How to Make Custom Identifier Type clickable.

revjoe · 05-21-2026, 06:27 PM

I have a field that contains an identifier and a key. in this use case, I am using archive:<Archive ID>. for several reasons I want to store just the id and not a full url. However, I would like in the details tab to make this clickable the way that ISBN and Google are clickable identifiers.

Is the only way to do this by implementing a metadata plugin? I understand if that's what the design requires, but it seems like overkill for such a simple thing. In a metadata plugin, can I just implement the link functionality without coding metadata search or other functionality

Does anyone have pointers to a function or module I can review?

BetterRed · 05-21-2026, 06:45 PM

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Comfy.n · 05-21-2026, 07:03 PM

If you mean archive.org, you could use this:

https://archive.org/details/{id}

revjoe · 05-21-2026, 08:37 PM

Wow. you mean the 4 inch wide button that I apparently failed to see.

Worked perfectly.

Thanks for the pointer for these old eyes

05-21-2026, 06:27 PM	#1
revjoe Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	How to Make Custom Identifier Type clickable. I have a field that contains an identifier and a key. in this use case, I am using archive:<Archive ID>. for several reasons I want to store just the id and not a full url. However, I would like in the details tab to make this clickable the way that ISBN and Google are clickable identifiers. Is the only way to do this by implementing a metadata plugin? I understand if that's what the design requires, but it seems like overkill for such a simple thing. In a metadata plugin, can I just implement the link functionality without coding metadata search or other functionality Does anyone have pointers to a function or module I can review?

05-21-2026, 06:45 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,695 Karma: 33011292 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	There's this… BR

05-21-2026, 07:03 PM	#3
Comfy.n want to learn what I want Posts: 2,243 Karma: 7966751 Join Date: Sep 2020 Device: Libra Colour	If you mean archive.org, you could use this: https://archive.org/details/{id} Attached Thumbnails

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05-21-2026, 08:37 PM	#4
revjoe Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Wow. you mean the 4 inch wide button that I apparently failed to see. Worked perfectly. Thanks for the pointer for these old eyes