# How to generate a link like link\_to on mailer?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-generate-a-link-like-link-to-on-mailer/174326>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 25, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-generate-a-link-like-link-to-on-mailer/174326 "2009-08-25T03:36:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![rubyernewbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@rubyernewbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyernewbie)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-generate-a-link-like-link-to-on-mailer/174326/1 "2009-08-25T03:36:09Z")

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I used rails mailer to send a email to my client, but soon I found I  
can’t use link\_to on mailer.  
the effect I want is like this.  
[great](http://localhost.com/great)

so, any thought here?

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**Author:** ![rubyernewbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@rubyernewbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyernewbie)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2009, 4:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-generate-a-link-like-link-to-on-mailer/174326/2 "2009-08-25T04:05:26Z")

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On Aug 24, 9:36 pm, Zhenning G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> I used rails mailer to send a email to my client, but soon I found I  
> can’t use link\_to on mailer.  
> the effect I want is like this.  
> [great](http://localhost.com/great)
> 
> so, any thought here?

From

> **[rails.info](http://guide.rails.info/action_mailer_basics.html#using-action-mailer-helpers)**
>
> Ruby on Rails,Rails Tutorial,Ruby Basics,Rails 4,Bar Rails,Rail

helper\_method :link\_to def link\_to(name, options)

Regards,  
Jason S.