Alternative links redirect users on mobile devices to phone calls, open the default email client, or activate a new SMS. This guide will walk you through adding alternative links to widgets such as buttons, texts, images, and icons.
TIP: You can hide an alternative link on the desktop view and show it only on the mobile view.
Alternative links
Some alternative links you can add to your landing page:
- tel:+01333444555
- link redirecting to a phone call when the user accesses the page on a mobile device. When the user displays the page on a computer, the link will open Skype. (Add a phone number as a link in the following format tel:+00111222333)
- mailto:name@email.com
- link redirecting to a new email message (add an email address as a link in the following format mailto:example@address.com). See how to add link extesions.
- sms:+01333444555
- link redirecting to a new SMS (add a phone number as a link in the following format sms:+00111222333)
- callto:+01333444555 or callto:username
- link redirecting to a Skype call (add a phone number or Skype username as a link in the following format callto:+00111222333 or callto:SkypeUserName)
Every link can be added to buttons, texts, icons, and images. Once the user clicks such a widget, they will be redirected immediately to a phone call, email message, or SMS app.
Button as a link
1. Navigate to the editor of your landing page.
2. Click on the button. In the right-side toolbar, find the Click Action tab and unfold the Action menu.
![](https://landingi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/button-action.png)
3. Select Redirect and type your link in the URL field.
![](https://landingi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/button-redirect-link.png)
4. Publish the landing page.
Open the landing page on the mobile device and check if your alternative links work correctly.
Text as a link
1. Navigate to the editor of your landing page.
2. Select the text that you want to be an alternative link. Click on the link icon.
![](https://landingi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/text-link.png)
3. Select link type Redirect (1) and type your link in the URL (2) field. Then Save & close.
![](https://landingi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/text-link-redirect.png)
4. Publish the landing page.
Open the landing page on the mobile device and check if your alternative links work correctly.
Icon or image as a link
1. Navigate to the editor of your landing page.
2. Click on the icon or image. In the right-side toolbar, find the Click Action tab and unfold the Action menu.
![](https://landingi.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/icon-click-action.png)
3. Select Redirect and type your link in the Link to URL field.
![](https://landingi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/icon-link-to-url.webp)
4. Publish the landing page.
Open the landing page on the mobile device and check if your alternative links work correctly.
Mailto link extensions
If you want a default email text to appear after clicking on the link, you can extend the link:
- test@test.com – redirect just to an email address
- test@test.com?subject=ABC – redirect to an email address, with a message title “ABC”
- test@test.com?subject=ABC&body=XYZ – redirect to an email address, with a message title “ABC” and a text “XYZ”
- test@test.com?In-Reply-To=%sender@test.com – redirect to an email address, as a reply to a sender’s message