How do I add an Add to Calendar link to an email in Constant Contact?
Adding an Add to Calendar link to Constant Contact emails is a straightforward copy-and-paste - copy the link from AddEvent and insert it as a button or text hyperlink in your email.
Step-by-step
- In your AddEvent dashboard, open your event and go to Sharing
- Copy the Add to Calendar link
- In Constant Contact, open your email in the drag-and-drop editor
- To add a button: drag a Button block into your email layout, set the button text to "Add to Calendar", and paste the AddEvent URL in the link field
- To add a text link: highlight the text, click the link icon in the text toolbar, and paste the AddEvent URL
- Save and use Constant Contact's preview or test send to confirm the link works
Using the HTML editor
Constant Contact also has a Code Editor view. To add the link in HTML: <a href="YOUR_ADDEVENT_URL">Add to Calendar</a>
Constant Contact automations
For event-related automation sequences (e.g., a series of reminder emails leading up to an event), include the Add to Calendar link in each email of the series. This gives recipients multiple opportunities to add the event to their calendar.
Tips
- Constant Contact is popular with nonprofits and small businesses running community events - include the Add to Calendar link in your event announcement and reminder emails
- The Add to Calendar link works for both your Constant Contact campaigns and resend-to-non-openers flows
- If you run recurring events (weekly classes, monthly meetings), use AddEvent's subscription calendar instead - share the Follow Calendar link once so subscribers automatically receive all future events