1. What is Top Sites and how
does it work?
Top Sites (Rank Master) is a CGI (Common Gateway
Interface) script that was developed to maintain
a Top Sites list(s) sorted either by the number
of votes, average rating or the total score. One
of the advantages of the script is that it generates
the Top List in HTML format, rather than generating
it "on-the-fly", thus, taking the server
resource load to a minimum. RankMaster is available
as freeware and there is also a commercial version
that adds more features and functionality.
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2. What is the "Score"?
The Score combines both the number of votes
and the average rating to measure the site popularity.
It is derived using the following formula: SCORE
= (NUMBER OF VOTES) X (AVERAGE
RATING).
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3. How can I add my website
to Top List?
Click the "Sign Up" link located
at the top of the list and follow the instructions
to register your website. After the signup is
complete your site will be assigned a unique
ID and Password for member area access.
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4. Where can I get the voting
HTML code that I can put on my site?
After you sign up, log in to member area using
the "Log In" link located at the top
of the list. If you logged in successfully,
Member Control Panel will be displayed. Click
the "HTML GENERATOR" tab to generate
the voting HTML code that you can put on your
website to allow your visitors to vote for it.
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5. When I vote for a website,
why my vote is not shown right away?
The Top List is not generated dynamically,
but it is updated every period of time that
is set by the script administrator. You will
be able to see your vote with the next update.
The time of last update is shown at the top
of the list.
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6. Why are all the votes
reset to 0 after a certain period of time?
The list can be reset every period of time,
determined by the script administrator. This,
sometimes, allows the newer sites to catch up
with the "veteran" list members and
draws a more fair picture of websites ratings.
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7. Why when I enter HTML
tags in the signup form, they do not appear
as HTML?
The script automatically filters any HTML tags
that are inserted in the signup and update forms.
This is done for security reasons to make sure
that no one will mess up the top list by inserting
malicious HTML or JavaScript code.
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8. My website information
has changed, how can update my information on
the Top List?
Use the "Log In" link at the top
of the list to log in to member area. If you
logged in successfully, Member Control Panel
is displayed and your site profile is shown.
Enter the new information in the text boxes
and click the "Update Profile" button
to update your website information. The updated
information will be shown on the Top List with
the next update.
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9. Why is my site not included
in the Top List right after I signed up?
The Top List is not generated dynamically,
but it is updated every period of time that
is set by the script administrator. You will
be able to see your website on the list with
the next update. The time of last update is
shown at the top of the list.
Also, the script administrator may select not
to show the websites that have 0 votes and 0.00
rating on the Top List. If that is the case,
you will need at least 1 vote for your website
to appear on the Top List.
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10. Why do I get "Member
not found in the database" error message
when I am trying to log in?
It could mean one of the following:
(i) You entered incorrect website ID; or
(ii) Your account was deleted by the script
administrator.
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11. Why my site does not
appear on the top list even though I signed
up and I have more than 0 votes?
The script administrator may select not to
show the "Inactive Sites" on the Top
List. The site is considered to be "Inactive"
if it does not receive any votes for a certain
period of time, set by the script administrator.
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