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Add to Favorites

Encourage return visitors. This script attempts to bookmark the page programmatically and provides a helpful fallback alert for modern browsers that block this action.

Copy the Script

<script>
function addBookmark() {
    var title = document.title;
    var url = window.location.href;

    if (window.sidebar && window.sidebar.addPanel) { // Firefox <23
        window.sidebar.addPanel(title, url, "");
    } else if (window.external && ('AddFavorite' in window.external)) { // IE
        window.external.AddFavorite(url, title);
    } else { // Chrome, Safari, Edge, Modern Firefox
        alert("Press " + (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf('mac') != -1 ? 'Cmd' : 'Ctrl') + "+D to bookmark this page.");
    }
}
</script>

<button onclick="addBookmark()">Add to Favorites</button>

Frequently Asked Questions

Modern browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge) have removed the ability for websites to automatically add bookmarks to prevent spam. Users must now initiate the action (usually Ctrl+D).

On mobile devices, JavaScript cannot trigger the native 'Add to Home Screen' or bookmark menu. You usually have to display a tooltip asking users to tap their browser menu.

The script includes the old `window.external.AddFavorite` command, which still functions on very old versions of Internet Explorer.