Your site was PASSing. It was active.
Now your site suddenly is FAILing and being suspended.
You tried re-testing, it still FAILS. You turn to the Wizard for help.
The Wizard tells you something about a One-Way site:

Note: This site has been reviewed by WebRing staff and has been determined to be a "one way" (or hidden or invalid but PASSing code) site, and as a result it will be treated as a FAIL until this is corrected. That is, the navigation code has been placed on a page that is not accessible from the content area of your web site. So, people landing on your site will never see any links to the Ring(s) you belong to. As a result your site can only take traffic away from the Ring(s) you belong to, and can never bring any traffic to the Ring(s). This should be easy to correct. Place the navigation code on the content page(s) of your web site. The single navbar option that allows you to display just one navbar in case you belong to many Rings enables you to limit the space the navigation code occupies on your web site, so placing it where your content is can be done in the least intrusive manner possible. Whenever changing the registered URL be sure that your navigation code does not need to be changed, or if it does that you use the current version of the code. If you edit the registered URL via the edit link on the View Web Sites page you can change the registered URL without affecting the U#, thus ensuring that the same code will be valid on the new URL.

Once the code has been moved to a more suitable location you will need to contact support to have the site reviewed again before the designation can be removed.

Uh huh, great. But what does it mean? That's what I'm going to try to explain as well as demonstrate on this page.

Let's first break down this lengthy explanation. Perhaps the wordiness of it is the problem.

• This site has been reviewed by WebRing staff and has been determined to be a "one way" (or hidden or invalid but PASSing code) site, and as a result it will be treated as a FAIL until this is corrected. . Ok, fair enough, it's been manually FAILed by WebRing staff. Because it's FAILing, it's suspended.
• That is, the navigation code has been placed on a page that is not accessible from the content area of your web site. So, people landing on your site will never see any links to the Ring(s) you belong to. You registered a page that enters your site, but there is no clearly-marked way to get back to the registered URL.
• As a result your site can only take traffic away from the Ring(s) you belong to, and can never bring any traffic to the Ring(s). Part of WebRing's success is visibility, not just for the members, but for the Ring itself. New Users and members generally find WebRing for the first time by seeing a NavBar on a member website. If you "hide" the NavBar on your site, it's not visible to those using it, let alone those just surfing about your site from other places.
• This should be easy to correct. Place the navigation code on the content page(s) of your web site. This is what you were encouraged to do from the beginning. Besides, your site is more enticing to WebRing visitors if your content is right there.
• The single navbar option that allows you to display just one navbar in case you belong to many Rings enables you to limit the space the navigation code occupies on your web site, so placing it where your content is can be done in the least intrusive manner possible. This is best explained by having you read the Single NavBar information page of this site. But, as a quick overview, it will allow you to have multiple Rings associated with the page and display just one so your content page is not overshadowed by the NavBars.
• Whenever changing the registered URL be sure that your navigation code does not need to be changed, or if it does that you use the current version of the code. Altering the URL can change the code for your site. Ensure you have the current one.
• If you edit the registered URL via the edit link on the View Web Sites page you can change the registered URL without affecting the U#, thus ensuring that the same code will be valid on the new URL. You can edit the URL in site management, but that will change the code. If you have more than one membership to change, you would have to do each separately. If you use the link on the "View Web Sites" page in your account, you can change all at one time without affecting your code. You can simply move the current one.
• Once the code has been moved to a more suitable location you will need to contact support to have the site reviewed again before the designation can be removed.In order to have your FAIL changed to PASS, you need to make a suitable change.

Great, now tell me what a "one-way site" is in plain terms. Sure, it's any set up that prevents the navigation from being accessed by anyone, not just those who are already navigating WebRings. WebRing needs new traffic as well as the visitors who already know about it. A one-way site is one that, in one of several ways, is taking traffic from a WebRing but not bringing visitors in. This can mean any of the following:

• Any entry page that does not have a return link from elsewhere on the site.
• An entry page that opens the site in a new window and is not accessible to most visitors to your site. What is a suitable change? Something that has the end result of the navigation being on the registered URL and the registered URL being a page that is accessible from throughout your site.

  How do I accomplish this? Your options are several:

  1. If you use a WebRings' page, change the URL to that of your main content. Copy the new code and install it on the main content.
  2. Ensure that the page you registered is clearly-linked from other pages of your site. Just add links that read "WebRings" and point to the registered URL.
  3. Place the SSNB coding at the bottom of all major pages

  Once you have made an acceptable change, you need only request a manual review. This should be done through the MR & TS Forum. You may contact WebRing Support, but it could take anywhere from a few days to several weeks for a response. This is not something with which the RingMaster can assist.

  It's probably best to SHOW you an example of a one-way site. In addition, I plan to enhance this page over the next few days with versions of the same site:

  Visit a One-Way Site