Can I get the "Web View" URL to show in the HTML version?

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• Ben

  March 2013

  Hi @dhollings,

  The <webversion> tag converts into a href tag, it won't just give you the URL without being hyperlinked.

  Are you trying to style your webversion link? You can do something like this <webversion style="color:#FF0000">View web version</webversion>

  If you want your HTML email to just display the plain text of the URL (without it being hyperlinked), it's impossible as your users' email client will convert it into a hyperlink anyway. It's worse because the default color of that link will be an ugly blue and you can't style it. So I'd suggest styling the web version tag as I've described above so you can display your web version link in any color you like.

  Thanks.

  Ben
• dhollings

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  Ben, you went way off in to assumption land.... I need to pass the URL into another URL that provides a reminder functionality for my readers. I need just the URL. So my question is the same as before: Can I get access to JUST THE URL within the HTML version of my newsletter?

  This has nothing to do with linking, CSS, styling, etc. I just want to be able to get access to the URL. In other words, it would be great if I could put [webversion] in the HTML version of my newsletter and have Sendy print just the URL so I could work with it.

  For example.... I need to achieve this...

  http://domain.com/readlater.php?url=[webversion]
• dhollings

  March 2013

  Ok solved it myself (though I think you should add this to standard script)

  I added line in send_now.php and schedule.php

  $html_treated = str_replace('[webversion]', get_app_info('path').'/w/'.short($subscriber_id).'/'.short($subscriber_list).'/'.short($campaign_id), $html_treated);

  Now, [webversion] will print URL in HTML version.
• Ben

  March 2013 edited March 2013

  Using [webversion] in the HTML version will print the URL only is a good idea. Using <webversion> will continue to convert it into a hyperlink in the HTML version.

  Thanks, I will implement this in the next version.

  Ben
• dhollings

  March 2013

  Sure thing. I now have a READ THIS LATER reminder within my newsletter.
• Ben

  June 2013

  This is now supported in version 1.1.7. You can now use the [webversion] tag in the HTML version.