I'm stumped. =(

I've been at this for more than 8 eight hours. Whenever I think I'm close to figuring it out, I'm close to home, I feel like I'm in a completely different country, haha. I've scoured http://docs.ckeditor.com/#!/api/CKEDITOR and attempted nearly ( well maybe not nearly since there was a lot ) every piece of advice I could find in the forums where it made sense.

My plugin code:

CKEDITOR.plugins.add( 'lkchrcast' , {
    icons: 'lkchrcast',
    init: function( editor ) {
        editor.addCommand( 'insertURL', {
        exec: function( editor ) {
            //code to use selected text
            var linktext = editor.getSelection().getSelectedText();
            
            //code to create <a> tag;
            var linktag = new CKEDITOR.dom.element( 'a' );
            
            //code to attach a specific " *.php?ID = linktext " url to href attribute;
            linktag.setAttribute( 'href', 'www.test.com/test.php?ID=' + linktext );
            
            //code to appendText (linktext) to <a> tag;
            linktag.appendText( linktext );
            
            //code to insert final html into editor;
            //???
            }
        });
        editor.ui.addButton( 'Lkchrcast', {
            label: 'Link to Cast',
            command: 'insertURL',
            toolbar: 'Characters',
        });
    }
});

I just discovered some other things I can try, but I'm exhausted and going to bed. haha. I thought I would give posting for some help a try.

Thanks {:-}