Create a free account<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\nHow do you write spaces and line breaks?<\/h2>\n\n A link can’t contain spaces or special characters as they are. You need to write them encoded:<\/p>\n\n
\n\nSpace: %20<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\nLine break: %0D%0A<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n“&” sign within the text: %26<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n“?” sign within the text: %3F<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\nAccented letters and characters such as “\u00f1” usually work in modern email programs, but the safest option is to encode them too. For example, “informaci\u00f3n” is written informaci%C3%B3n<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\nHow do you create a mailto link in HTML?<\/h2>\n\n In HTML you use the usual link tag, with mailto in the href attribute:<\/p>\n\n
<a href=”mailto:hello@yourcompany.com?subject=Information”>Contact us<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\nIn WordPress you don’t need to touch any code. Select the text, click the link button and type mailto:<\/strong> followed by the address. It works the same way in most email editors.<\/p>\n\nMailto examples to copy<\/h2>\n\n Replace the address and the text with your own:<\/p>\n\n
\n\nSimple contact:<\/strong> mailto:hello@yourcompany.com<\/li>\n\n\n\nWith subject:<\/strong> mailto:hello@yourcompany.com?subject=Quote%20request<\/li>\n\n\n\nWith subject and text:<\/strong> mailto:hello@yourcompany.com?subject=Appointment&body=Hi,%20I%20would%20like%20to%20book%20an%20appointment%20for<\/li>\n\n\n\nWith CC:<\/strong> mailto:sales@yourcompany.com?cc=management@yourcompany.com&subject=Order<\/li>\n\n\n\nTo unsubscribe by reply:<\/strong> mailto:unsubscribe@yourcompany.com?subject=UNSUBSCRIBE<\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\nWhat are its advantages and disadvantages?<\/h2>\n\n Advantages.<\/strong> It’s easy to create, needs no forms or coding, and the user writes from their own email account. Plus, filling in the subject helps you sort the messages you receive.<\/p>\n\nDisadvantages.<\/strong> If the user doesn’t have an email program set up, it doesn’t work. And the address is visible in the page’s code, so spam bots can harvest it.<\/p>\n\nThat’s why many websites combine a mailto link with a contact form and hide or encode the address. If what you want is to collect contacts for your list, the right option is a subscription form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\nCan you use mailto in an email?<\/h2>\n\n Yes, and it’s very useful. In a newsletter you can add a “Take this survey” button that opens an email with the subject already filled in. Or a link to book an appointment, request a quote or contact a sales rep.<\/p>\n\n
That said, a mailto link doesn’t replace the unsubscribe link in your campaigns. The law requires a simple, free way to unsubscribe, and an email marketing tool<\/a> includes it automatically in every send.<\/p>\n\nHow Mailrelay helps you<\/h2>\n\n In Mailrelay’s editor you can add mailto links to text and buttons, just like any other link. That way your subscribers can write to you with one click from the newsletter.<\/p>\n\n
Each campaign also includes its automatic unsubscribe link and a record of unsubscribes, so you don’t have to manage them by hand. And the statistics show you which links get the most clicks (on the free account and on Enterprise).<\/p>\n\n
The free account lets you send up to 80,000 emails a month to 20,000 contacts, with human support on every plan.<\/p>\n\n
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