<![CDATA[How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage?]]>Opera and IE did it for the MHT format back when I used that format, but I stopped using that format.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/637/how-can-i-have-the-url-automatically-added-to-the-metadata-of-a-saved-webpageRSS for NodeSun, 12 Apr 2026 06:53:13 GMTMon, 27 Jan 2014 21:12:44 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:42:48 GMT]]>Originally posted by Operetta:

Well, that's actually exactly what I mean. I guess I was misusing the term metadata. What does metadata actually mean?

It is metadata. There is also a dedicated element for metadata, however. And in this case, if it were part of the web page you'd have something like

<link rel='canonical' href='http://whatever' >
]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/28956https://forums.opera.com/post/28956Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:42:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Wed, 19 Feb 2014 07:44:30 GMT]]>http://www.techterms.com/definition/metadata

Originally posted by Operetta:

Is there anyway to change it so that it's at the top of the document?

No. Anyway it's exactly what you asked for:

Originally posted by Operetta:

Still hoping it's feasible to have the URL automatically appended to the source code

Appended means adding data to the end, not the top :whistle:

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/28946https://forums.opera.com/post/28946Wed, 19 Feb 2014 07:44:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Wed, 19 Feb 2014 05:04:03 GMT]]>Well, that's actually exactly what I mean. I guess I was misusing the term metadata. What does metadata actually mean?

I didn't think to look at the end of the document.

Is there anyway to change it so that it's at the top of the document?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/28943https://forums.opera.com/post/28943Wed, 19 Feb 2014 05:04:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Wed, 19 Feb 2014 02:26:14 GMT]]>Why don't you save as "HTML file with images"? This will add source information to the end of the page. When I save this page the tail of the HTML file looks like this:

</body>
</html>
< !-- 1392775729.myo.cDoyNzowNTowMA== -->
< !-- This document saved from http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=1817132&page=1 -->

OK, it's not metadata, but better than nothing...

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/28940https://forums.opera.com/post/28940Wed, 19 Feb 2014 02:26:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:44:27 GMT]]>No. I already checked.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/28927https://forums.opera.com/post/28927Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:44:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:22:48 GMT]]>Originally posted by Operetta:

This can't be implemented in Opera? I save web pages so frequently, I'm about to start using Chrome.

Presumably the newer Chromium-based Opera sports the same behavior as Chrome.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/28911https://forums.opera.com/post/28911Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:22:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Tue, 18 Feb 2014 02:16:43 GMT]]>Originally posted by Operetta:

Chrome does this.

Only when saving as "Webpage, Complete", not "webpage, HTML Only"! How irresponsible.

This can't be implemented in Opera? I save web pages so frequently, I'm about to start using Chrome.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/28897https://forums.opera.com/post/28897Tue, 18 Feb 2014 02:16:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Sun, 16 Feb 2014 00:03:22 GMT]]>Chrome does this.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/28821https://forums.opera.com/post/28821Sun, 16 Feb 2014 00:03:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Sun, 02 Feb 2014 16:58:33 GMT]]>Still hoping it's feasible to have the URL automatically appended to the source code of a "Web Page (Complete)" file.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/28191https://forums.opera.com/post/28191Sun, 02 Feb 2014 16:58:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Tue, 28 Jan 2014 21:21:07 GMT]]>While it has been designed with email in mind, the RFC 2557 introduces mhtml as a general purpose method (for example also for http and ftp). And using it for web pages is the main reason, no little stretch.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/27890https://forums.opera.com/post/27890Tue, 28 Jan 2014 21:21:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:59:39 GMT]]>MHTML actually is a standard ... an email standard. Using it for web pages is a little stretch, but very small.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/27866https://forums.opera.com/post/27866Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:59:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:11:25 GMT]]>Originally posted by missingno:

Well, MHTML is a proposed standard, so Firefox just sucks. :lol:

Guess who has the saying about what formats and standards will be adopted?
We will get the internet we deserve because of millions of clueless idiots. That's what really sucks :irked:

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/27843https://forums.opera.com/post/27843Tue, 28 Jan 2014 12:11:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:57:38 GMT]]>@Operetta

There is a nice extention (Mozilla Archive Format) for Firefox for saving pages in MHT or MAFF format. You can also open pages saved with Opera or Internet Explorer(MHT).

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/27840https://forums.opera.com/post/27840Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:57:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:37:54 GMT]]>Well, MHTML is a proposed standard, so Firefox just sucks. :lol: Of course, as always, there are extensions that are supposed to fix Fx. Also, I don't believe it is the most popular browser anymore. Doesn't solve your problem though. Sorry.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/27837https://forums.opera.com/post/27837Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:37:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:00:57 GMT]]>Because it's less compatible for sharing (Firefox doesn't use MHT and it's the most popular browser. If I share archived web pages in the form of MHT, Firefox users will be prompted to open IE.) There might be other reasons it's bad, as indicated by the fact that Firefox has chosen to exclude it. Seems like "Web Page Complete" is the safest option.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/27834https://forums.opera.com/post/27834Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:00:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:40:23 GMT]]>Why did you stop using MHT if it does what you want?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/27832https://forums.opera.com/post/27832Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:40:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:24:50 GMT]]>12.16, which is the current, finalized one, isn't it?

Just for clarification, I'm talking about having this done for non-MHT saves. Opera still does this for MHT saves.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/27829https://forums.opera.com/post/27829Tue, 28 Jan 2014 10:24:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I have the URL automatically added to the metadata of a saved webpage? on Tue, 28 Jan 2014 04:23:21 GMT]]>Opera used to do it ... way back in version 6. Which version of Opera are we talking about?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/27819https://forums.opera.com/post/27819Tue, 28 Jan 2014 04:23:21 GMT