Better control over the firewall
We've added some new controls to help you fine-tune how Buttondown's firewall handles IP address auditing for new subscribers. You might have noticed that...
Never accidentally send an email with placeholder text again.
If you've ever written for a newspaper or magazine, you might be familiar with "TK" — a journalism shorthand for "to come" that marks placeholder text you...
You can now reply directly to subscriber conversations from your inbox.
You can now reply directly to conversations from your inbox ! When a subscriber replies to one of your emails, you'll see their message in your inbox—and now...
Track your Bluesky follower count over time
Hey folks! You can now track your Bluesky follower count right in your analytics ! If you've added your Bluesky profile to your newsletter's social links,...
New English locale variants for UK, Australia, and Canada.
We've expanded our localization options with new English variants! You can now choose between: English (US) — dates like 12/18/2025 English (UK) — dates like...
Russian localization
Buttondown's subscriber-facing app is now available in Russian! Thank you Alex Maltsev for your help with this!
More locale options
We've published a new blog post: > New English locale variants for UK, Australia, and Canada. Read it here!
Russian localization
We've published a new blog post: > Russian localization Read it here!
You can now unban subscribers directly from the UI.
You can now unban subscribers directly from your subscribers page. If you've previously banned a subscriber and want to give them another chance, just find...
Unban subscribers
We've published a new blog post: > You can now unban subscribers directly from the UI. Read it here!
Public postmortem: archive downtime
We've published a new blog post: > Our public postmortem for Incident #0023. Read it here!
Add a prominent message at the top of your archive pages.
You can now add an announcement bar to the top of your archive pages — a simple, eye-catching banner for sharing breaking news, special offers, or anything...
Bang paths, source routing, and how email trips were planned
We've published a new blog post: > Turn by turn directions, for email Read it here!
Announcement bars for your archives
We've published a new blog post: > Add a prominent message at the top of your archive pages. Read it here!
2025
It's become a tradition to look back on the previous year and reflect on what we shipped, what we didn't, and what's next. Let's start with all the stuff we...
A tiny tool for checking if an email domain is disposable.
We built and released a tiny little project: disposables.app, a free tool for easily checking whether or not an email address domain is disposable or...
disposables.app
We've published a new blog post: > A tiny tool for checking if an email domain is disposable. Read it here!
2025
We've published a new blog post: > Looking back on 2025, and looking forward to 2026 Read it here!
Ask a Nerd: Can you improve email deliverability with a personal domain?
We've published a new blog post: > Learn why it’s often better to route your newsletter through your domain, how to set that up, and methods for monitoring a...
How we interview customers at Buttondown
We've published a new blog post: > In which we provide space for you to ramble at us Read it here!
