diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1b33106..8ddd945 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector",
-  "version": "2.6.8",
+  "version": "2.6.9",
   "author": "lingdocs.com",
   "description": "A Pashto inflection and verb conjugation engine, inculding React components for displaying Pashto text, inflections, and conjugations",
   "homepage": "https://verbs.lingdocs.com",
diff --git a/src/components/ep-explorer/EPExplorer.tsx b/src/components/ep-explorer/EPExplorer.tsx
index e912d97..0cf1453 100644
--- a/src/components/ep-explorer/EPExplorer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ep-explorer/EPExplorer.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ import { completeEPSelection } from "../../lib/phrase-building/render-ep";
 import { makeEPSBlocks, getSubjectSelection } from "../../lib/phrase-building/blocks-utils";
 import APPicker from "../ap-picker/APPicker";
 import autoAnimate from "@formkit/auto-animate";
+// @ts-ignore
+import LZString from "lz-string";
+const phraseURLParam = "EPhrase";
 
 const blankEps: T.EPSelectionState = {
     blocks: makeEPSBlocks(),
@@ -37,10 +40,22 @@ function EPExplorer(props: {
     const [mode, setMode] = useStickyState<"charts" | "phrases">("charts", "EPExplorerMode");
     const [eps, adjustEps] = useStickyReducer(epsReducer, blankEps, "EPState4", flashMessage);
     const [alert, setAlert] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
+    const [showClipped, setShowClipped] = useState<string>("");
     const parent = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
     useEffect(() => {
         parent.current && autoAnimate(parent.current);
     }, [parent]);
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const EPSFromUrl = getEPSFromUrl();
+        if (EPSFromUrl) {
+            setMode("phrases");
+            adjustEps({
+                type: "load EPS",
+                payload: EPSFromUrl,
+            });
+        }
+        // eslint-disable-next-line
+    }, []);
     const subject = getSubjectSelection(eps.blocks).selection;
     const king = subject?.type === "pronoun"
         ? "subject"
@@ -53,9 +68,26 @@ function EPExplorer(props: {
             setAlert(undefined);
         }, 1500);
     }
+    function flashClippedMessage(m: string) {
+        setShowClipped(m);
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            setShowClipped("");
+        }, 1250);
+    }
+    function handleCopyCode() {
+        const code = getCode(eps);
+        navigator.clipboard.writeText(code);
+        flashClippedMessage("Copied phrase code to clipboard");
+    }
+    function handleCopyShareLink() {
+        const shareUrl = getShareUrl(eps);
+        navigator.clipboard.writeText(shareUrl);
+        flashClippedMessage("Copied phrase URL to clipboard");
+    }
     const phraseIsComplete = !!completeEPSelection(eps);
     return <div>
-        <div className="mt-2 mb-3 text-center">
+        <div className="mt-2 mb-3 d-flex flex-row justify-content-between align-items-center">
+            <div />
             <ButtonSelect
                 value={mode}
                 options={[
@@ -64,6 +96,22 @@ function EPExplorer(props: {
                 ]}
                 handleChange={setMode}
             />
+            <div className="d-flex flex-row">
+                <div
+                    className="clickable mr-4"
+                    onClick={mode === "phrases" ? handleCopyCode : undefined}
+                    style={{ width: "1rem" }}
+                >
+                    {(mode === "phrases" && phraseIsComplete) ? <i className="fas fa-code" /> : ""}
+                </div>
+                <div
+                    className="clickable"
+                    onClick={mode === "phrases" ? handleCopyShareLink : undefined}
+                    style={{ width: "1rem" }}
+                >
+                    {mode === "phrases" ? <i className="fas fa-share-alt" /> : ""}
+                </div>
+            </div>
         </div>
         {mode === "phrases" && <div className="clickable h5" onClick={() => adjustEps({ type: "insert new AP" })}>+ AP</div>}
         <div ref={parent} className="d-flex flex-row justify-content-around flex-wrap" style={{ marginLeft: "-0.5rem", marginRight: "-0.5rem" }}>
@@ -160,7 +208,39 @@ function EPExplorer(props: {
         }}>
             {alert}
         </div>}
+        {showClipped && <div className="alert alert-primary text-center" role="alert" style={{
+            position: "fixed",
+            top: "30%",
+            left: "50%",
+            transform: "translate(-50%, -50%)",
+            zIndex: 9999999999999,
+        }}>
+            {showClipped}
+        </div>}
     </div>;
 }
 
 export default EPExplorer;
+
+function getShareUrl(eps: T.EPSelectionState): string {
+    const code = getCode(eps);
+    const encoded = LZString.compressToEncodedURIComponent(code);
+    const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+    // need to delete or else you could just get a second param written after
+    // which gets ignored
+    url.searchParams.delete(phraseURLParam);
+    url.searchParams.append(phraseURLParam, encoded);
+    return url.toString();
+}
+
+function getCode(eps: T.EPSelectionState): string {
+    return JSON.stringify(eps);
+}
+
+function getEPSFromUrl(): T.EPSelectionState | undefined {
+    const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
+    const fromParams = params.get(phraseURLParam);
+    if (!fromParams) return;
+    const decoded = LZString.decompressFromEncodedURIComponent(fromParams);
+    return JSON.parse(decoded) as T.EPSelectionState;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/ep-explorer/eps-reducer.ts b/src/components/ep-explorer/eps-reducer.ts
index f3e4fb2..c0c550e 100644
--- a/src/components/ep-explorer/eps-reducer.ts
+++ b/src/components/ep-explorer/eps-reducer.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ type EpsReducerAction = {
         index: number,
         direction: "back" | "forward",
     },
-};
+} | {
+    type: "load EPS",
+    payload: T.EPSelectionState,
+}
 
 export default function epsReducer(eps: T.EPSelectionState, action: EpsReducerAction, sendAlert?: (msg: string) => void): T.EPSelectionState {
     if (action.type === "set predicate type") {
@@ -173,6 +176,9 @@ export default function epsReducer(eps: T.EPSelectionState, action: EpsReducerAc
             blocks: shiftBlock(eps.blocks, index, direction),
         };
     }
+    if (action.type === "load EPS") {
+        return action.payload;
+    }
     throw new Error("unknown epsReducer action");
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorer.tsx b/src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorer.tsx
index 6f779f3..184c9cd 100644
--- a/src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/vp-explorer/VPExplorer.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import APPicker from "../ap-picker/APPicker";
 import autoAnimate from "@formkit/auto-animate";
 import { getObjectSelection, getSubjectSelection, isNoObject } from "../../lib/phrase-building/blocks-utils";
 
-const phraseURLParam = "VPPhrase";
+const phraseURLParam = "VPhrase";
 
 // TODO: Issue with dynamic compounds english making with plurals
 // TODO: Issue with "the money were taken"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function VPExplorer(props: {
         },
         "verbExplorerMode2",
     );
-    const [showShareClipped, setShowShareClipped] = useState<boolean>(false);
+    const [showClipped, setShowClipped] = useState<string>("");
     const [alert, setAlert] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
     const [showingExplanation, setShowingExplanation] = useState<{ role: "servant" | "king", item: "subject" | "object" } | false>(false);
     const parent = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -121,14 +121,22 @@ function VPExplorer(props: {
             payload: form,
         });
     }
+    function flashClippedMessage(m: string) {
+        setShowClipped(m);
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            setShowClipped("");
+        }, 1250);
+    }
     // for some crazy reason I can't get the URI share thing to encode and decode properly
     function handleCopyShareLink() {
         const shareUrl = getShareUrl(vps);
         navigator.clipboard.writeText(shareUrl);
-        setShowShareClipped(true);
-        setTimeout(() => {
-            setShowShareClipped(false);
-        }, 1250);
+        flashClippedMessage("Copied phrase URL to clipboard");
+    }
+    function handleCopyCode() {
+        const code = getCode(vps);
+        navigator.clipboard.writeText(code);
+        flashClippedMessage("Copied phrase code to clipboard");
     }
     const object = getObjectSelection(vps.blocks).selection;
     const subject = getSubjectSelection(vps.blocks).selection;
@@ -160,12 +168,21 @@ function VPExplorer(props: {
                 ]}
                 handleChange={setMode}
             />
-            <div
-                className="clickable"
-                onClick={mode === "phrases" ? handleCopyShareLink : undefined}
-                style={{ width: "1rem" }}
-            >
-                {mode === "phrases" ? <i className="fas fa-share-alt" /> : ""}
+            <div className="d-flex flex-row">
+                <div
+                    className="clickable mr-4"
+                    onClick={mode === "phrases" ? handleCopyCode : undefined}
+                    style={{ width: "1rem" }}
+                >
+                    {(mode === "phrases" && phraseIsComplete) ? <i className="fas fa-code" /> : ""}
+                </div>
+                <div
+                    className="clickable"
+                    onClick={mode === "phrases" ? handleCopyShareLink : undefined}
+                    style={{ width: "1rem" }}
+                >
+                    {mode === "phrases" ? <i className="fas fa-share-alt" /> : ""}
+                </div>
             </div>
         </div>
         {(vps.verb && (typeof object === "object") && (vps.verb.isCompound !== "dynamic") && (vps.verb.tenseCategory !== "imperative") &&(mode === "phrases")) &&
@@ -288,14 +305,14 @@ function VPExplorer(props: {
             showing={showingExplanation}
             setShowing={setShowingExplanation}
         />
-        {showShareClipped && <div className="alert alert-primary text-center" role="alert" style={{
+        {showClipped && <div className="alert alert-primary text-center" role="alert" style={{
             position: "fixed",
             top: "30%",
             left: "50%",
             transform: "translate(-50%, -50%)",
             zIndex: 9999999999999,
         }}>
-            Phrase URL copied to clipboard
+            {showClipped}
         </div>}
         {alert && <div className="alert alert-warning text-center" role="alert" style={{
             position: "fixed",
@@ -312,8 +329,8 @@ function VPExplorer(props: {
 export default VPExplorer;
 
 function getShareUrl(vps: T.VPSelectionState): string {
-    const stringJSON = JSON.stringify(vps);
-    const encoded = LZString.compressToEncodedURIComponent(stringJSON);
+    const code = getCode(vps);
+    const encoded = LZString.compressToEncodedURIComponent(code);
     const url = new URL(window.location.href);
     // need to delete or else you could just get a second param written after
     // which gets ignored
@@ -322,6 +339,10 @@ function getShareUrl(vps: T.VPSelectionState): string {
     return url.toString();
 }
 
+function getCode(vps: T.VPSelectionState): string {
+    return JSON.stringify(vps);
+}
+
 function getVPSFromUrl(): T.VPSelectionState | undefined {
     const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
     const fromParams = params.get(phraseURLParam);