Add to Favourites

Friday 15 June 2007 10:55:17 am

Here's some javascript that we've used to do this:

A function to support adding bookmarks - you can put this in your header or an included file:

// Released under GNU/GPL License - http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.htm
// copyright (C) 2005 by Michael Carico - All rights reserved
// website http://www.kabam.net

function displayLink(p_type, p_url, p_title, p_link_text) {
    var agt = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
    var p_here = top.location.href;
    if (p_type == 3) {
        if (agt.indexOf("opera") != -1) {
            document.write("<a href=\"" + p_here + "\" title=\"" + p_title + "\" rel=\"sidebar\">" + p_link_text + "</a>");
        } else {
            document.write("<a href=\"javascript:addBookmark('" + p_title + "',top.location.href);\" title=\"" + p_title + "\" >" + p_link_text + "</a>");
        }
    } else {
        if (agt.indexOf("opera") != -1) {
            document.write("<a href=\"" + p_url + "\" title=\"" + p_title + "\" rel=\"sidebar\">" + p_link_text + "</a>");
        } else {
            document.write("<a href=\"javascript:addBookmark('" + p_title + "','" + p_url + "');\" title=\"" + p_title + "\" >" + p_link_text + "</a>");
        }
    }
}

function addBookmark(title, url) {
    var msg_netscape = "NetScape message";
    var msg_opera = "This function does not work with this version of Opera.  Please bookmark us manually.";
    var msg_other = "Your browser does not support automatic bookmarks.  Please bookmark us manually.";
    var agt = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
    if (agt.indexOf("opera") != -1) {
        if (window.opera && window.print) {
            return true;
        } else {
            alert(msg_other);
        }
    } else if (agt.indexOf("firefox") != -1) {
        window.sidebar.addPanel(title, url, "");
    } else if (agt.indexOf("msie") != -1 && parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4) {
        window.external.AddFavorite(url, title);
    } else if (agt.indexOf("netscape") != -1) {
        window.sidebar.addPanel(title, url, "");
    } else if (window.sidebar && window.sidebar.addPanel) {
        window.sidebar.addPanel(title, url, "");
    } else {
        alert(msg_other);
    }
}

(Originally from a mambo module)

Then, to create the link (in your article, or template, or elsewhere):

<script language="JavaScript">displayLink('','http://www.example.com','Example Site','Bookmark this page')</script>