One Click Login

The WebRing.com System

Overview

This page provides a simple technique to create an entry in your Internet Explorer "Favorites" list so you can login to the WebRing.com system in "one click".

Summary

	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?

In order for ringmasters to manage their webrings in the WebRing.com system, they must login to the system.

For most ringmasters, this means going to the "home page" of the WebRing.com system at www.WebRing.com, then clicking on the "Sign In" link at the top of the page, then filling in your user ID and password and clicking "Sign In".

However, it is possible to create an entry in your Microsoft Internet Explorer Favorites list to let you log in with "one click".

This page explains exactly how to do that.

Create a One-Click Login

1. Open a Notepad (or similar) window.

2. Paste this text into the window.

http://a.webring.com/cgi-bin/login?login=uuu&passwd=ppp

Note that after pasting the text should all be on one line.

3. Change "uuu" to be your WebRing.com User ID.

4. Change "ppp" to be your WebRing.com password.

5. Open an IE browser window.

It doesn't matter what page on the net the browser goes to.

6. Click Favorites / Add to Favorites

7. Change the name to WebRing.com Login

8. Click OK.

9. Select and Copy the text from Step 4 (the URL with your ID and password).

After the Select and Copy it will be on your Clipboard.

10. Click Favorites

11. Right click on the favorite you just created named WebRing.com Login

12. Click Properties

13. Paste the text you copied (Step 9) into the field labeled URL.

14. Click OK.

You now have an IE "Favorite" that will log you in directly to your WebRing.com account.

To use this, just click Favorites / WebRing.com Login. You will be logged into the system.

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