[John Lutz]

So is it possible to hyperlink the addresses to open into your mobile phones map for directions?

It would be very nice and quite easy to have the address hot like that, I tried using the mobile version the other day and it was a bit frustrating that I had to highlight & copy the address (which was hard since the text is tight together – this won’t be an issue if the addresses are hot, but did make things harder as a user)

Thank you!

[Steven Zahm]

@ John

Apologies for the delay in my reply!

Since address components can be made into active links (Connections : Settings under the Advanced tab in the Permalinks section) the entire address itself can not be made into a link. This is because links within links are invalid markup. Generally only the outer link will be recognized within the browser.

A possible would be displaying a button after the address to open in Google Maps. YOu can already see this in action … Navigate to your directory page and click on the show map link. Click the map pin. You will find a button for Get Directions. This open the address in Google Maps.

Would this solution be a workable one?

[John Lutz]

Ok I found the Permalinks section, as you mentioned it seems you can make all address components active links other than the street address it self.

But even if I did make it a clickable link, it seems it only takes you to a certain page I would designate, not open in maps.

I don’t know why when I’m on mobile and I hold an address on other website it bring it up in maps for me like normal, but this address doesn’t activate the maps for some reason.

I think adding a button below the address might be helpful, there have been many times I have been on the road & frustratingly trying to copy or get an address to open in maps.

So how would I add a button to do that?

Thanks for your help as always!

[Steven Zahm]

@ John

RE: even if I did make it a clickable link, it seems it only takes you to a certain page I would designate, not open in maps.

Correct, that is why I can not make the entire address a link (clickable) because it is invalid HTML. You can not have links within links.

RE: I don’t know why when I’m on mobile and I hold an address on other website it bring it up in maps for me like normal, but this address doesn’t activate the maps for some reason.

Interesting … can you share a link and which device you are using? I’ve looked at random sites I could find that had an address or two and could not replicate such functionality. I can only do the copy/paste that I’ve always have done.

RE: I think adding a button below the address might be helpful, there have been many times I have been on the road & frustratingly trying to copy or get an address to open in maps. … So how would I add a button to do that?

Unless you are very familiar with PHP, this would not be an easy task.

[John Lutz]

Hmm ok no I don’t know PHP. I appreciate the explanation.

[Steven Zahm]

@ John

can you share a link and which device you are using?

I am interested in researching this at the very least. Knowing which site(s) and devices this works for you would be very helpful.

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