{"id":432,"date":"2018-01-22T10:07:49","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T14:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.ocps.net\/presenceblog\/?p=432"},"modified":"2018-05-11T10:08:43","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T14:08:43","slug":"how-to-enter-email-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.ocps.net\/presenceblog\/how-to-enter-email-links\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enter Email Links"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you enter an email address on a web page, it is very important that the final address link on the page includes the prefix: mailto: before the email address. If it does not, the email address may be interpreted as a web page instead which of course will result in a ‘broken link’ and frustration for the end-user. An example of forgetting to include mailto: in the address occurs in your gold box department information. In the example below, the mail icon points to an address that begins with: https:\/\/www.ocps.net\/cms\/…
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This is because the email address was entered without the prefix. By simply going back into the properties of this web part and changing the link to add mailto: before the email address, you can quickly fix this problem. (Note: there is no space between ‘mailto:’ and the person’s email address.)
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When entering an email address in a content area like the Page Content area or a Content portlet, be sure to first click on the E-mail tab at the top of the Hyperlink Manager:
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You can then enter the person’s email address in the Address box WITHOUT<\/strong> the mailto: prefix which the Hyperlink Manager applies automatically. If you include mailto:, you will get something that looks like:
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mailto:mailto:someone@ocps.net<\/span><\/a>
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which of course will also fail to open an email to that person.
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Bottom line (literally) check your links before publishing your content.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you enter an email address on a web page, it is very important that the final address link on the page includes the prefix: mailto: before the email address. If it does not, the email address may be interpreted as a web page instead which of course will result in a ‘broken link’ and … <\/p>\n

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