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visitor email link



User: Michael M. 4 years ago
Is there a way to set up an action on my site which opens a visitor's own email program populated with my address?
User: Michael M. 4 years ago
Sorry, never mind, I figured it out. Thanks.
User: Paul-RAGESW 4 years ago
Just for people who may also want to do this.

From the hyperlink tab use the Email option from the Link drop down menu. It will create a link that when clicked will open the user's email client to send an email.

Please note that we do not recommend this because many people do not use a desktop email client such as Mail. They may use Gmail or Hotmail for example.

The Contact Form Advanced is a better way to get your visitors to email you.

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Paul
EverWeb Developer
User: Michael M. 4 years ago
Hmmm, didn't think of that, thanks. I applied the link to my email address so if they didn't have a desktop email client they still had the address right there but I think your way is definitely better.
User: Roddy 4 years ago
One of the Spammers main tools is scraping software which scans website page files and collects email addresses. Creating an email link to open a visitor's email client will leave you exposed to this. An email link is much more likely to encourage visitors to interact than a contact form so it's worth taking a little time to do it right.

If you are creating a fixed width site you can use the Email Spam Protect widgets which is in the Elements pack.

If your site is responsive, consider using a Toolbar with all the contact items such as phone number which switches to a phone icon, a link to the contact form and a spam protected email link.

Toolbar

Overlay Toolbar

Your contact info should be placeed near the top of a page and also either in a suitable footer or in a toolbar place immediately above the footer.

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Roddy

Website: http://everwebwidgets.com
Contact: http://everwebwidgets.com/ewWidgets-home/contact.html
NOTE: I am an EverWeb user and NOT affiliated with EverWeb! Any opinions expressed in this forum are my own.


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