What is a "Webring"?

A Webring is a collection of websites linked together in a virtual ring. The sites are not literally connected in any way, they are linked implicitly as part of FortuneCity's Webring server. The purpose of a Webring is to link FortuneCity sites which have similar interests or themes -- a Webring is usually centered around a specific theme for which all of its sites relate to in some way.

Once sites are added to a Webring, anyone can traverse the ring through the navigation bar -- you don't have to be a member of a ring to view its sites.

For FortuneCity Webrings only sites hosted by FortuneCity may be part of a ring.

What is a "Navigation Bar"?

The webring navigation bar a small table with a set of links to run Webring commands. The navigation bar should exist on each site in the webring, and allows anyone to traverse through the webring from site to site. The following is a list of the commands available on the navigation bar:

• Prev5 -- List the previous 5 sites on the webring
• Skip Prev -- Skip the previous site and go to the preceeding site on the webring
• Prev -- Go to the previous site on the webring
• List -- List all of the sites on the webring
• Join -- Go to the webring home page to join the ring
• Random -- Go to a random site on the webring
• Next -- Go to the next site on the webring
• Skip Next -- Skip the next site and go to the following site on the webring
• Next5 -- List the next 5 sites on the webring

To add a navigation bar to your website, you must first go to the homepage for the webring you want to join. Then, highlight the HTML code on that page and copy it anywhere onto your website. Now, when you look at your page, you should see the navigation bar as a small centered table with the set of links.

How do I view sites in the Webring?

You can start traversing a webring by going to the webring home page (from the main FortuneCity Webrings Page) and clicking on "List all sites" or "Go to a random site". All of the sites on the ring should have a navigation bar which you can then use to traverse through the ring.

How do I become part of a Webring?

You can submit a site to an existing webring by going through the following procedure:

1. Add the navigation bar to your homepage
2. Submit your homepage to the webring administrator

To add the navigation bar to your website, you must first go to the homepage for the webring you want to join. Then, highlight the HTML code on that page and copy it anywhere onto your website. Now, when you look at your page, you should see the navigation bar as a small centered table with the set of links.

To submit your homepage to the webring, go to the homepage for that webring and click on "Submit a site to the [name] webring". From here, you will be asked for details of your site which you must fill in. When you submit the site, you should see a page which confirms that your site was submitted to the webring queue. It iwll remain in the 'queue' until the webring administrator checks your site to make sure you have the navigation bar is present and that your site meets the qualifications for joining the webring. Once the administrator accepts your site, you will receive an e-mail confirming that your site has been added to the ring and as of then you are officially added to the webring.

I submitted a site, but it's not on the Webring

Once you submit a site, it is only placed on the webring queue. You have to wait until the webring administrator adds your site to the ring before it is officially part of the webring itself. Email me when you have submit your site for Wembley webring and I process it. You will be notified by e-mail once the site has been added to the ring.