diff --git a/eepsmedia/plugins/scrambler/index.html b/eepsmedia/plugins/scrambler/index.html
index 54207a2e..812fc816 100644
--- a/eepsmedia/plugins/scrambler/index.html
+++ b/eepsmedia/plugins/scrambler/index.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!--
-    local just this: http://localhost/plugins/scrambler/
+    local just this: http://localhost/~tim/plugins/scrambler/
     local in local codap :
-        http://localhost/codap/static/dg/en/cert/index.html?di=https://localhost/plugins/scrambler
+        http://localhost/~tim/codap/static/dg/en/cert/index.html?di=https://localhost/~tim/codap-data-interactives/eepsmedia/plugins/scrambler
 
 -->
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8">
-    <title>Scrambler 2021</title>
+    <title>Scrambler 2024</title>
 
     <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Sirin+Stencil:400' rel='stylesheet'>
 
@@ -34,10 +34,17 @@
 <div class="scrambler-stripe">
     <div class="stripe-element" ><h1 id="scramblerTitle">scrambler</h1></div>
 
-    <div class="stripe-element" >
+    <div class="stripe-element" ><!--
         <img src="../../common/art/info.png"
              alt="help button" title="Click for detailed help"
              class="roundButton" onclick="scrambler.openHelp()">
+-->
+
+        <a href="https://codap.xyz/guides/scrambler/"
+             alt="help button" title="Click for detailed help"
+             class="roundButton" target="_blank">
+            <img src="../../common/art/info.png" width="24">
+        </a>
     </div>
 
     <div class="stripe-element" id="attributeReport"></div>
diff --git a/eepsmedia/plugins/scrambler/src/scrambler.js b/eepsmedia/plugins/scrambler/src/scrambler.js
index ccf88d84..436b54e4 100644
--- a/eepsmedia/plugins/scrambler/src/scrambler.js
+++ b/eepsmedia/plugins/scrambler/src/scrambler.js
@@ -425,10 +425,11 @@ const scrambler = {
      * @returns {Promise<void>}
      */
     openHelp: async function () {
-        const theURL = `help/help.${scrambler.state.lang}.html`;
+        //  const theURL = `help/help.${scrambler.state.lang}.html`;
+        const theURL = `https://codap.xyz/guides/scrambler/`;
         const response = await fetch(theURL);
 
-        if (response.status == 200) {
+        if (response.status === 200) {
             window.open(theURL, `_blank`);
         } else if (response.status === 404) {
             window.open(`help/help.en.html`, `_blank`);     //  default to English
@@ -449,7 +450,7 @@ const scrambler = {
 
     constants: {
         pluginName: "scrambler",
-        version: "1.6",
+        version: "1.7",
         dimensions: {height: 200, width: 366},      //      dimensions,
         defaultState: {
             lastDatasetName: null,
@@ -462,6 +463,7 @@ const scrambler = {
         measuresPrefixStringID: "sMeasureDatasetPrefix",
         scrambledPrefixStringID: "sScrambledDatasetPrefix",
         scrambleSetName: "scrset",
+
     },
 }
 
diff --git a/eepsmedia/plugins/simmer/strings/localizePlugin.js b/eepsmedia/plugins/simmer/strings/localizePlugin.js
index 91fd951a..c108a572 100644
--- a/eepsmedia/plugins/simmer/strings/localizePlugin.js
+++ b/eepsmedia/plugins/simmer/strings/localizePlugin.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const localizePlugin = {
 
-    languages : ['en', 'es'],
+    languages : ['en', 'es', 'de'],     //  todo: eliminate this in favor of the dictionary
 
     /**
      * Get a two-letter language code from a variety of sources.
