Page mailto not working

  • Resolved jim-potter

    (@jim-potter)


    15 years, 3 months ago

    In my HTML editor I enter

    <p>
    [email protected]
    </p>

    and everything works ok when I test it(clicking on the link takes me to my Thunderbird compose page).

    However when I apply the script below to a page in WordPress it displays but does not link?

    [email protected]

    What am I missing here?

    Thanks

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  • Firstly I would never advise that you put your email address directly on a page of a website as you will get spammed for sure. However if you insist, using the code editor rather than the visual editor this should do the trick:

    <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>

    Hi,

    Check with these plugins:

    https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/wp-email/
    https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/

    Thanks,

    Shane G.

    Thread Starter jim-potter

    (@jim-potter)

    The plot thickens!

    Here I thought that I was getting the script wrong and then I thought I only got it wrong within WordPress. Now it appears to be a Firefox issue.

    Running the script in CoffeeCup HTML Editor test mode and it calls up Thunderbird.

    Opening the site up with IE8 and Thunderbird comes up.

    However opening the site up with Firefox and selecting the link, nothing comes up? Strange since Firefox and Thunderbird are from the same family.

    Any Ideas?

    Yes I know the danger in exposing the email address however this is a intranet site locked off to only approved users through site protection.

    Yes I know about the email plug-in but I want users to use their own email program. This is done on purpose not because I don’t understand my options.

    Thanks

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