Feature Requests
avatar thatgrrl
thatgrrl
11 Jul 2017

If possible, could features be added to Web Links which would let me import my old bookmarks and my links from my old site. The site was WordPress but I have changed to Joomla this summer. So far, I can't find a way to import all my links. The XML/ OPML file from WordPress does not work with any other software I tried, including web based things I found. I did finally make a CSV file but it is still not working for J2XML. But, either way, Web Links does not have an import links feature.

Also, a bookmarklet which would let me add links as I find them while online, with the Chrome or Firefox web browser. If this could post to Web Links, letting me select a category and then choose to write a description, that would help a lot. WordPress does have a bookmarklet with the Link Manager plugin. Although WordPress also stopped supporting the Link Manager with the core, I still use links on my sites and I had been using https://wordpress.org/plugins/restore-lost-functionality/

A link checker would be a great bonus. Something to alert me if I already have a link listed on my site. Also, checking for broken links and saving me from going through them all manually to avoid link rot.

I would really like to use Web Links to build a resource link directory on my site. I don't really understand why link management/ directories have fallen out of favour when content curation is popular. I curate and write my own content, part of that is a list of other online resources, groups, etc. Ideally, I'd like links displayed something like alltop/ popurl which is a topic based collection of links.

I can think of other features but being able to import links and have a bookmarklet are the main two I would especially like. Please :)

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