diff --git a/src/PageLinkTrait.php b/src/PageLinkTrait.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2d2a62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/PageLinkTrait.php
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace dokuwiki\plugin\luxtools;
+
+/**
+ * Trait for pagelink-related functionality shared across syntax handlers.
+ *
+ * Provides methods for:
+ * - Detecting blobs alias paths
+ * - Resolving the blobs root folder from page metadata
+ * - Rendering "page not linked" messages
+ * - Building path configs with blobs alias support
+ *
+ * Requirements for using classes:
+ * - Must have getConf() method (from SyntaxPlugin)
+ * - Must have getLang() method (from SyntaxPlugin)
+ */
+trait PageLinkTrait
+{
+    /**
+     * Check if the given path uses the blobs alias.
+     *
+     * @param string $path
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    protected function isBlobsPath(string $path): bool
+    {
+        $trimmed = ltrim($path, '/');
+        return preg_match('/^blobs(\/|$)/', $trimmed) === 1;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Render the "Page not linked" message with copy ID affordance.
+     *
+     * @param \Doku_Renderer $renderer
+     */
+    protected function renderPageNotLinked(\Doku_Renderer $renderer): void
+    {
+        $uuid = $this->getPageUuidSafe();
+        $text = (string)$this->getLang('pagelink_unlinked');
+
+        if ($renderer instanceof \Doku_Renderer_xhtml) {
+            $renderer->doc .= '<a href="#" class="luxtools-pagelink-copy" data-luxtools-pagelink-copy="1"'
+                . ' data-uuid="' . hsc($uuid) . '"'
+                . '>' . hsc($text) . '</a>';
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $renderer->cdata('[n/a: ' . $text . ']');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Read the current page UUID (if any).
+     *
+     * @return string The UUID or empty string
+     */
+    protected function getPageUuidSafe(): string
+    {
+        global $ID;
+        $pageId = is_string($ID) ? $ID : '';
+        if ($pageId === '') return '';
+
+        if (function_exists('cleanID')) {
+            $pageId = (string)cleanID($pageId);
+        }
+        if ($pageId === '') return '';
+
+        $depth = (int)$this->getConf('pagelink_search_depth');
+        if ($depth < 0) $depth = 0;
+
+        $pageLink = new PageLink((string)$this->getConf('paths'), $depth);
+        $uuid = $pageLink->getPageUuid($pageId);
+        return $uuid ?? '';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Resolve the current page's pagelink folder for the blobs alias.
+     *
+     * Results are cached per page ID within a single request.
+     *
+     * @return string The linked folder path or empty string if not linked
+     */
+    protected function resolveBlobsRoot(): string
+    {
+        static $cached = [];
+
+        global $ID;
+        $pageId = is_string($ID) ? $ID : '';
+        if ($pageId === '') return '';
+
+        if (function_exists('cleanID')) {
+            $pageId = (string)cleanID($pageId);
+        }
+        if ($pageId === '') return '';
+
+        if (isset($cached[$pageId])) {
+            return (string)$cached[$pageId];
+        }
+
+        $depth = (int)$this->getConf('pagelink_search_depth');
+        if ($depth < 0) $depth = 0;
+
+        $pageLink = new PageLink((string)$this->getConf('paths'), $depth);
+        $uuid = $pageLink->getPageUuid($pageId);
+        if ($uuid === null) {
+            $cached[$pageId] = '';
+            return '';
+        }
+
+        $linkInfo = $pageLink->resolveUuid($uuid);
+        $folder = $linkInfo['folder'] ?? '';
+        if (!is_string($folder) || $folder === '') {
+            $cached[$pageId] = '';
+            return '';
+        }
+
+        $cached[$pageId] = $folder;
+        return $folder;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build a path config string with the blobs alias appended (if available).
+     *
+     * @param string|null $blobsRoot The blobs root folder (or null to auto-resolve)
+     * @return string The path config string
+     */
+    protected function buildPathConfigWithBlobs(?string $blobsRoot = null): string
+    {
+        $pathConfig = (string)$this->getConf('paths');
+
+        if ($blobsRoot === null) {
+            $blobsRoot = $this->resolveBlobsRoot();
+        }
+
+        if ($blobsRoot !== '') {
+            $pathConfig = rtrim($pathConfig) . "\n" . $blobsRoot . "\nA> blobs";
+        }
+
+        return $pathConfig;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a Path helper with blobs alias support.
+     *
+     * @param string|null $blobsRoot The blobs root folder (or null to auto-resolve)
+     * @return Path
+     */
+    protected function createPathHelperWithBlobs(?string $blobsRoot = null): Path
+    {
+        return new Path($this->buildPathConfigWithBlobs($blobsRoot));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a Path helper using only the base paths config (no blobs alias).
+     *
+     * @return Path
+     */
+    protected function createPathHelper(): Path
+    {
+        return new Path((string)$this->getConf('paths'));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/syntax/AbstractSyntax.php b/syntax/AbstractSyntax.php
index 0c9e901..8be0d21 100644
--- a/syntax/AbstractSyntax.php
+++ b/syntax/AbstractSyntax.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use dokuwiki\Extension\SyntaxPlugin;
 use dokuwiki\plugin\luxtools\Crawler;
 use dokuwiki\plugin\luxtools\Output;
 use dokuwiki\plugin\luxtools\Path;
-use dokuwiki\plugin\luxtools\PageLink;
+use dokuwiki\plugin\luxtools\PageLinkTrait;
 
 require_once(__DIR__ . '/../autoload.php');
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ require_once(__DIR__ . '/../autoload.php');
 if (!class_exists('syntax_plugin_luxtools_abstract', false)) {
 abstract class syntax_plugin_luxtools_abstract extends SyntaxPlugin
 {
+    use PageLinkTrait;
     /**
      * Returns the syntax keyword (e.g., 'files', 'directory', 'images').
      * Used for pattern matching and plugin registration.
@@ -209,16 +210,12 @@ abstract class syntax_plugin_luxtools_abstract extends SyntaxPlugin
     protected function getPathInfoSafe(string $basePath, \Doku_Renderer $renderer)
     {
         try {
-            $pathConfig = (string)$this->getConf('paths');
             $blobsRoot = $this->resolveBlobsRoot();
             if ($blobsRoot === '' && $this->isBlobsPath($basePath)) {
                 $this->renderPageNotLinked($renderer);
                 return false;
             }
-            if ($blobsRoot !== '') {
-                $pathConfig = rtrim($pathConfig) . "\n" . $blobsRoot . "\nA> blobs";
-            }
-            $pathHelper = new Path($pathConfig);
+            $pathHelper = $this->createPathHelperWithBlobs($blobsRoot);
             return $pathHelper->getPathInfo($basePath);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
             $this->renderError($renderer, 'error_outsidejail');
@@ -226,99 +223,6 @@ abstract class syntax_plugin_luxtools_abstract extends SyntaxPlugin
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Check if the given path uses the blobs alias.
-     */
-    protected function isBlobsPath(string $path): bool
-    {
-        $trimmed = ltrim($path, '/');
-        return preg_match('/^blobs(\/|$)/', $trimmed) === 1;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Render the "Page not linked" message with copy ID affordance.
-     */
-    protected function renderPageNotLinked(\Doku_Renderer $renderer): void
-    {
-        $uuid = $this->getPageUuidSafe();
-        $text = (string)$this->getLang('pagelink_unlinked');
-
-        if ($renderer instanceof \Doku_Renderer_xhtml) {
-            $renderer->doc .= '<a href="#" class="luxtools-pagelink-copy" data-luxtools-pagelink-copy="1"'
-                . ' data-uuid="' . hsc($uuid) . '"'
-                . '>' . hsc($text) . '</a>';
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $renderer->cdata('[n/a: ' . $text . ']');
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Read the current page UUID (if any).
-     */
-    protected function getPageUuidSafe(): string
-    {
-        global $ID;
-        $pageId = is_string($ID) ? $ID : '';
-        if ($pageId === '') return '';
-
-        if (function_exists('cleanID')) {
-            $pageId = (string)cleanID($pageId);
-        }
-        if ($pageId === '') return '';
-
-        $depth = (int)$this->getConf('pagelink_search_depth');
-        if ($depth < 0) $depth = 0;
-
-        $pageLink = new PageLink((string)$this->getConf('paths'), $depth);
-        $uuid = $pageLink->getPageUuid($pageId);
-        return $uuid ?? '';
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Resolve the current page's pagelink folder for the blobs alias.
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    protected function resolveBlobsRoot(): string
-    {
-        static $cached = [];
-
-        global $ID;
-        $pageId = is_string($ID) ? $ID : '';
-        if ($pageId === '') return '';
-
-        if (function_exists('cleanID')) {
-            $pageId = (string)cleanID($pageId);
-        }
-        if ($pageId === '') return '';
-
-        if (isset($cached[$pageId])) {
-            return (string)$cached[$pageId];
-        }
-
-        $pathConfig = (string)$this->getConf('paths');
-        $depth = (int)$this->getConf('pagelink_search_depth');
-        if ($depth < 0) $depth = 0;
-
-        $pageLink = new PageLink($pathConfig, $depth);
-        $uuid = $pageLink->getPageUuid($pageId);
-        if ($uuid === null) {
-            $cached[$pageId] = '';
-            return '';
-        }
-
-        $linkInfo = $pageLink->resolveUuid($uuid);
-        $folder = $linkInfo['folder'] ?? '';
-        if (!is_string($folder) || $folder === '') {
-            $cached[$pageId] = '';
-            return '';
-        }
-
-        $cached[$pageId] = $folder;
-        return $folder;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Create and configure a Crawler instance.
      *
diff --git a/syntax/image.php b/syntax/image.php
index 2a960ef..d0180cf 100644
--- a/syntax/image.php
+++ b/syntax/image.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use dokuwiki\Extension\SyntaxPlugin;
 use dokuwiki\plugin\luxtools\Path;
-use dokuwiki\plugin\luxtools\PageLink;
+use dokuwiki\plugin\luxtools\PageLinkTrait;
 use dokuwiki\plugin\luxtools\ThumbnailHelper;
 
 require_once(__DIR__ . '/../autoload.php');
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ require_once(__DIR__ . '/../autoload.php');
  */
 class syntax_plugin_luxtools_image extends SyntaxPlugin
 {
+    use PageLinkTrait;
     /** @inheritdoc */
     public function getType()
     {
@@ -139,12 +140,7 @@ class syntax_plugin_luxtools_image extends SyntaxPlugin
                 return true;
             }
 
-            $pathConfig = (string)$this->getConf('paths');
-            if ($blobsRoot !== '') {
-                $pathConfig = rtrim($pathConfig) . "\n" . $blobsRoot . "\nA> blobs";
-            }
-
-            $pathHelper = new Path($pathConfig);
+            $pathHelper = $this->createPathHelperWithBlobs($blobsRoot);
             // Use addTrailingSlash=false since this is a file path, not a directory
             $pathInfo = $pathHelper->getPathInfo($data['path'], false);
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
@@ -226,96 +222,6 @@ class syntax_plugin_luxtools_image extends SyntaxPlugin
         return DOKU_BASE . 'lib/plugins/luxtools/file.php?' . http_build_query($params, '', '&');
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Check if the given path uses the blobs alias.
-     */
-    protected function isBlobsPath(string $path): bool
-    {
-        $trimmed = ltrim($path, '/');
-        return preg_match('/^blobs(\/|$)/', $trimmed) === 1;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Render the "Page not linked" message with copy ID affordance.
-     */
-    protected function renderPageNotLinked(\Doku_Renderer $renderer): void
-    {
-        $uuid = $this->getPageUuidSafe();
-        $text = (string)$this->getLang('pagelink_unlinked');
-
-        if ($renderer instanceof \Doku_Renderer_xhtml) {
-            $renderer->doc .= '<a href="#" class="luxtools-pagelink-copy" data-luxtools-pagelink-copy="1"'
-                . ' data-uuid="' . hsc($uuid) . '"'
-                . '>' . hsc($text) . '</a>';
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $renderer->cdata('[n/a: ' . $text . ']');
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Read the current page UUID (if any).
-     */
-    protected function getPageUuidSafe(): string
-    {
-        global $ID;
-        $pageId = is_string($ID) ? $ID : '';
-        if ($pageId === '') return '';
-
-        if (function_exists('cleanID')) {
-            $pageId = (string)cleanID($pageId);
-        }
-        if ($pageId === '') return '';
-
-        $depth = (int)$this->getConf('pagelink_search_depth');
-        if ($depth < 0) $depth = 0;
-
-        $pageLink = new PageLink((string)$this->getConf('paths'), $depth);
-        $uuid = $pageLink->getPageUuid($pageId);
-        return $uuid ?? '';
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Resolve the current page's pagelink folder for the blobs alias.
-     */
-    protected function resolveBlobsRoot(): string
-    {
-        static $cached = [];
-
-        global $ID;
-        $pageId = is_string($ID) ? $ID : '';
-        if ($pageId === '') return '';
-
-        if (function_exists('cleanID')) {
-            $pageId = (string)cleanID($pageId);
-        }
-        if ($pageId === '') return '';
-
-        if (isset($cached[$pageId])) {
-            return (string)$cached[$pageId];
-        }
-
-        $depth = (int)$this->getConf('pagelink_search_depth');
-        if ($depth < 0) $depth = 0;
-
-        $pageLink = new PageLink((string)$this->getConf('paths'), $depth);
-        $uuid = $pageLink->getPageUuid($pageId);
-        if ($uuid === null) {
-            $cached[$pageId] = '';
-            return '';
-        }
-
-        $linkInfo = $pageLink->resolveUuid($uuid);
-        $folder = $linkInfo['folder'] ?? '';
-        if (!is_string($folder) || $folder === '') {
-            $cached[$pageId] = '';
-            return '';
-        }
-
-        $cached[$pageId] = $folder;
-        return $folder;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Render the imagebox HTML.
      *
diff --git a/syntax/open.php b/syntax/open.php
index 9212c87..900f885 100644
--- a/syntax/open.php
+++ b/syntax/open.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use dokuwiki\Extension\SyntaxPlugin;
-use dokuwiki\plugin\luxtools\PageLink;
+use dokuwiki\plugin\luxtools\PageLinkTrait;
 use dokuwiki\plugin\luxtools\Path;
 
 require_once(__DIR__ . '/../autoload.php');
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ require_once(__DIR__ . '/../autoload.php');
  */
 class syntax_plugin_luxtools_open extends SyntaxPlugin
 {
+    use PageLinkTrait;
     /** @inheritdoc */
     public function getType()
     {
@@ -86,9 +87,7 @@ class syntax_plugin_luxtools_open extends SyntaxPlugin
             }
 
             try {
-                $pathConfig = (string)$this->getConf('paths');
-                $pathConfig = rtrim($pathConfig) . "\n" . $blobsRoot . "\nA> blobs";
-                $pathHelper = new Path($pathConfig);
+                $pathHelper = $this->createPathHelperWithBlobs($blobsRoot);
                 $resolvedPath = $path;
                 $isBlobsRoot = (rtrim($resolvedPath, '/') === 'blobs');
                 if ($isBlobsRoot) {
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ class syntax_plugin_luxtools_open extends SyntaxPlugin
         // Map local paths back to their configured aliases before opening.
         if (!preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9+.-]*:/', $path)) {
             try {
-                $pathHelper = new Path((string)$this->getConf('paths'));
+                $pathHelper = $this->createPathHelper();
                 $path = $pathHelper->mapToAliasPath($path);
             } catch (\Exception $e) {
                 // ignore mapping failures
@@ -145,81 +144,4 @@ class syntax_plugin_luxtools_open extends SyntaxPlugin
         $renderer->doc .= $renderer->_formatLink($link);
         return true;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Check if the given path uses the blobs alias.
-     */
-    protected function isBlobsPath(string $path): bool
-    {
-        $trimmed = ltrim($path, '/');
-        return preg_match('/^blobs(\/|$)/', $trimmed) === 1;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Resolve the current page's pagelink folder for the blobs alias.
-     */
-    protected function resolveBlobsRoot(): string
-    {
-        global $ID;
-        $pageId = is_string($ID) ? $ID : '';
-        if ($pageId === '') return '';
-
-        if (function_exists('cleanID')) {
-            $pageId = (string)cleanID($pageId);
-        }
-        if ($pageId === '') return '';
-
-        $depth = (int)$this->getConf('pagelink_search_depth');
-        if ($depth < 0) $depth = 0;
-
-        $pageLink = new PageLink((string)$this->getConf('paths'), $depth);
-        $uuid = $pageLink->getPageUuid($pageId);
-        if ($uuid === null) return '';
-
-        $linkInfo = $pageLink->resolveUuid($uuid);
-        $folder = $linkInfo['folder'] ?? '';
-        if (!is_string($folder) || $folder === '') return '';
-
-        return $folder;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Render the "Page not linked" message with copy ID affordance.
-     */
-    protected function renderPageNotLinked(\Doku_Renderer $renderer): void
-    {
-        $uuid = $this->getPageUuidSafe();
-        $text = (string)$this->getLang('pagelink_unlinked');
-
-        if ($renderer instanceof \Doku_Renderer_xhtml) {
-            $renderer->doc .= '<a href="#" class="luxtools-pagelink-copy" data-luxtools-pagelink-copy="1"'
-                . ' data-uuid="' . hsc($uuid) . '"'
-                . '>' . hsc($text) . '</a>';
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $renderer->cdata('[n/a: ' . $text . ']');
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Read the current page UUID (if any).
-     */
-    protected function getPageUuidSafe(): string
-    {
-        global $ID;
-        $pageId = is_string($ID) ? $ID : '';
-        if ($pageId === '') return '';
-
-        if (function_exists('cleanID')) {
-            $pageId = (string)cleanID($pageId);
-        }
-        if ($pageId === '') return '';
-
-        $depth = (int)$this->getConf('pagelink_search_depth');
-        if ($depth < 0) $depth = 0;
-
-        $pageLink = new PageLink((string)$this->getConf('paths'), $depth);
-        $uuid = $pageLink->getPageUuid($pageId);
-        return $uuid ?? '';
-    }
 }