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at March 3, 2013 20:51 by apphp-snippets
Initial Code 
<script type="text/javascript">
function CreateBookmarkLink(){
    var title = document.title;
    var url = document.location.href;
 
    if(window.sidebar){
        /* Mozilla Firefox Bookmark */
        window.sidebar.addPanel(title, url, "");
    }else if(window.external){
        /* IE Favorite */
        window.external.AddFavorite(url, title);
    }else if(window.opera && window.print) {
        /* Opera Hotlist */
        alert("Press Control + D to bookmark");
        return true;
    }else{
        /* Other */
        alert("Press Control + D to bookmark");
    }
}
</script>
 
<a href="javascript:CreateBookmarkLink();">Add to Favorites/Bookmark</a>
Initial URL 
http://www.apphp.com/index.php?snippet=javascript-add-to-favorites-button
Initial Description 
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.
Initial Title 
Create Add to Favorites/Bookmark button in Javascript
Initial Tags 
button
Initial Language 
JavaScript