NO BUG: Strange link behavior for mailto links

Chrmrtns · June 19, 2024, 9:21am

Sounds like a bug to me - but…

If I enter the href including a mailto it should open in the mail programm, like here:

<a class="brxe-sgocse brxe-text-basic ansprech__link" href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a>

Unfortunately the link in the mailprogram is then as the recipient:

See screenshots, first is the bug, and the other is the same code in a normal html file.

Anyone else has experienced this?

It currently works like this, but this can lead to some unwanted behavior. We have now removed the mailto:{mb_ansprechpartner_email_6bs757cqxl5} from the link.

<a class="brxe-sgocse brxe-text-basic ansprech__link" href="example@example.com">example@example.com</a>

Browser: Chrome 110
OS: macOS
Bricks: 1.9.9
Plugins used: MetaBox (but that does not matter IMO)
URL: Not necessary, see attached screenshots.

Chrmrtns · June 19, 2024, 9:32am

This was the setting before we removed the mailto from the email link.

timmse · June 19, 2024, 2:46pm

Hi Chris,
Welcome to the forum, and thanks so much for your report!

Ha, the classic: feature or bug?

In this case, it’s a feature. Please have a look at
/wp-content/themes/bricks/includes/integrations/dynamic-data/providers/base.php

Long story short: if you link to an email address, we add the mailto: automatically. If you don’t want this, you can use the :text filter such as {mb_ansprechpartner_email_6bs75cqxl5:text}, but then you have to add the mailto: manually. Alternative: Just leave out the mailto: and it will work as expected.

Best regards,
timmse

Chrmrtns · June 19, 2024, 4:56pm

Thanks a lot, this makes sense.

A bit confusing, as I come from the more classical way of building sites, but once you know it it is indeed handy.