Title: Incorrect permalink
Last modified: December 24, 2016

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# Incorrect permalink

 *  Resolved [timbudong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timbudong/)
 * (@timbudong)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-permalink/)
 * Hello;
 * I just found out that the **Permalink** automatically inserted in the notification
   email was incorrect.
 * The URL “shows” correctly in the email, but the actual URL is missing the “:”
   after the http, leading to an error page.
 * Please help thank you.
    -  This topic was modified 9 years, 4 months ago by [timbudong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timbudong/).

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 *  Plugin Author [Jack – BNFW](https://wordpress.org/support/users/voltronik/)
 * (@voltronik)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-permalink/#post-8588138)
 * Hi [@timbudong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timbudong/),
    Thanks for 
   your message.
 * Can you share the portion of the notification that you’re using for this so that
   I can see how the link is being constructed? It’s possible that your email app
   is messing with the URL to make it into a link but breaking it somehow too.
 * Thanks,
    Jack
 *  Thread Starter [timbudong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timbudong/)
 * (@timbudong)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-permalink/#post-8591526)
 * Hi Jack,
 * I just use the shortcode [permalink] provided by default.
 * Again, the adress shows correctly, but the link is broken because the “:” is 
   missing in the url.
 * Thank you!!
 *  Plugin Author [Jack – BNFW](https://wordpress.org/support/users/voltronik/)
 * (@voltronik)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-permalink/#post-8595698)
 * Hi [@timbudong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timbudong/),
    So if you’re
   just adding `[permalink]` to your notification and not adding `<a href>` around
   it but it’s appearing as a link in your email app, then your email app is looking
   for links in your email message body and then turning it into a link for you.
   This is quite common functionality in email apps but sometimes it can mess with
   the link.
 * If the permalink is outputting correctly when you use the shortcode but the link
   that’s being added isn’t correct, then the problem seems to be your email app
   as opposed to BNFW. Can you try in a different app and see if that helps?
 * Thanks,
    Jack
 *  Plugin Author [Jack – BNFW](https://wordpress.org/support/users/voltronik/)
 * (@voltronik)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-permalink/#post-8612017)
 * Closing due to inactivity. If you need further help with this, please feel free
   to re-open this thread.

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 * Last reply from: [Jack – BNFW](https://wordpress.org/support/users/voltronik/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-permalink/#post-8612017)
 * Status: resolved