Action Links

OVERVIEW

Action Links allows you to create a button that triggers an action goal when it is clicked

INTEGRATIONS NEEDED FOR ACTION LINKS

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Action Links Configuration Options

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Tool Configuration

In this section, you will find the options for building your Action Link tool. Follow along in your PlusThis app, or by viewing the numbered step in the screenshots.

1

What URL do you want the contacts to be sent to?

Enter the URL you would like contacts to be sent to when then click on the Action Link button. 
2

What fallback URL would you like to use if contact details are not found?

Put the URL that you would like people to be sent to if they click the link and there are no contact details found (if we don’t know who the person is).
3

Which tag would you like to apply to the contacts?

Select which tag you’d like applied to the contact when they click the link.  

If you do not have a tag created already, you can create a tag by clicking on the plus (+) symbol on the right-hand side of the tag selector.  

Name and Save Action Link

Below you will find instructions for naming and saving the tool. 

4

Tool Name

Enter a name for your Action Link in this section. The name is solely for use inside of PlusThis, and will not be visible to customers. 

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FAQs / Tips

Implementation Types

My Website

Embed the PlusThis button on your website that will tag a contact when it is clicked.

1
Select the button size, style, and button text you would like above the embed code.
2
Once the button looks how you would like, copy the embed code.
3
Embed the code on your website where you would like the Action Link button to display.
4
Be sure to pass contact details to the page the Action Link is embedded on. You can do this using the link generator, or by passing details through an Ontraform submission.
5
OPTIONAL: If you would like to use this with your own custom button, click the slider at the top right of the My Website block. Add the link below where you embed the PlusThis code.

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My Website

Embed the PlusThis button on your website that will tag a contact when it is clicked.

1
Select the button size, style, and button text you would like above the embed code.
2
On the Usage and Instructions page, copy the code under the ‘Ontraport Thank You Page’ tab.
3
In Ontraport, open your smartform settings, ‘Use this Landing page’. Embed the code in an HTML element on the Landing page.
4
In the advanced settings of the Smart Form, be sure to check the ‘Pass CGI variables to Landing/Thank you page’.
5
OPTIONAL: If you would like to use this with your own custom button, click the slider at the top right of the Thank You page block. Add the link below where you embed the PlusThis code.

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AccessAlly

Embed the PlusThis button on your AccessAlly website that will tag a contact when it is clicked.

1
Select the button size, style, and button text you would like above the embed code.
2
On the Usage and Instructions page, copy the code under the ‘AccessAlly’ tab.
3
Embed the code on your website where you would like the Action Link button to display.
4
IMPORTANT: Be sure to embed this tool on Gated-Only pages that requires the contact to be logged in to view the page.
5
OPTIONAL: If you would like to use this with your own custom button, click the slider at the top right of the Thank You page block. Add the link below where you embed the PlusThis code.

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PilotPress

Embed the PlusThis button on your PilotPress website that will tag a contact when it is clicked.

1
Select the button size, style, and button text you would like above the embed code.
2
On the Usage and Instructions page, copy the code under the ‘PilotPress’ tab.
3
Embed the code on your website where you would like the Action Link button to display.
4
IMPORTANT: Be sure to embed this tool on Gated-Only pages that requires the contact to be logged in to view the page.
5
OPTIONAL: If you would like to use this with your own custom button, click the slider at the top right of the Thank You page block. Add the link below where you embed the PlusThis code.

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