The YHA Group Ring

This web ring is dedicated to the internet sites of outdoor groups who are affiliated to the Youth Hostel Association of England and Wales (YHA).

If you are a walking, cycling or other outdoor enthusiast, local groups provide an easy and inexpensive way to explore the countryside with other like-minded individuals.

The purpose of this ring is to assist viewers to locate a YHA group near them as well as to see what other groups are getting up to.

Please Note: This web ring is ONLY for YHA affiliated groups' sites, not hostels, individuals or other walking sites.

If you are unfamiliar with Web Rings, they link together different Internet sites. A person finding The YHA Group Ring logo can visit every member's site, without having to use a search engine or know the other sites' Internet location (URL).

If you are visiting the YHA Group Ring, most sites will have the YHA Group Ring logo near the bottom of the home page, a few may not. If the YHA Group Ring logo is not on the home page, look for a "Links" or "Web Ring" page.

If you wish to add your group's site to the YHA Group Ring, below you will find--

• The form you need to fill out to join The YHA Group Ring.
• The HTML code you need to add to your page, if you join.

Why Join A Web Ring?

There are several reasons why you might want to join a web ring:

• To get more people to visit your site.
• To get visitors at your site who were unaware of your site.
• To help expose the casual "web surfer" to a wider variety of subject matter.
• As the ring expands, you get to visit many more new sites.

The YHA Group Ring Logo.

The YHA Group Ring logo is the standard that will be used by all members of the ring. Except for certain HTML code that you must change to personalize the logo for your site, please do not alter the logo.

Joining The Local YHA Group Ring.

There are several steps to joining The Local YHA Group Ring. You must—

• Fill out and submit the following form. Immediately after submitting the form, the form will be replaced on your monitor by an acknowledgement that will give you your Site ID number (You should note this number down as it will be used when modifying your HTML code). This will be followed in a few minutes by an e-mail message.

Submit site to The YHA Group Ring
Site Title:
Site URL:
E-mail:
Password:	Please choose a password. (Don't forget it!!)
Keywords:	Enter up to 20 keywords to describe your site.
Description:	Enter a short description of your site.


 
• Download the following graphics files to your web site directory on your hard drive (you can do this in most browsers by right-clicking on each image). Then, upload them to your web site directory on your server.

 

yhahome.gif	yhanext.gif

• Copy the ring logo HTML and paste it to your web page. When you finish the copy procedure, click on your browser's "back" button. It is highly preferable that you add the Ring logo to your home page. If you add it to any other page, please add a link or directions on the home page directing people to the Ring logo. Copy Ring Logo Code now.

 
• Modify the Ring Logo Code with your personal information. The modifications you must make are listed at the top of the RingCode.htm page. You should either print the RingCode.htm page or jot down the modifications. Make certain you get them all and that the prompts that you replaced have been completely deleted, otherwise the functions will not work!

Editing your site.

Once you are a member of the Ring, you can edit the Ring's information about your page.

YHA Group Ring Member Pages