Create Add to Favorites/Bookmark button in Javascript

Most today's web browsers like Firefox (Ctrl+D), Opera (Ctrl+T) and IE (Ctrl+D) provide a keyboard shortcuts to enable users bookmark their favorite pages. But if you want to provide your visitors with a "Bookmark this page" link they can click you may use the code below: It works in IE, FireFox and Opera. Clicking on the link prompts the user with a dialog box to add the specified URL to the Favorites list.

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  1. <script type="text/javascript">
  2. function CreateBookmarkLink(){
  3.     var title = document.title;
  4.     var url = window.location.href;
  5.  
  6.     if(window.sidebar && window.sidebar.addPanel){
  7.         /* Mozilla Firefox Bookmark - works with opening in a side panel only – */
  8.         window.sidebar.addPanel(title, url, "");
  9.     }else if(window.opera && window.print) {
  10.         /* Opera Hotlist */
  11.         alert("Press Control + D to bookmark");
  12.         return true;
  13.     }else if(window.external){
  14.         /* IE Favorite */
  15.         try{
  16.             window.external.AddFavorite(url, title);
  17.         }catch(e){
  18.                         alert("Press Control + D to bookmark");
  19.                 }            
  20.     }else{
  21.         /* Other */
  22.         alert("Press Control + D to bookmark");
  23.     }
  24. }
  25. </script>
  26.  
  27. <a href="javascript:CreateBookmarkLink();">Add to Favorites/Bookmark</a>
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