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For version 1.4 advanced edit mode, how do you put email addresses in stories? When the user clicks the email address, it should go to a mailto: url.

There's a button on Fck toolbar which puts a hyperlink in your text. Just select "email" in popup's Type field

I was afraid someone would make this suggestion. I tried this, but when I saved the story and hovered the mouse over the link, I did not get a "mailto:" url. It just said "http://www.mysite.com/email@myaddress.com"

Isn't it much better to use http://yourdomain.com/contact.php?uid=X, where X is the user you want the e-mail to be sent to?

If it's not someone who has anything to do with your site, just create a dummy user for them.

Starting in Geeklog v1.4, you can even link to http://yourdomain.com/contact.php?uid=X&subject=Y, where Y provides a suggested subject.

P.S.
Is there an autotag for $_CONF['site_url']?

Thanks for the reply. I don't think this solution will work because I often have to put in several email addresses that have nothing to do with my site. Creating a dummy user for them doesn't seem workable. I'll just have to forget about it for now.

You have to add "mailto" to the list of allowed protocols in config.php:

bye, Dirk

What's the problem? Geeklog has a "batch creation" utility. You can prepare a list with as many people as you need. Just use fake addresses because Geeklog forces you to send them joining messages. (unless you can tell them in advance to just ignore them). After it's done, replace them one by one with their real addresses.

Also, if it's, say, just 10 people, create them (as admin) one by one and they won't get joining messages. It takes an admin one click to create a new user (you just specify their username, password and address - the aforementioned utility spares you the password part).

Unless you want multiple addresses in that mailto link. Geeklog doesn't support it, but I think it's hackable (uid="X,Y,Z").

Be it as it may, Dirk - what about a way to tell that batch creation not to send them messages (I know no one will know the passwords but it's good for dummy cases such as these)? Just add a little choice button with the default to send joining messages.

Thanks very much, Dirk. Thanks to you too LWC. The solution was indeed to put mailto in the list of protocols in config.php. Works like a charm now.

Thanks again.