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dberonio22
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Contributor III
November 7, 2024
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Unsubscribe placeholder

  • November 7, 2024
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I placed an unsubscribe link in our emails, but during test sends, it shows a placeholder page saying, 'This page is just a placeholder.' Will actual recipients see this placeholder if they decide to unsubscribe from our emails? What to do 

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    Best answer by ali786

    @dberonio22 send a proper email campaign to your email and then click on unsubscribe. It will work.
    I also tutorial over this 

     

    -Ali

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    retention
    Partner - Platinum
    2025 Champion
    November 7, 2024

    Hi @dberonio22, welcome to the community!

    The placeholder is there only when you are doing previews so you don’t actually unsubscribe the user while sending test emails.  In a real email, the user will go to the unsubscribe confirmation page.

    Joseph Hsieh // retentioncommerce.com // X: @retention
    dberonio22
    Contributor III
    Contributor III
    November 8, 2024

    Hi @dberonio22, welcome to the community!

    The placeholder is there only when you are doing previews so you don’t actually unsubscribe the user while sending test emails.  In a real email, the user will go to the unsubscribe confirmation page.

    Hi this is very helpful, thanks a lot! But how do I ensure it will take them to a confirmation page in a real email? Thank you again! 

    ali786
    Expert Problem Solver I
    ali786Answer
    Expert Problem Solver I
    November 8, 2024

    @dberonio22 send a proper email campaign to your email and then click on unsubscribe. It will work.
    I also tutorial over this 

     

    -Ali

    ali raza -🔎www.aliXemail.com
    Christiannoerbjerg
    Expert Problem Solver II
    2025 Champion
    November 8, 2024

    The placeholder you’re seeing is shown only during test sends to prevent any accidental unsubscribes during the preview phase. In an actual email sent to your recipients, they will be directed to the proper unsubscribe confirmation pagem when they click the link :-)