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Campaign Links for JobAdder

Step-by-step: create the contact custom field in JobAdder, wire it to Redsun, launch a campaign, and merge the URL in your JobAdder email template.

1

Create the contact custom field in JobAdder

In JobAdder, go to **Settings → Administration → Customise JobAdder → Contacts → Custom Fields** and click **+ Add Custom Field**. Name it `Redsun Link`, set the type to **Text** (single line is fine — URLs are short), and save. JobAdder assigns a numeric **field ID** — visible in the URL when you edit the field (e.g. `/custom-fields/42`) or by calling the API. Note this number.

If you can't see the field ID in the UI, run a quick `GET /contacts/fields/custom` API call to list all contact custom fields with their IDs. Your JobAdder account manager can help if you don't have API access.

2

Tell Redsun the field ID

In Redsun, go to **Intelligence → Settings → Campaign Link Field**. Paste the numeric field ID (e.g. `42`) into the **Field ID** box. The label is optional. Click Save. Redsun now knows which custom field to write to on each JobAdder contact at campaign launch.

3

Make sure JobAdder contacts have synced

Open the Connections page and confirm JobAdder shows Connected with a recent sync time. Redsun only writes URLs to contacts it's already pulled from JobAdder, and contacts must have email addresses to be eligible.

Connections page
4

Launch a campaign

Open **Intelligence → Campaign Links**, expand a consultant, click **New campaign**: 1. Name the campaign. 2. Pick a destination (landing page or apply form — client-facing or candidate-facing). 3. Click **Launch**. Redsun PUTs each synced JobAdder contact's `custom[{fieldId, value}]` with the unique per-contact URL, via `PUT /contacts/{contactId}`. Progress and per-contact results appear in the dialog.

5

Verify in JobAdder

Open any contact in JobAdder, scroll to the custom fields section. The `Redsun Link` field should now contain a URL like `https://yourdomain.com/client/q1-hiring-Abc12345`. Each contact gets a different slug — that's the per-recipient tracking ID.

6

Use the merge token in JobAdder email templates

In JobAdder, when composing a bulk email or saving a template, insert the custom field via the merge-field picker — it's listed under **Contact Custom Fields** by the name you gave it (`Redsun Link`). The raw merge syntax varies by template type but is typically `{Contact.CustomField.RedsunLink}` or the equivalent. JobAdder's editor resolves the field name to the correct tag — always prefer the picker over typing the tag manually.

Test-send to yourself before rolling out. If the merge token renders as the literal field name in the email, the wrong tag was used.

7

Track engagement

Every click lands on your chosen destination via your tenant domain, sets the identity cookie, and updates the Known Visitors dashboard. The Campaign Links tab shows per-campaign click counts; the Campaign Performance Dashboard shows the attribution funnel.

Known Visitors dashboard

Guide complete

You've covered all 7 steps. Check out the related guides below.

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