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HMAC-based security for webhooks
Justin Duke
October 28, 2025
Verify webhook authenticity with HMAC signatures for outgoing webhooks.
Skip old RSS items
Justin Duke
June 21, 2025
Skip old RSS items when setting up feeds
Referrals in the Portal
Justin Duke
June 20, 2025
Subscribers can now view and customize their referral link in the Portal.
Safer bulk actions
Mary
June 5, 2025
Improved confirmation dialogs and safety checks for bulk subscriber actions.
Automatic periodic exports
Justin Duke
April 15, 2025
Schedule automatic data exports using time-based automation triggers.
Image export
Justin Duke
February 27, 2025
Export images from your newsletter
Redesigned subscriber detail pane
Justin Duke
February 14, 2025
A visual refresh of the subscriber detail view with streamlined activity feed.
Umami integration
Justin Duke
November 6, 2024
Embed Umami privacy-focused analytics on your newsletter with just a website ID.
Cross-post to Bluesky
Justin Duke
September 1, 2024
Automatically cross-post your newsletter to Bluesky directly from Buttondown.
Filter by import
Justin Duke
August 14, 2024
Filter and browse subscribers by import
Cross-post to LinkedIn
Justin Duke
June 19, 2024
Automatically cross-post your newsletter to LinkedIn directly from Buttondown.
Meta Pixel support
Justin Duke
May 19, 2024
Support for the Meta Pixel ID
Random content tag
Justin Duke
April 29, 2024
New template tag for randomizing content
Automation analytics
Justin Duke
April 15, 2024
Track automation performance over time in the Analytics dashboard
Daily reports
Justin Duke
March 15, 2024
Daily reports for the information-obsessed
Surveys in automations
Justin Duke
December 12, 2023
You can now send out surveys within automations
Reply to replies
Justin Duke
December 8, 2023
You can now reply to tracked replies
Better automation analytics
Justin Duke
September 19, 2023
Automation analytics is way better
Automation tag actions
Justin Duke
September 14, 2023
You can now add and remove tags to your automation sequences
Search tags and automations
Justin Duke
September 11, 2023
Search for everything (or at least tags and automations)!
End-of-email surveys
Justin Duke
May 31, 2023
Close out every email with a survey!
More automation functionality
Justin Duke
May 23, 2023
Trigger automations on link clicks and add or remove tags automatically.
Better RSS automation fetching!
Justin Duke
February 16, 2023
RSS feeds now check three times faster with manual refresh and feed status details.
RSS automations
Justin Duke
January 23, 2023
Automate your newsletter with RSS!
Mastodon support
Justin Duke
December 1, 2022
Add a link to your Mastodon account alongside other social profiles.
Descriptive export filenames
Justin Duke
September 26, 2022
More descriptive filenames for exports
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