diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/controllers/repository.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/controllers/repository.py
index 240fedbc819..e50e839f797 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/controllers/repository.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/tool_shed/controllers/repository.py
@@ -2252,6 +2252,8 @@ class RepositoryController( BaseUIController, ratings_util.ItemRatings ):
         repo = hg_util.get_repo_for_repository( trans.app, repository=None, repo_path=repo_dir, create=False )
         repo_name = kwd.get( 'repo_name', repository.name )
         changeset_revision = kwd.get( 'changeset_revision', repository.tip( trans.app ) )
+        repository.share_url = suc.generate_sharable_link_for_repository_in_tool_shed( repository, changeset_revision=changeset_revision )
+        repository.clone_url = common_util.generate_clone_url_for_repository_in_tool_shed( trans.user, repository )
         remote_repository_url = kwd.get( 'remote_repository_url', repository.remote_repository_url )
         homepage_url = kwd.get( 'homepage_url', repository.homepage_url )
         description = kwd.get( 'description', repository.description )
@@ -3297,6 +3299,8 @@ class RepositoryController( BaseUIController, ratings_util.ItemRatings ):
         repo = hg_util.get_repo_for_repository( trans.app, repository=repository, repo_path=None, create=False )
         avg_rating, num_ratings = self.get_ave_item_rating_data( trans.sa_session, repository, webapp_model=trans.model )
         changeset_revision = kwd.get( 'changeset_revision', repository.tip( trans.app ) )
+        repository.share_url = suc.generate_sharable_link_for_repository_in_tool_shed( repository, changeset_revision=changeset_revision )
+        repository.clone_url = common_util.generate_clone_url_for_repository_in_tool_shed( trans.user, repository )
         display_reviews = kwd.get( 'display_reviews', False )
         alerts = kwd.get( 'alerts', '' )
         alerts_checked = CheckboxField.is_checked( alerts )
diff --git a/templates/webapps/tool_shed/repository/common.mako b/templates/webapps/tool_shed/repository/common.mako
index a18fd700149..b63cb96be6a 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/tool_shed/repository/common.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/tool_shed/repository/common.mako
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <%def name="common_javascripts(repository)">
     <script type="text/javascript">
         $(function(){
+
             $("#tree").ajaxComplete(function(event, XMLHttpRequest, ajaxOptions) {
                 _log("debug", "ajaxComplete: %o", this); // dom element listening
             });
@@ -158,6 +159,14 @@
         };
         $(function() {
             init_dependencies();
+            $('#clone_clipboard').on('click', function( event ) {
+                event.preventDefault();
+                window.prompt("Copy to clipboard: Ctrl+C, Enter", "hg clone ${ repository.clone_url }");
+            });           
+            $('#share_clipboard').on('click', function( event ) {
+                event.preventDefault();
+                window.prompt("Copy to clipboard: Ctrl+C, Enter", "${ repository.share_url }");
+            });
         });
     </script>
 </%def>
@@ -210,16 +219,13 @@
         from tool_shed.util.shed_util_common import generate_sharable_link_for_repository_in_tool_shed
         sharable_link = generate_sharable_link_for_repository_in_tool_shed( repository, changeset_revision=changeset_revision )
     %>
-    <a href="${sharable_link}">${sharable_link}</a>
+    <a href="${ sharable_link }" target="_blank">${ sharable_link }</a>
 </%def>
 
-<%def name="render_clone_str( repository )">
-    <%
+<%def name="render_clone_str( repository )"><%
         from tool_shed.util.common_util import generate_clone_url_for_repository_in_tool_shed
         clone_str = generate_clone_url_for_repository_in_tool_shed( trans.user, repository )
-    %>
-    hg clone <a href="${clone_str}">${clone_str}</a>
-</%def>
+    %>hg clone ${ clone_str }</%def>
 
 <%def name="render_folder( folder, folder_pad, parent=None, row_counter=None, is_root_folder=False, render_repository_actions_for='tool_shed' )">
     <%
diff --git a/templates/webapps/tool_shed/repository/manage_repository.mako b/templates/webapps/tool_shed/repository/manage_repository.mako
index 79fa0ef7355..3982b68a48e 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/tool_shed/repository/manage_repository.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/tool_shed/repository/manage_repository.mako
@@ -157,49 +157,32 @@ ${render_tool_shed_repository_actions( repository, metadata=metadata, changeset_
     <p/>
 %endif
 <div class="toolForm">
-    <div class="toolFormTitle">Repository '${repository.name | h}'</div>
+    <div class="toolFormTitle">Repository <b>${repository.name | h}</b></div>
     <div class="toolFormBody">
         <form name="edit_repository" id="edit_repository" action="${h.url_for( controller='repository', action='manage_repository', id=trans.security.encode_id( repository.id ) )}" method="post" >
             <div class="form-row">
-                <label>${sharable_link_label}</label>
-                ${render_sharable_str( repository, changeset_revision=sharable_link_changeset_revision )}
-            </div>
-            %if can_download or can_push:
-                <div class="form-row">
-                    <label>Clone this repository:</label>
-                    ${render_clone_str( repository )}
-                </div>
-            %endif
-            <div class="form-row">
-                <label>Name:</label>
+                <b>Name:</b>
                 %if repository.times_downloaded > 0:
-                    ${repository.name}
+                    <a title="Browse the contents of this repository" href="${h.url_for( controller='repository', action='browse_repository', id=trans.app.security.encode_id( repository.id ) )}">${repository.name}</a>
+                    <div class="toolParamHelp" style="clear: both;">
+                        Repository names cannot be changed if the repository has been cloned.
+                    </div>
                 %else:
                     <input name="repo_name" type="textfield" value="${repository.name | h}" size="40"/>
                 %endif
-                <div class="toolParamHelp" style="clear: both;">
-                    Repository names cannot be changed if the repository has been cloned.
-                </div>
-                <div style="clear: both"></div>
-            </div>
-            ${render_repository_type_select_field( repository_type_select_field, render_help=True )}
-            <div class="form-row">
-                <label>Remote repository URL:</label>
-                <input name="remote_repository_url" type="textfield" value="${remote_repository_url | h}" size="80"/>
                 <div style="clear: both"></div>
             </div>
             <div class="form-row">
-                <label>Homepage URL:</label>
-                <input name="homepage_url" type="textfield" value="${homepage_url | h}" size="80"/>
-                <div style="clear: both"></div>
+                <b>Owner:</b>
+                <a title="See all repositories owned by ${ repository.user.username | h }" href="${h.url_for( controller='repository', action='browse_repositories_by_user', user_id=trans.app.security.encode_id( repository.user.id ) )}">${ repository.user.username | h }</a>
             </div>
             <div class="form-row">
-                <label>Synopsis:</label>
+                <b>Synopsis:</b>
                 <input name="description" type="textfield" value="${description | h}" size="80"/>
                 <div style="clear: both"></div>
             </div>
             <div class="form-row">
-                <label>Detailed description:</label>
+                <b>Detailed description:</b>
                 %if long_description:
                     <pre><textarea name="long_description" rows="3" cols="80">${long_description | h}</textarea></pre>
                 %else:
@@ -208,32 +191,51 @@ ${render_tool_shed_repository_actions( repository, metadata=metadata, changeset_
                 <div style="clear: both"></div>
             </div>
             <div class="form-row">
-                <label>Revision:</label>
+                <b>Content homepage:</b>
+                <input name="homepage_url" type="textfield" value="${homepage_url | h}" size="80"/>
+                <div style="clear: both"></div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="form-row">
+                <b>Development repository:</b>
+                <input name="remote_repository_url" type="textfield" value="${remote_repository_url | h}" size="80"/>
+                <div style="clear: both"></div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="form-row">
+                <b>${sharable_link_label}</b>
+                <a href="${ repository.share_url }" target="_blank">${ repository.share_url }</a>
+                <button title="to clipboard" class="btn btn-default btn-xs" id="share_clipboard"><span class="fa fa-clipboard"></span></button>
+            </div>
+            %if can_download or can_push:
+                <div class="form-row">
+                    <b>Clone this repository:</b>
+                    <code>hg clone ${ repository.clone_url }</code>
+                    <button title="to clipboard" class="btn btn-default btn-xs" id="clone_clipboard"><span class="fa fa-clipboard"></span></button>
+                </div>
+            %endif
+            ${render_repository_type_select_field( repository_type_select_field, render_help=True )}
+            <div class="form-row">
+                <b>Revision:</b>
                 %if can_view_change_log:
-                    <a href="${h.url_for( controller='repository', action='view_changelog', id=trans.app.security.encode_id( repository.id ) )}">${revision_label}</a>
+                    <a title="See the revision history" href="${h.url_for( controller='repository', action='view_changelog', id=trans.app.security.encode_id( repository.id ) )}">${revision_label}</a>
                 %else:
                     ${revision_label}
                 %endif
             </div>
             <div class="form-row">
-                <label>Owner:</label>
-                ${repository.user.username | h}
-            </div>
-            <div class="form-row">
-                <label>This revision can be installed:</label>
+                <b>This revision can be installed:</b>
                 ${revision_installable}
             </div>
             <div class="form-row">
-                <label>Times cloned / installed:</label>
+                <b>Times cloned / installed:</b>
                 ${repository.times_downloaded | h}
             </div>
             %if is_admin:
                 <div class="form-row">
-                    <label>Location:</label>
+                    <b>Location:</b>
                     ${repository.repo_path( trans.app ) | h}
                 </div>
                 <div class="form-row">
-                    <label>Deleted:</label>
+                    <b>Deleted:</b>
                     ${repository.deleted | h}
                 </div>
             %endif
diff --git a/templates/webapps/tool_shed/repository/view_repository.mako b/templates/webapps/tool_shed/repository/view_repository.mako
index 68ec72601d6..15c164d7147 100644
--- a/templates/webapps/tool_shed/repository/view_repository.mako
+++ b/templates/webapps/tool_shed/repository/view_repository.mako
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 
     if changeset_revision_is_repository_tip:
         tip_str = 'repository tip'
-        sharable_link_label = 'Sharable link to this repository:'
+        sharable_link_label = 'Link to this repository:'
         sharable_link_changeset_revision = None
     else:
         tip_str = ''
-        sharable_link_label = 'Sharable link to this repository revision:'
+        sharable_link_label = 'Link to this repository revision:'
         sharable_link_changeset_revision = changeset_revision
     
     if heads:
@@ -99,65 +99,78 @@
     <p/>
 %endif
 <div class="toolForm">
-    <div class="toolFormTitle">Repository '${repository.name | h}'</div>
+    <div class="toolFormTitle">Repository <b>${repository.name | h}</b></div>
     <div class="toolFormBody">
         <div class="form-row">
-            <label>${sharable_link_label}</label>
-            ${render_sharable_str( repository, changeset_revision=sharable_link_changeset_revision )}
-        </div>
-        %if can_download or can_push:
-            <div class="form-row">
-                <label>Clone this repository:</label>
-                ${render_clone_str( repository )}
-            </div>
-        %endif
-        <div class="form-row">
-            <label>Name:</label>
+            <b>Name:</b>\
             %if can_browse_contents:
-                <a href="${h.url_for( controller='repository', action='browse_repository', id=trans.app.security.encode_id( repository.id ) )}">${repository.name}</a>
+                <a title="Browse the contents of this repository" href="${h.url_for( controller='repository', action='browse_repository', id=trans.app.security.encode_id( repository.id ) )}">${repository.name}</a>
             %else:
                 ${repository.name | h}
             %endif
         </div>
         <div class="form-row">
-            <label>Type:</label>
+            <b>Owner:</b>
+            <a title="See all repositories owned by ${ repository.user.username | h }" href="${h.url_for( controller='repository', action='browse_repositories_by_user', user_id=trans.app.security.encode_id( repository.user.id ) )}">${ repository.user.username | h }</a>
+        </div>
+        <div class="form-row">
+            <b>Synopsis:</b>
+            ${repository.description | h}
+        </div>
+        %if repository.long_description:
+            <div class="form-row">
+                <p>${repository.long_description|h}</p>
+                ## ${render_long_description( to_html_string( repository.long_description ) )}
+            </div>
+        %endif
+        <div class="form-row">
+            <b>Content homepage:</b>
+            <a href="${repository.homepage_url | h}" target="_blank">${repository.homepage_url | h}</a>
+        </div>
+        <div class="form-row">
+            <b>Development repository:</b>
+            <a href="${repository.remote_repository_url | h}" target="_blank">${repository.remote_repository_url | h}</a>
+        </div>
+        <div class="form-row">
+            <b>${sharable_link_label}</b>
+            <a href="${ repository.share_url }" target="_blank">${ repository.share_url }</a>
+            <button title="to clipboard" class="btn btn-default btn-xs" id="share_clipboard"><span class="fa fa-clipboard"></span></button>
+        </div>
+        %if can_download or can_push:
+            <div class="form-row">
+                <b>Clone this repository:</b>
+                <code>hg clone ${ repository.clone_url }</code>
+                <button title="to clipboard" class="btn btn-default btn-xs" id="clone_clipboard"><span class="fa fa-clipboard"></span></button>
+            </div>
+        %endif
+        <div class="form-row">
+            <b>Type:</b>
             ${repository.type | h}
             <div style="clear: both"></div>
         </div>
         <div class="form-row">
-            <label>Synopsis:</label>
-            ${repository.description | h}
-        </div>
-        %if repository.long_description:
-            ${render_long_description( to_html_string( repository.long_description ) )}
-        %endif
-        <div class="form-row">
-            <label>Revision:</label>
+            <b>Revision:</b>
             %if can_view_change_log:
-                <a href="${h.url_for( controller='repository', action='view_changelog', id=trans.app.security.encode_id( repository.id ) )}">${revision_label}</a>
+                <a title="See the revision history" href="${h.url_for( controller='repository', action='view_changelog', id=trans.app.security.encode_id( repository.id ) )}">${revision_label}</a>
             %else:
                 ${revision_label}
             %endif
         </div>
         <div class="form-row">
-            <label>Owner:</label>
-            ${repository.user.username | h}
-        </div>
-        <div class="form-row">
-            <label>This revision can be installed:</label>
+            <b>This revision can be installed:</b>
             ${revision_installable}
         </div>
         <div class="form-row">
-            <label>Times cloned / installed:</label>
+            <b>Times cloned / installed:</b>
             ${repository.times_downloaded}
         </div>
         %if trans.user_is_admin():
             <div class="form-row">
-                <label>Location:</label>
+                <b>Location:</b>
                 ${repository.repo_path( trans.app ) | h}
             </div>
             <div class="form-row">
-                <label>Deleted:</label>
+                <b>Deleted:</b>
                 ${repository.deleted}
             </div>
         %endif