Email Script not populating URL correctly

[ssRD25]

Hello community,

Facing an issue with velocity script, the url variable is not populating correctly & the output is "https://${url}".

If https:// is included in the baseUrl variable, it works, and the URL is populated correctly, but the click link tracking is lost in the activity log.

What could be the issue here & how can it be fixed without losing the click-link tracking?

#set($utm_source="Nurture")
#set($utm_content="WXDWW")
#set($utm_term="20AQR")
#set($utm_id = "utm_id=NewsletterENThink")

#set($baseUrl = "www.abc.com/account/reg/us-en/signup?utm_source=$utm_source&utm_content=$utm_content&utm_term=$utm_term") 

#set($url =$baseUrl+"&" + $utm_id) 

<a style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: none; color: hashtag#0f62fe;" href="https://${url}" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Subscribe now </a>

[SanfordWhiteman · Accepted solution]

You shouldn’t be building URLs manually in this day and age — you’ll inevitably mess up encoding.

Simply use LinkTool ($link) to build the URL, then output the constant https:// followed by the relevant URL parts:

#set( $signupUrl = $link.uri("https://www.example.com/account/reg/us-en/signup") )
#set( $void = $signupUrl.setParam("utm_source", "Nurture", false) )
#set( $void = $signupUrl.setParam("utm_content", "WXDWW", false) )
#set( $void = $signupUrl.setParam("utm_term", "20AQR", false) )
#set( $void = $signupUrl.setParam("utm_id", "NewsletterENThink", false) )
<a style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: none; color: #0f62fe;" 
  href="https://${signupUrl.getHost()}${signupUrl.getPath()}?${signupUrl.getQuery()}" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Subscribe now </a>

[ssRD25]

@SanfordWhiteman thank you for the solution but the core issue still exists.

When using the below script, in email preview the link is populating correctly but when email is sent via campaign the output is:

https://${signupUrl.getHost()}${signupUrl.getPath()}?${signupUrl.getQuery()}

#set( $signupUrl = $link.uri("https://www.example.com/account/reg/us-en/signup") )
#set( $void = $signupUrl.setParam("utm_source", "Nurture", false) )
#set( $void = $signupUrl.setParam("utm_content", "WXDWW", false) )
#set( $void = $signupUrl.setParam("utm_term", "20AQR", false) )
#set( $void = $signupUrl.setParam("utm_id", "NewsletterENThink", false) )
<a style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: none; color: #0f62fe;" 
  href="https://${signupUrl.getHost()}${signupUrl.getPath()}?${signupUrl.getQuery()}" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Subscribe now </a>

If mktNoTrack class is added to the script the link populates correctly but then the 'Click Email' activity is lost & not captured in the activity log.

<a class="mktNoTrack" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-line-height-rule: exactly; text-decoration: none; color: #0f62fe;" href="https://${signupUrl.getHost()}${signupUrl.getPath()}?${signupUrl.getQuery()}" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Subscribe now </a>

[SanfordWhiteman]

Well, I’ve tested that exact code (wouldn’t have posted it without testing) and it’s working in our lab instance.

Can you tell me exactly what kind of campaign you’re using?

[ssRD25]

@SanfordWhiteman, The email is sent using a batch campaign. Email is located in an email program (nested inside the Default program). The token is defined at the email program level.