custom link shortcode in theme functions.php file not working

Resolved dzseti
(@dzseti)

4 years, 11 months ago
As per this article I have set up a custom link as indicated:
```
function mailpoet_custom_shortcode_referral_link($shortcode, $newsletter, $subscriber, $queue, $arguments) {
  // always return the shortcode if it doesn't match your own!
  if ($shortcode !== '[link:cj]') return $shortcode;
	
  $referral_link = get_page_link(get_page_by_title('curated journeys live feed')->ID) . '?email=xxxx';
  
  return $referral_link;
}
```
On a test page the set value

get_page_link(get_page_by_title(‘curated journeys live feed’)->ID) . ‘?email=xxxx’

is correct. It shows the value

https://example.com/6ge628fd7e/?email=xxxx

But the email itself includes a link like this:

https://example.com/?mailpoet_router&endpoint=track&action=click&data=WzI2LCIyNzVjYzciLCI0IiwiM2RkMjNiNGQ1ODg0IixmYWxzZV0

ie there are two problems:

(1) the part of the url after the domain name

6ge628fd7e/

has been dropped
(2) the get data

?email=xxxx

has been replaced by tracking data

What am I doing wrong?

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dromero20
(@dromero20)

4 years, 11 months ago

Hi, @dzseti!

We don’t directly support customizations in our plugin or provide support or guidance on custom shortcodes. If you need help to make the custom code work, you can reach out to a developer of Codeable on this link.

Have a nice day!

Thread Starter dzseti
(@dzseti)

4 years, 11 months ago

Hi

Don’t quite understand your reply “We don’t directly support … guidance on custom shortcodes”

Who is providing this support on shortcodes? Not MailPoet?

What this support doesn’t say is that the link generated is an intermediate link that does redirect to the link I had set up.

dromero20
(@dromero20)

4 years, 11 months ago

Hi again, @dzseti!

We took a further look into the problem you described and we think it can be related to a similar issue that was reported in our GH repository. Could you please check the public issue and see if that helps? Here’s the link:

– https://github.com/mailpoet/mailpoet/issues/3393

If not, please feel free to open a new issue in there (so our devs can take a look) or provide more insights in this forum thread.

Thanks!

Thread Starter dzseti
(@dzseti)

4 years, 11 months ago

Thanks for getting back. I’ll get over my frustration at your first reply. Maybe both having a bad day.

I took a look at the link you sent and it has helped my understanding. Many thanks

Still think you need to be clear on the [link:….] description page you should be clearer that this generates and intermediate link that redirects to the programmed link. Fundamental to the operation of MailPoet, but something I didn’t udnerstand at the start

All sorted now. Many thanks

dromero20
(@dromero20)

4 years, 11 months ago

Hi!

I’ll get over my frustration at your first reply. Maybe both having a bad day.

No problem. I misunderstood your question at the beginning, so my bad here. Actually, thanks for getting back to me so I could take a further look and understand what you were looking for.

Still think you need to be clear on the [link:….] description page you should be clearer that this generates and intermediate link that redirects to the programmed link.

Totally, I’ll write down that feedback so we can include that part in our support documentation.

Thanks!

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