Banners: Email link instead of URL

timpennington

Hello:

For the "Click URL" link for a banner, I have a client who wants to use his email address instead of a URL; he sent me the following code: <a href=”mailto: Name@Company.com?subject=Tell me more about your product!”></a>

What can I put in the "Click URL" box to make it have an email go to him (the visitors' email app would open) instead of a regular URL link?

Thanks for your advice.

saguaros

timpennington Hi

Do you mean banner module, right?

You will need to customize module a bit, you can download attached file >> unzip and copy PHP file into this folder:

defaultphp.zip

2kB

root/templates/ja_focus/html/mod_banners/ (create this folder if it doesn't exist now)

timpennington

Yes, Sidebar-Right and Sidebar-1 as well.

I added that file to the created folder; I tried pasting this line:
<a href=”mailto: Name@Email.com?subject=Tell me more about Your Product!”></a>
but it didn't seem to work.

Any suggestion where to past the email ref or if the code is correct?

Thanks

timpennington

Actually, update: adding that code gave me an error message and made my site a "O" error saying "banner help" was the issue.

saguaros

timpennington Maybe your site has override for this module already?

You can share the URL + super admin + FTP account, I will take a look.

timpennington

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saguaros

You're using Joomla 3, I thought you use Joomla 4 🙂

I just updated the same file on your site. Kindly check.

defaultphp.zip

2kB

timpennington

Thank you.

Did you install the file, or do I?

Also: would I paste this, or a variation, in the "Click URL" box?

timpennington

My apologies, Saguaros.

I see that ALL the banners now have this set up for the email redirect; actually I only wanted it for 1 specific banner.

Since all my banners now had that redirect (which I only wanted 1 specific), I had to delete the default file you added.

Q: is there any way to have this for 1 specific banner (I have 22 total, but just it for 1).

Sorry for the confusion.

saguaros

Yes, I renamed above 'default.php' file to 'custom.php' file in:

/templates/ja_focus/html/mod_banners/custom.php

Now, if you want a banner module to have this setup specific, just go to backend settings of module >> navigate to Advanced tab and select custom as layout for this module

timpennington

Follow up question: I want to do this for 1 specific banner, but that banner is "grouped" with all banners in the "Sidebar-1" position. (they rotate in to the top; since I have 22 ads in the module, it works this way so they all rotate into the top).

Is there a way to have that 1 particular banner have an email redirect, or do I need to create a separate banner module just for that banner? If I do it this way, then it won't rotate into the top with the others. It will be stationary I assume since it is all by itself.

Thank you for this advice.

saguaros

timpennington Hi,

I'm afraid above solution is suitable for module with 1 banner only 🙂