# Adding "self" links to dependents

**URL:** <https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/adding-self-links-to-dependents/1149>\
**Category:** CSL Development\
**Created:** [December 10, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/adding-self-links-to-dependents/1149 "2012-12-10T19:41:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rintze\_Zelle](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.citationstyles.org/rintze_zelle/32/175_2.png) [@Rintze\_Zelle](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/u/Rintze_Zelle)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://discourse.citationstyles.org/t/adding-self-links-to-dependents/1149/1 "2012-12-10T19:41:55Z")

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Quick FYI:

Dan Stillman just added support for auto-updating CSL styles for  
Zotero’s next big update\* (hurrah). Since we’d also want dependent  
styles to auto-update, it makes sense to give them “self” links (most  
dependents currently don’t have these). As with independent styles,  
there is some redundancy involved, since we currently use the same URL  
for the style ID and “self” link. Unless I hear any objections I’ll  
add the links in the next day or two.

Rintze

- see [https://github.com/zotero/zotero/commit/73dd60f2c1ba430a6b0f2919e4739273aff37fd4#commitcomment-2268683](https://github.com/zotero/zotero/commit/73dd60f2c1ba430a6b0f2919e4739273aff37fd4#commitcomment-2268683)