The WebRing.com System

Glossary

This page offers a small glossary of terms for the WebRing.com system.

This glossary is not complete. It is missing terms.

If it is missing a term you are looking for, please write and tell me.

Just email me.

What About Other Webring Systems?

	This is the new logo for the WebRing.com system, implemented in their changes of Oct.2006. It distinguishes this webring system from the other systems like Ringlink, RingSurf and Bravenet. See also my articles: WebRing.com Logos and Is Webring a Trademark?

This glossary focuses only on the WebRing.com system.

Many of these terms do not apply to the other webring systems like Ringlink, RingSurf, and Bravenet.

Glossary

active – a site that has been accepted into a webring in the WebRing.com system and has not been suspended. An active site is displayed on the Webring List (Hub) page.

activate – to change a site in a webring in the WebRing.com system from suspended status to active status. This is done on the Manage Member Pages page.

broken – on of three statuses assigned by the Automated Management System (AMS). Indicates that the site does not pass the Automated Management System (AMS) validation of either the JavaScript or alternative HTML. For information on how validation is performed, see my page WebRing.com System Validation.

JavaScript Code – the JavaScript placed on a member site to deliver the navbar stack at browse time. See also Navbar, Navbar Stack and Navbar Stack Shell. For a description of how the JavaScript works, see my page WebRing.com System JavaScript.

top of page banner bar – a colored bar at the top of each WebRing.com system page. It displays the page title. This is usually either "Webring" for general pages or the name of the webring for webring specific pages.

Navbar – a horizontal "bar" containing the webring name, an optional picture, and the links for each individual Yahoo! WebRing. See also Navbar Stack and Navbar Stack Shell.
See the graphic at Navbar Stack.

Navbar Code – see JavaScript Code

Navbar Stack – a stack of WebRing.com system navbars, plus the Navbar Stack Shell. See also Navbar and Navbar Stack Shell.

Navbar Stack Example from the WebRing.com System

The navbar stack for the WebRing.com System (above) contains two Navbars: one for the Gallery of Homepages and a second one for Phoenix Ring. Note the differences between the stack for the WebRing.com system (above) and the prior Yahoo! WebRing system (below). These include: (1) The Navbar Shell does not wrap around the outside of the stack; (2) the presence of the ringmaster ID is optional; (3) There is a transparent ring between the colored shell and the outer colored border. This example also shows a missing graphic and the resulting x-box that indicates that the graphic could not be delivered.

Navbar Stack Example from Old Yahoo! WebRing System

Navbar Stack Shell – the gray top that appears above a navbar stack. In the prior Yahoo! WebRing system, the gray extended as a border around the entire stack. This has changed in the WebRing.com system. The Navbar Stack Shell exists once the JavaScript is placed on the page, even if no webring memberships have been approved. If there are no approved memberships, the Navbar Stack Shell will just exist as a single narrow bar.
See also the graphic at Navbar Stack.

Navbar Stack Shell Example

This navbar stack contains no navbars. Only the shell displays.

ring ID – a code of up to 16 characters that identifies a webring. For example, consider the following URL. This URL is for the list page of Ding, Dong, Yahoo! WebRing Is Dead. Note in this URL that it says "ring=dingdongyahooweb". The Ring ID is "dingdongyahooweb". The Ring ID is usually the name of the webring. If too long, it is truncated. If it would create a duplicate, the WebRing.com system adds a number to make the ID unique.

http://a.webring.com/hub?ring=dingdongyahooweb

Server Side Navigation Bar – The WebRing.com System's name for the navigation code delivered at browse time by the JavaScript. Another name for navbar.

site ID – a numeric code that identifies a particular site. For example, consider the following URL. This URL is the link to go from the Ding, Dong, Yahoo! WebRing Is Dead Yahoo! WebRing navbar on my site to the Webring List (Hub) page. The Ring ID is "dingdongyahooweb". Note that right after the Ring ID the URL says "id=1". This identifies the site. The site ID is "1". Every site in a WebRing.com system webring is assigned a unique numeric site ID.

http://a.webring.com/hub?ring=dingdongyahooweb&id=1&hub

SSNB – abbreviation for Server Side Navigation Bar

suspend – to change a site in a webring in the WebRing.com system from active status to suspended status. This is done on the Manage Member Pages page.

suspended – a site that has been accepted into a webring in the WebRing.com system, but which is no longer "active". A suspended site is not displayed on the Webring List (Hub) page.

unknown – one of three statuses assigned by the Automated Management System (AMS). Indicates that the AMS is unable to determine whether the JavaScript or alternative HTML is working or broken. For information on how validation is performed, see my page WebRing.com System Validation.

working – on of three statuses assigned by the Automated Management System (AMS). Indicates a site that passes the Automated Management System (AMS) validation of either the JavaScript or alternative HTML. For information on how validation is performed, see my page WebRing.com System Validation.

A Personal Note:
If You Want to Delete Your Webring

If you are considering deleting your WebRing.com webring, please do not delete it. Instead, please contact me . I would be pleased to adopt it from you. I will personally work with you to make that transition smooth and painless.

I'm sorry. While I have long adopted webrings in the WebRing.com system, because of the Oct.2006 changes, I am no longer doing that.

However, please note that "deleting" your webring is a fruitless exercise. The system will just restore it and place it up for adoption.

Webring News and Announcements

WebRing.com Changes Big Time ---  It was October 2001 that WebRing.com came into existence following the end of Yahoo! Webring. Now, 5 years later, WebRing.com is changing again. Moving from primarily a free service to primarily a paid service, the system is undergoing massive change. Stay tuned.

Ringlink Activity  ---  While Ringlink has not released a new version since Version 3.2 on 21.Feb.2005, the system seems to be getting a lot of activity. Many people are discovering this great webring system and moving their webrings here. If you don't know about Ringlink, definitely check out this great webring system. I personally recommend it.

WoW  ---  The World of Webrings features the World of Webrings discussion list. It offers a forum for both webring owners (ringmasters) and webring members to discuss the latest hot topics about all webrings, including WebRing.com, Ringlink , Alt-Webring, RingSurf, Bravenet and others. If you belong to any webring in any webring service, you should join this list.

RingSurf Passes 3 Year Anniversary  ---  It was 3 years ago, on 16.Aug.2003 when the WoW list list noted that RingSurf's domain name registration had changed. Then the new owner came forward. A RingSurf Feature List was developed and debated. Then, on Thanksgiving day, 27.Nov.2003 the new owner posted on the WoW list that the new RingSurf is up! If you haven't checked it out lately, see what has happened in the last three years.

Article About Webrings  ---  Check out this excellent Salon.com article about the history of Yahoo! and WebRing.com: The Strange Saga of Yahoo and Webring . For some, it will bring back memories. For others, it will explain the history. Now, I wonder if they will update it to talk about the latest WebRing.com changes.

Articles About the WebRing.com System

Webring Sections and Subsections

The Webring Section is a large section of my website. I have divided it into four major "subsections".

• General Information
• The WebRing.com System
• Webrings I Own and Belong To
• The Wazillion Navbars Project

Each "subsection" has it's own special "logo".

As you travel in the various subsections you will find, near the bottom of each page, links to pages within that subsection and also links to the other subsections. To go to any subsection, just click on the "logo" or on the text link for that subsection.

Webrings: General Information

This subsection includes general information about webrings. Webrings can be hosted by a variety of different services. This section deals with the overall concepts and issues, not with any one particular "brand" of webring.

It includes my Webring FAQ, links to articles about webrings, and general help information. Click here or on the graphic.

The Wazillion Navbars Project

This subsection is a historical section about the Yahoo! WebRing system. It was begun during the early days of problems with the Yahoo! WebRing system in September 2000.

It ended when the Yahoo! WebRing system spun off into the independent WebRing.com system in October 2001. I maintain it for the historical record. Click here or on the graphic.

Webrings I Own and Belong To

This subsection shows all the webrings I own and links to all the webrings to which I belong. This includes webrings in Ringlink, RingSurf, Bravenet and the WebRing.com system as well.

If you are looking to join one of my webrings, this is a good place to start. If you wonder about the webrings I belong to, this is the place to go. Click here or on the graphic.

Last updated:
16:46, Fri, 27.Jun.2008