Re: AddLink Slashfestival

Petko Yotov <[email protected]> Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:25:04 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.web.wiki.pmwiki.user
Message-ID <[email protected]>
I uploaded a substantially refactored new version, fixing this backslash 
problem and adding some improvements, outlined in the Changelog section.

   https://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/Cookbook/AddLinkBookmarklet

A new file name addlinkbookmarklet.php.

Petko

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On 09/02/2026 18:43, Andrew Crawford wrote:
> I was using the CMSBundleAddLink recipe for a long time, but it
> doesn't seem to be supported anymore and, doesn't work with newer
> versions of pmwiki. I switched to the regular AddLinkBookmarklet
> (addlink2.0.3) awhile back.
> 
> Both of those add backslashes to escape single and double quotes. It
> will also do the same to any single or double quotes in the page where
> the link is saved. The result is that any single or double quotes in
> the links accumulate more and more backslashes over time to the point
> of absurdity. This doesn't happen with normal page edits and saves,
> just when the bookmarklet triggers an edit.
> 
> I don't have time to dig into the code right now, but wanted to
> mention it in case someone already has an easy fix.
> 
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> Andrew