Total Ring Navigability is a term you may not be familiar with, but it's becoming a focal point with WebRing.

You are familiar with the rule of PASSing the navigation code checker. This means that the navigation code must be on the page you registered with the WebRing to make it easy to find when arriving on a member site from the WebRing. TRN is a similar concept, but in reverse. Once someone visits your site, can they get back to that page which displays the coding, the one you registered with the WebRing.

To determine if your site is promoting total Ring navigability, start by being logged into WebRing. Then choose a URL from your list of sites. Load that page, navigate the site, and ask yourself the following questions:

1. Is the navigation code for WebRing visible on this page?
   • Yes - this is good, it means your site should PASS the checker. Go on to #2.
   • No - this is bad and must be fixed
2. Is this page your main content page?
   • Yes - this is good, because WebRings should be displayed on your main content page. Go on to #3.
   • No - this could be bad, depending upon the accessibility of this page. To find out if there is a problem, read through question #3.
3. Is this page clearly accessible from elsewhere on your site?
   • Yes - If one can click a link named "home" and reach the Rings on the main content page or "WebRings" and return to the WebRing entry page then the Ring is fully accessible to anyone who wishes to view it, whether they are WebRing visitors or outside traffic.
   • No - this is the problem I'm talking about. If a visitor cannot find his way back to the WebRing navigation bar through your site layout, he's likely not bother to try. You have just driven traffic (and even potential members) away from the other sites in that Ring.

Simply put, the navigation must be on the registered URL and that page must be accessible from throughout your site

WebRing is cracking down on navigation that PASSes the checker but is otherwise inaccessible. These sites are being FAILed manually (input by hand by WebRing staff) and suspended from Rings that rely on automated management. You'll The most common designa

If any part of this is not true, you need to take the appropriate steps to fix it. They can include one or more of the following options:

1. Installing the navigation code on the registered URL (or, if the manager permits "PASS-L", a link to the code from the registered URL)
2. Adding links to the registered URL from other pages of your site (if the page is a private, WebRing-only entry page, the link must read "WebRings")
3. Editing the registered URL so it's no longer a "private" entry page only for WebRing visitors but instead a publically-accessible area and ensuring it is clearly marked for anyone who should want or need to find it.