Link for Email – How to Create

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  giahorary · Member · Oct 15, 2011 at 11:30 pm

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  How to create a LINK for an email. All that I can find is the http:// – If I try linking to URL, it doesn’t go to email. That is because it is @. What are the proper steps.

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  timethief · Member · Oct 15, 2011 at 11:34 pm

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  I do not recommend posting an email address in that form at all. There are email address harvesting spam bots that look for exactly that format. If you do not wish to have an email address that becomes a target for spammers I recommend using a contact form. http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/

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  giahorary · Member · Oct 15, 2011 at 11:44 pm

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  Thank you for the prompt reply. I will try that option.

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  timethief · Member · Oct 15, 2011 at 11:44 pm

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  You’re welcome.

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  loosecaboosefarm · Member · Nov 7, 2011 at 2:48 pm

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  Is it possible to have a contact form in a widget. if so, how?

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  auxclass · Member · Nov 7, 2011 at 2:52 pm

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  Build the contact form in a Page or Post then link to that from a Text Widget in the sidebar.

  I use a custom menu on my site to I have two Pages that are Contact Forms but since I never put them in the custom menu at the top the only way to get to the contact forms is with the links I have in the Sidebar, Pages and Posts.

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  auxclass · Member · Nov 7, 2011 at 2:53 pm

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  PS: http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/

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  loosecaboosefarm · Member · Nov 7, 2011 at 3:24 pm

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  Thanks Capt. Mike – nice site! — unfortunately I only know the truckers hitch – same as my skill level with web building! I made a contact form in its own hidden page. Now how do i create a link to that in the sidebar? thanks very much for your help.

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  auxclass · Member · Nov 7, 2011 at 3:30 pm

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  Use your edit Post or Page Editor

  Type in the text you want on the sidebar – then make a link to the Contact Form using the chain link icon on the top row.

  Click on the html view and copy the html code produced for the text and link and past the html code into a text widget in the sidebar – instant link with no html skill! (also the way that I make the links – just easier)

  Glad you liked my site

  Good luck with yours

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  timethief · Member · Nov 7, 2011 at 3:32 pm

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  What is the URL starting with http:// of the “hidden page”? That’s what you need to link to. See here for instructions for creating links in text widgets.