WR Users Guide - Replacement Tags, Values, and Compatibility

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The following are the "replacements". These are constants you can use that will be replaced with specific information unique to each membership or ring. As I confirm where each is valid, I'll update the left column. Some cannot be used in both mail and SSNB, while some are just not practical for use in one or the other. Some aren't yet configured to work everywhere they should. The compatibility chart, which shows where the tags can be used, is at the bottom of this page.

WebRing System URLs
Using Replacement Tag	Translates to
--dirurl--	http://dir.webring.com/rw
--helpurl--	http://dir.webring.com/help
WebRing Ring/Manager Identifiers
--title--	Ring's Title
--ringid--	Ring's ID
--mail--	Manager's email address
--rmsite--	Site ID# of designated RM's site
--rm_mid--	RingMaster's server ID (http://*.webring.com)
--ringmaster--	RingMaster's ID
--rm_mid--/profile?y=--ringmaster--	Manager's profile URL
WebRing Member Identifiers
--sitetitle--	Title of member site
++id++	Site ID# of member site
--id--	Site ID# of member site
--siteurl--	URL of member site
--siteyid--	WebRing ID of member
++ymid++	Machine location of member's profile
++yid++	Member's User ID
++ymid++?y=++yid++	Full URL link to user's profile
WebRing Navigation Commands
--gurl--	Navigation convenience tag: http://*.webring.com/go
--gurl--?ring=--ringid--&random	Random
--gurl--?ring=--ringid--&id=++id++&next	Next
--gurl--?ring=--ringid--&id=++id++&skip	Skip next
--gurl--?ring=--ringid--&id=++id++&prev	Previous
--gurl--?ring=--ringid--&id=++id++&sprev	Skip previous
--gurl--?ring=--ringid--&id=--rmsite--&go	Ring Homepage
--nurl--	Listing convenience tag: http://*.webring.com/hub
--nurl--?ring=--ringid--	List Sites (ring hub beginning with first site)
--nurl--?ring=--ringid--&id=++id++&hub OR --nurl--?ring=--ringid--&id=++id++&next5	Ring hub beginning with next 10 sites
--nurl--?ring=--ringid--&id=++id++&prev5	Ring hub beginning with previous 10 sites
Site Management Links
--murl--	Management convenience tag: http://*.webring.com/wrman
--murl--?ring=--ringid--&id=--id--&edit	Edit membership
--murl--?ring=--ringid--&addsite	URL for submission form
--murl--?ring=--ringid--&id=--id--&yid=--siteyid--&page=mgmt_ShowNavBar&shownavbar	Loads Get SSNB page
--murl--?ring=--ringid--&id=--id--&yid=--siteyid--&page=mgmt_ShowHtml&showhtml	Loads Get HTML page
Forum Commands
--furl--	Forum convenience tag: http://*.webring.com/forum
--furl--?forum=--ringid--	Forum main page
--furl--?forum=--ringid--&joinforum	Forum join page
--furl--?forum=--ringid--;submitforummsg	Forum msg submit
Ring Statistics
--mhst--	Ring server ID http://*.webring.com
--mhst--/rs?ring=--ringid--	Ring Stats
--mhst--/rs?ring=--ringid--&allsites	Sites delivering traffic to Ring
--mhst--/rs?ring=--ringid--&allsitesto	Sites receiving traffic from Ring
NavBar Parameters
--navbarlogourl--	URL of designated navbar logo
--navolcolor--	Designated hex code for border (outline) color for navbar
--navbgcolor--	Designated hex code for background color for navbar
Miscellaneous
--logourl--	URL of designated navbar logo
--ssnbcode--	Provides the customized SSNB for each member

The following is a compatibility table. It will list the basic tags in the left column then indicate in which situations the tag will work. For longer tags (such as --murl--?ring=--ringid--&id=--id--&yid=--siteyid--&page=mgmt_ShowNavBar&shownavbar) you will need to check each individual tag (--murl--, --ringid--, --id--, --siteyid--). If each tag is compatible, the entire string will work together in the situation.
Explanation of columns:

Apply - sent by the system after a member submits an application to join a Ring
Approve - sent by the manager when a member's application is approved
Deny - sent by the manager when a member's application is denied
Suspend - sent by the manager when an active membership is suspended
Activate - sent by the manager when a suspended membership is reactivated
Delete - sent by the manager when an active or suspended membership is deleted
Group - writing a selected group of members through use of the "Email Ring Members" link in management
Indiv. - The email form generated when the manager selects the "email" link next to a specific member in management.

Note that other than the Application email, you are unable to configure any system-generated emails. This means if automated management suspends or activates a site, your customized email is not used.

Tag	NavBar	Apply	Approve	Deny	Suspend	Activate	Delete	Group	Indiv.
--dirurl--	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
--helpurl--	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
--title--	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
--ringid--	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
--mail--	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
--rmsite--	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
--rm_mid--	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
--ringmaster--	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
--sitetitle--	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
++id++	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
--id--	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
--siteurl--	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
--siteyid--	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
++yid++	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
++ymid++	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
--gurl--	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
--nurl--	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
--murl--	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
--furl--	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
--mhst--	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
--navbarlogourl--	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
--navolcolor--	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
--navbgcolor--	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
--logourl--	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
--ssnbcode--	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N

Some of the above tags may need to be used within specific HTML tags in order to work as intended on the NavBar.