Join the ring

Add your site to the 613

Three small steps and a single pull request. No build tools, no accounts — if you can edit a text file, you can join the ring.

1

Add your entry to members.json

Append an object to the end of the array insrc/data/members.json. Only name andwebsite are required — everything else is optional.

{
  "name": "Ada Lovelace",
  "website": "https://ada.dev",
  "role": "Founder · ByWard Market",
  "location": "Ottawa, ON",
  "tags": ["frontend", "ai"],
  "blurb": "Building developer tools in the 613.",
  "links": [
    { "url": "https://ada-mentor.dev", "type": "mentor" },
    "https://builderscollective.ca"
  ]
}
namerequiredYour name or handle.
websiterequiredFull URL to your personal site (https://…).
roleoptionalTitle or affiliation, e.g. "SWE @ Shopify".
locationoptionalOttawa neighbourhood or "Ottawa, ON".
tagsoptionalUp to 10 keywords — your stack, interests.
blurboptionalOne short line about what you build.
avataroptionalURL to a square image (optional).
linksoptionalUp to 10 links to other ring members. Plain URL, or {url, type} where type is referred / collaborator / mentor / friend — see the network page.
Edit members.json on GitHub
2

Drop the widget on your site

Add one of these to your site's footer so visitors can hop to your neighbours in the ring. This is what makes it a ring — please add it before your entry is merged.

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How the widget looks embedded on a member site. Links are live — prev, next, and random hop through the ring.

Recommended · auto widget
<!-- 613 Webring -->
<div id="webring-613"></div>
<script src="https://613-web-ring.vercel.app/widget.js" defer></script>

Paste into your footer. The widget renders the ring controls and points back here automatically — no configuration needed.

No-JavaScript alternative
<!-- 613 Webring (no-JS version) -->
<nav class="webring-613" aria-label="613 Webring">
  <a href="https://613-web-ring.vercel.app/nav?dir=prev&site=https://your-site.com">&larr; prev</a>
  <a href="https://613-web-ring.vercel.app">613 Webring</a>
  <a href="https://613-web-ring.vercel.app/nav?dir=next&site=https://your-site.com">next &rarr;</a>
</nav>

Prefer plain HTML? Use this and replace https://your-site.comwith your own URL in both links.

3

Open your pull request

Commit your change and open a PR. A maintainer reviews it (automated checks make sure your entry is valid), and once merged you're live on the ring.

Open a pull requestRead CONTRIBUTING.md

Questions

Do I have to live in Ottawa?

If you build software in or around the 613 — living here, studying here, working here, or repping the city from afar — you belong on the ring. We keep it friendly and low-gatekeeping.

I'm a student / just starting out. Can I join?

Yes. A simple personal page or portfolio is perfect. Opening this pull request might even be your first ever — we'd be honoured.

Does it cost anything?

Nope. The ring is free and open source, presented by Builders Collective Ottawa.

How do I leave the ring?

Open a pull request removing your entry from members.json, or message a maintainer. No hard feelings.