Security
We've published a new blog post: > We value your data and are committed to keeping it safe and secure. Read it here!
Simplified cancellation
We've published a new blog post: > No more choosing between "pause" and "cancel" — there's just one option now. Read it here!
Ask a Nerd: Does email length affect deliverability?
We've published a new blog post: > You’d have to send fairly lengthy newsletters to run into issues. And even then, only a subset of subscribers would...
Swedish localization
We've published a new blog post: > Swedish localization Read it here!
Swedish localization
Buttondown's subscriber-facing app is now available in Swedish! Head to your newsletter settings and select "Svenska" from the locale dropdown to localize...
The changelog, reborn
We've published a new blog post: > A day-by-day log of everything we ship, in plain English Read it here!
New API changes for Buttondown
The POST /v1/comments endpoint now accepts an optional subscriber_id parameter. When provided, the comment is attributed to that subscriber instead of the...
New API changes for Buttondown
The POST /v1/images endpoint now rejects SVG uploads by default, returning a 400 error. SVG files aren't reliably rendered by most email clients, so this...
Forwarding an email is not always straightforward
We've published a new blog post: > It’s rare for a good email to start with Fwd: Fw: fwd: Read it here!
Public descriptions for tags
We've published a new blog post: > Add context to subscriber-editable tags with a new API field. Read it here!
Add context to subscriber-editable tags with a new API field.
Following up on subscriber-editable tags : when subscribers see a list of tags they can toggle on or off, sometimes the tag name alone doesn't tell the whole...
How Rodrigo brings a humanistic view to consumer technology
We've published a new blog post: > Jounalist, Rogrigo Ghedin, uses his bilingual newsletter to share his insights on the social and psychological impacts of...
Updates from January
New year, [so many] new design options January started simply enough. We added a new option to put an announcement bar at the top of your archives. Hit the...
A machine-readable spec for the data powering your archive pages.
If you've built a custom theme or done anything programmatic with your archive pages , you've probably had to reverse-engineer the data that Buttondown...
OpenAPI spec for archives
We've published a new blog post: > A machine-readable spec for the data powering your archive pages. Read it here!
Survey responses on the web
We've published a new blog post: > Subscribers can now respond to surveys from the web archive, not just email. Read it here!
Subscribers can now respond to surveys from the web archive, not just email.
Up until now, surveys only worked inside the email itself — if a subscriber clicked through to the web version of your email, they couldn't actually respond....
How Brandon Lucas Green shares his musical journey and tips on attaining creative independence
We've published a new blog post: > Musician and tech professional, Brandon Lucas Green, uses his newsletter as an outlet to share his music journey and...
Subscribers can come from anywhere. Even another newsletter platform’s form.
We've published a new blog post: > Everything can be customized, if you try hard enough. Read it here!
Your newsletter's archives are more valuable than your list
We've published a new blog post: > Store, share, and protect your work so as many people as possible can see it. Read it here!
