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How to put a link on a website (which I do not own) temporarily on my browser?

  • I use IE/Firefox/Opera and Chrome. Instructions for any of those browsers will be helpful. Basically I want to make it appear that the page has a link that actually does not exist. The target (my Girlfriend) will see the link on the web page when she opens it on my laptop - When she clicks it, she will be pranked into believing that I am cheating on her with her best friend. That will make her angry and I'll love it ! I know that probably one of your instructions will be to not shut the browser or the laptop once I've made the changes you suggest. In that case I will have to make the changes and leave the place for a few minutes during which she will click on the link she sees in front of her. But if it is somehow possible that she opens the page herself, it'll be much better. I'd have to somehow save the changes I make to the webpage to work locally on my PC. I am not very comfortable with code and html and the heavy artillery you guys might have. Please keep the instructions simple guys.

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    You couldn't insert a link into a web page unless you "spoofed" the whole page. Most sites use PHP or ASP so the pages are actively generated rather then being a static setup. The only real way of doing this would be to redirect an address that she goes to often using the Host file to a different address. Frankly sounds like a lot of effort for a rubbish prank. Why in the world would you want her to think you your cheating on her? What if she doesn't say anything at the time and just decides to get some revenge, or just walks out on you without giving you any chance to tell her the truth? I think your mad, but best of luck.

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Well the only way to do this would require lots of code/html or extensive scripting with something like Greasemonkey.

No doubt it can be done. Good luck

You can use the Firebug Firefox extension to temporarily edit the HTML of a web page that's currently loaded in your browser. (The changes will disappear if you reload the page, or close the browser.) You'll need to understand the most basic concepts of HTML, and how an HTML <a> (link) element is written. Because Firebug can cause problems with normal browsing (in my experience), you should install it using a second Firefox profile. See the links below for information on how to use Profile Manager to manage more than one Firefox profile. (You can delete the secondary profile when you have finished using Firebug.) Once you have installed Firebug and gone to the page you want to change, bring up Firebug by pressing F12. In Firebug, go to the HTML panel and click on Edit. This will allow you to edit the HTML of the current page. If you click on the button (top left of Firebug) that looks like a blue cursor arrow pointing to a rectangle, you can choose a section of the page to edit. Move the cursor over the page, and it will highlight areas you could choose. Click on one to edit it. The HTML editing area on the left of Firebug will then narrow down to just the code for that area of the page. This would be a good way of getting your link inserted in the right place in the code. If you become more comfortable with both HTML and Javascript, you could use the Greasemonkey Firefox extension instead of Firebug. This will make the page always come up with the modification, until you turn it off. Create a user script that inserts the appropriate HTML for the link into the page.

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