FAQ
  1. I entered my customized ring code, but the colors in my tables on the "Get code" page seems to be overridden by the program's colors. . .

  2. What variables can I use in my ring code that the program will automatically replace for my ring members?

  3. I placed the "submit site form" directly on my site, but when I submit a test site, I get the script's add page instead of the "success" page. . .

  4. How do I link to the site admin page without having my members pick their ring id?

  5. How do I link to the ring admin page without having to pick my ring id?

  6. What url can I bookmark if I want to go directly to my ring's admin page(and bypass the log-in pages)?

  7. How do I place a form on my site to allow members to get their customized code without actually going through the site admin?

  8. How can change the form people use to submit their site to my rings?

  9. Where do I go if I have more questions or my question wasn't here?
  1. I entered my customized ring code, but the colors in my tables on the "Get code" page seems to be overridden by the program's colors. . .

    The HTML output generated by Ringlink makes use of style sheets for controlling the colors of text and background.
    [ See http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/present/styles.html ] The background color of the table on the "Get code" and "Customize HTML" code pages is controlled by setting the background for the TD element using the STYLE element in the HEAD section. This setting seems to override the bgcolor for any other table on the same page.
    Because the use of "bgcolor" for setting the background color of tables is deprecated, style sheets were used instead. A similar result might occur if some of your members also use style sheets. If they do, your set background color might not be shown on their pages either.
    So, the best solution might be to use style sheets in the ring code. Here's an example:

    <table><tr>
    <td width="40%" style="background: #E4F3FB" align="center">this is an example table</td>
    <td style="background: #FEE27F" align="center" valign="middle">using style sheets in the ring code</td>
    </tr></table>
    this is an example table using style sheets in the ring code


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  2. What variables can I use in my ring code that the program will automatically replace for my ring members?

    The program will recognize several variables and automatically convert them for your member's customized ring fragment.
    [ringtitle] = Ring title
    [siteid] = member's Site ID
    [sitetitle] = member's Site Title
    [wmname] = member's (aka Webmaster) Name
    [wmemail] = member's (aka Webmaster) E-mail Address

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  3. I placed the "submit site form" directly on my site, but when I submit a test site, I get the script's add page instead of the "success" page. . .

    The program generally expects the exact "name"s and "value"s in the forms which are submitted to it. 

    For example:

    • <input . . . name="sitetitle" value="" />
    • <input . . . name="sitedesc" value="" />
    • <input . . . name="keywords" value="" />
    • <input . . . name="entryURL" value="http://" />
    • <input . . . name="codeURL" value="http://" />
    • <input . . . name="siteid" value="" />
    • <input . . . name="wmname" value="" />
    • <input . . . name="wmemail" value="" />

    • <input type="hidden" name="ringid" value="YOURRINGID" />
    • <input type="hidden" name="pw" value="" />
    • <input type="hidden" name="routine" value="New site" />
    • <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" />
    • <input type="reset" value="Reset" />
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  4. How do I link to the site admin page without having my members pick their ring id?

    http://www.angelkitten.com/cgi-bin/ringlink/siteadmin.pl?ringid=YOURRINGID
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  5. How do I link to a ring admin page without having to pick my ring id?

    http://www.angelkitten.com/cgi-bin/ringlink/ringadmin.pl?ringid=YOURRINGID
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  6. What url can I bookmark if I want to go directly to my ring's admin page (and bypass the log-in pages)?

    Note: keep in mind the potential security risks if you link to this from somewhere on the web, or if you bookmark it on a shared computer. . .

    http://www.angelkitten.com/cgi-bin/ringlink/ringadmin.pl?ringid=YOURRINGID;pw=RINGADMINPASSWORD
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  7. How do I place a form on my site to allow members to get their customized code without actually going through the site admin?

    You can use the following form:
    <p><table>
    <tr><td colspan=2><h4>Get the customized HTML code for your site:</h4></td></tr>
    <form method="post" action="http://www.angelkitten.com/cgi-bin/ringlink/siteadmin.pl">
    <tr><td>Site ID: </td><td><input type="text" name="siteid"></td></tr>
    <tr><td>Password: </td><td><input type="password" name="pw"></td></tr>
    <tr><td colspan=2><input type="submit" name="routine" value="Get code"></td></tr>
    <input type="hidden" name="ringid" value="YOURRINGID">
    </form>
    </table>

    It looks like this:

    Get the customized HTML code for your site:

    Site ID:
    Password:

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  8. How can I change the form people use to submit their site to my rings?

    If, for example, you want to change the form to say "Your Name" rather than "Webmaster name," you can edit the en.po file (or whichever language file you need to change). See also,"Tips and Tricks" at http://www.ringlink.org/demo/ring/examplering.html
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  9. Where do I go if I have more questions or my question wasn't here?

    If your question was not answered here, go to the forum here. And post a message and I will get back to you asap!.
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