Background patterns
We've published a new blog post: > Add chevrons, polka dots, graph paper, and more to the background of your website. Read it here!
How to add just the right amount of spice to your newsletter archives
We've published a new blog post: > A splash of color, a dash of typography, and a bit of secret sauce to show everyone there's a real human running things....
Archives on custom domains unreachable
We've published a new blog post: > Our public postmortem for the incident on October 20th, 2026. Read it here!
Updates from October
Newsvember. Novembersletter. NaNeWriMo. This November, how about writing a newsletter issue a day? For two and a half decades, a mass psychosis descended...
A better link interface
We've published a new blog post: > Easily link to your past emails from the editor Read it here!
Every email is three emails in a trench coat
We've published a new blog post: > You don’t read half of the emails you send. But you should to see what’s hiding inside. Read it here!
Making Buttondown easier to use
We've published a new blog post: > Skip the sidebar, hear what changed, and navigate tables with arrow keys. Read it here!
Why not National Newsletter Writing Month?
We've published a new blog post: > Exercise your writing muscles, delight your subscribers, and make new connections with creators. What’s not to like? Read...
Redirecting your archives
We've published a new blog post: > The archive redirect has graduated from a hidden setting into a Redirect add-on in your Web settings. Read it here!
When France gave away terminals, and a dozen email services bloomed
We've published a new blog post: > Messaging is always the killer app, regardless of the network or the device Read it here!
Everyone should start a newsletter
We've published a new blog post: > Shape your thinking, and the thinking of others, with consistent writing in public. Read it here!
Writing prompts
We've published a new blog post: > A little list of writing prompts you can toggle on when you're staring at an empty email. Read it here!
Updates from September
Block AI from reading your archives You work tirelessly to carefully compose and craft emails meant for real flesh-and-blood human subscribers and what does...
Two bits of settings cleanup
We've published a new blog post: > The Tracking page is gone, and so is the Design folder in the sidebar. Read it here!
Email timeouts
We've published a new blog post: > Our public postmortem for Incident #0014. Read it here!
What we lost when we lost comments
We've published a new blog post: > Comments require commitment, but they’re worth it. Read it here!
The joy and agony of a snail mail newsletter
We've published a new blog post: > A chance to create offline relationships, hone your craft, and eat your bodyweight in envelope glue Read it here!
commenting_mode replaces is_comments_disabled
We've published a new blog post: > Emails get a three-valued commenting mode instead of a boolean Read it here!
Bulk actions take tag_id, not tag
We've published a new blog post: > The tag key in a bulk action's metadata is renamed to tag_id Read it here!
Removed the teaser fields from emails
We've published a new blog post: > should_send_teaser and custom_teaser are gone from the Email object Read it here!
