that effect.

[If you have installed the JavaScript version of the Webring navigation bar on the page submitted, your submission will be covered by that code, and you may skip this stage. If you are using HTML versions of the code, you will need to insert the code for this Webring into the page submitted].

As Webring has now installed facilities to allow testing of navigation bar code before a submission is accepted, I have decided to implement a policy of not fully accepting a submission until the nav bar code is operational (by this it gets a "Pass" rating) on the page submitted in stage one as this makes management of the ring easier.

If you intend to submit to several webrings then I would recommend trying the Java version of the code as this only needs to be installed once for the site, and will cover all applications. For one or two rings, I would suggest the HTML version, but separate code is needed for each ring you apply to, and needs to be checked regularly to make sure the code has not changed.

1 ) Sign in to Webring and click on the "Memberships" option at the Middle of the page.

You will also notice that facilities for self-testing your code are provided. If it says "Passes", then you have installed the code correctly and should not have problems with your submission. If it says "Fails", then you are running the risk of either having your application denied, or if already accepted, then you run the risk of being suspended. Clicking on "Test" will run a current check on the status of the nav bar code.

2) Click on the site title to manage that site. By clicking on the site title you will be taken to a page where you can get navigation code via the Get Navigation Code link on the left hand side of the page

3) The code for the bar will be displayed. Copy all the code and insert onto the page submitted in stage 1. If you wish a HTML version, click on the link at the bottom of the page and perform the same process.

4) Insert this code into the overall_footer.html in all you installed styles.

If you have difficulty placing your code on the overall_footer.html , please E-mail your overall_footer.html  for all styles and I will do it for you.

I will review the site (if I have not already done so). At this point if everything checks out your site will be accepted and you will get an acceptance e-mail.

I will allow 14 days for a submission to reach the state where I can accept it fully onto the ring; any pending submissions greater than 14 days will be automatically declined.

In the "edit site" facilities, there is a "leave this ring" option. This should remove you from the ring. Failing that, please email via my Webring ID or the link below and I will delete your site from the ring.

Please note that if at any point your site stops meeting the criteria for ring membership, or your navigational bar stops working (ex: shows a "fails" rating) I may suspend or remove the site from the ring until the problem is corrected.

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