The 'View in browser' link is a link that recipients can click if they have trouble viewing your email in their inbox. Clicking this link will open your email on a web page. You can add a 'View in browser' link either to:
Having a 'View in browser' link in your campaigns is not mandatory but is a good practice to ensure your recipients can read your email.
Add a 'View in browser' link to a specific campaign
The process for adding a 'View in browser' link in your campaigns is different based on the editor you are using to build your email:
Toggle the View in browser option from the Style > Template tab.
In the Rich Text Editor or HTML editor, you will need to manually add a mirror link placeholder. To manually add a mirror link in an email:
- In the HTML editor, add the {{ mirror }} placeholder in an HTML hyperlink tag <a>:
<a href="{{ mirror }}">View this email in browser</a> - In the Rich text editor, click the Insert link icon. Then paste the {{ mirror }} placeholder in the URL field, and enter the text you want to display in the Link title field.
Add or remove a default 'View in browser' link to all email designs
You can add a 'View in browser' link by default to all your email campaigns:
- Go to Campaigns > Settings > Default Settings.
- In the Default campaign settings section, search for the Add a 'View in browser' link to all campaigns option and select Yes.
- Click Save.
If you do not want to have a 'View in browser' link for a specific campaign, you can always remove it from this specific campaign's settings.
When creating an email campaign, if you have set a default 'View in browser' link and want to remove it for a specific campaign, you can do so from either the email campaign's additional settings, or design:
Additional settings
- When creating an email campaign, access the Additional settings at the very bottom of your screen.
- Click Edit settings.
- In the Design section, uncheck the Enable mirror Link box.
- Set other additional settings if needed and click Save.
Customize the 'View in browser' link for a specific campaign
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By default, the 'View in Browser' link appears at the top of your email design, with the mention View in browser like in the example on the right ➡️ |
You can customize your 'View in browser' link directly from the email editor:
- When creating an email campaign, access the Design step and open an email template.
- From the email editor, go to the Style tab and expand the Template accordion.
- Toggle on the View in browser option to display the link. The 'View in browser' link should appear at the top of your email design.
- Click the View in browser link.
- Use the toolbar to customize your 'View in browser' link color, size, and formatting:
Congratulations! You have customized your 'View in browser link'.
❓Can I delete my 'View in browser' link?
Having a 'View in browser' link in your email campaign is not mandatory. You can change or delete it if you want to.
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