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1. squareink
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hello

   I have entered an e-mail address as my "Blog Description". How can I make this into a mailto: hyperlink?

   <div id="blog-description"><?php bloginfo('description') ?></div>

   As I am only familiar with html and not php I am unsure where/ how to add code for it to work.

   Any help would be appreciated!

   Many thanks

2. Mark / t31os
   Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   So the description is also the email address?...

   If that's the case then...

   <div id="blog-description"><a href="mailto:<?php bloginfo('description') ?"><?php bloginfo('description') ?></a></div>

3. squareink
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   it didn't work. I got a Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING

   and yes, I've entered only an e-mail address.

   It is the tag line it is linking to if that makes it more clear. And I am also using the autofocus theme.

4. totalbigbrother
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   If people send email to "Blog Description" it will just float round in space?

   Why not send it to your email address?..

   <div id="blog-description"><a href="mailto:YOU@DOMAIN.com</a></div>

5. Mark / t31os
   Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Sorry try...

   <div id="blog-description"><a href="mailto:<?php get_bloginfo('description') ?"><?php bloginfo('description') ?></a></div>
   or
   <div id="blog-description"><a href="mailto:<?php echo get_bloginfo('description') ?"><?php bloginfo('description') ?></a></div>

   My mistake, should of used the correct function first time (get_bloginfo, instead of bloginfo for the link part).

   tbb (guy above), the description is in the format of xxx@xxx.com ...

   If he wanted to hardcode it i'm sure he'd have never asked..

6. squareink
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   If someone does know what I did wrong or another way of doing it, then please let me know but for now I am just going to replace the php function with manually written code within that div instead.

7. Mark / t31os
   Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   See my previous reply..

8. squareink
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   oops sorry guys, didn't see the reply before I posted my last comment! I'll try to change the code and see if it works.

9. squareink
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   didn't work either. I'll just go with the hard coded way instead. Wont be much changing of themes/ updates etc on this website anyway.

   Thanks for trying though!

10. Mark / t31os
    Moderator
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Again my mistake giving you incorrect code...

    Use this and it will work (i tested it this time)... ;)
    <div id="blog-description"><a href="mailto:<?php echo get_bloginfo('description') ?>"><?php bloginfo('description') ?></a></div>

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