I wanted something 'non-discapp' related to program in my free time before bed. I probably should have been working on the QB Halloween game but anyway...
We were talking in one these buried threads about web rings (
https://nediscapp.com/discussion.cgi?disc=46108&article=42608) and how it wouldn't be too hard to put together. So, I did just that.
It's not 100% complete but it is functional. The verification process isn't added yet so as of right now, all sites added are verified by default. I'll switch that at some point but it's just a basic proof of concept. You also can't register more than one site per email address. Though you can basically just put anything in as the email address. There's just a small check that the format is valid but there's no verification that you own the address. It's only used for logging in after registering.
One issue I noticed is that if you're visiting the web ring site via HTTPS and use the web ring browser, HTTP sites can't be seen in the iframe due to web browser security settings. The links to the sites work fine, but just not in the web ring browser. If you access the site via HTTP, both types of protocol work. Not much can really be done about that.
I added a few sites from the NE links page as tests. Pete's QB Site is only over HTTP so you can see the issue I was talking about if you access via HTTPS and use the web ring browser.
Retro Web Ring Site:
http://retrowebring-66cafee80245.herokuapp.com/
Web ring thingy:
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