WordPress Curated Lists (CMCLM) - Extra - Using Email Or Phone Instead of Link
Using Email Or Phone Instead of Link
It is possible to use an email address or a phone number instead of the destination URL to simplify user's interaction with the curated list. Users can call or send email by clicking on the relevant button. Note: the feature for adding a phone number was introduced in version 1.3.9 of the WordPress Curated Lists plugin.
![Front-end example - Knowledge Base WordPress Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/62471c9342ba434a7afe257c/file-UpWK2S76N5.gif)
How To Do This?
Navigate to Admin Dashboard → Curated List Manager Pro → Links.
![Navigation to the links dashboard - Knowledge Base Wiki WordPress Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/6247199ec1688a6d26a7c42a/file-dB0OfeJuxf.png)
While creating a new link, adding an email address or a phone number happens in the field URL.
![URL field - Content Curation Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/62471a48c1e53608cf9ef67a/file-9V2EV9kJlD.png)
To add an email, you need to put "mailto:" and the email address. There shouldn't be any spaces.
Example: mailto:example@gmail.com
![Adding email - WordPress Plugin Content Curation](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/62471ac92ce7ed0fb091c654/file-uweIhNJTeJ.png)
To add a phone number, you need to put "tel:" and the phone. There shouldn't be any spaces.
Example: tel:+17775552368
![Adding phone number - WordPress Content Curation Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/62471b3442ba434a7afe256c/file-jRSUtsiITd.png)
The items with emails and phones instead of URLs will be marked with corresponding icons in the table of created links:
![Examples of created phone number and email - WordPress Content Aggregation](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/62471d9c2ce7ed0fb091c66d/file-LuHuEMmvp7.png)
Labels
When users click on the email or phone on the front-end, they will see the buttons that allow to call or send email. You can edit the names of these buttons.
![Front-end example - WordPress Knowledge Base Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/62472605c1e53608cf9ef6dd/file-53NYzeJmKH.png)
To do this, navigate to Admin Dashboard → Curated List Manager Pro → Options → Plugin Options tab.
![Navigation to the plugin settings - Knowledge Base WordPress Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/62d05a1d03382e4311cf495d/file-knXHA0zFq2.png)
Under the General section find the following two options:
![Changing the labels - Knowledge Base Wiki WordPress Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/62d05a9d360964399e470d29/file-fSitkGcUHR.png)
- Label for call now button
- Label for email now button
Note: these labels were introduced in version 1.4.5.
After editing these labels, don't forget to save the changes.
Result
Clicking on the link shows the user a phone number or email and the buttons with a call-to-action.
![Front-end example - Content Curation Plugin](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/62471c9342ba434a7afe257c/file-UpWK2S76N5.gif)
Clicking on the button commits calling the phone or sending an email.
![Front-end example - WordPress Plugin Content Curation](http://d33v4339jhl8k0.cloudfront.net/docs/assets/558f9e89e4b01a224b42f278/images/62472a26c1688a6d26a7c4a7/file-Zhaax62kGv.gif)
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