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...
Building a Slack-powered newsletter with Buttondown
We've published a new blog post: > Train a bot to create emails for you Read it here!
Captcha
Our hosted subscribe forums now will conditionally show CAPTCHAs to subscribers in the event that we think they are right on the edge of being spammy or...
How we welcome new customers at Buttondown
We've published a new blog post: > A look at Buttondown's new onboarding process and how we help diverse customers get started. Read it here!
Add notes to (almost) everything
Hey folks! Ever wished you could jot down quick thoughts about your subscribers, tags, or RSS feeds without reaching for a separate app? ...No? ...Okay, well...
On hiring a robot to send your emails
We've published a new blog post: > There are only two ways to email people: Individually, or all at once. Read it here!
The story of how RSS beat Microsoft
We've published a new blog post: > Massive tech companies tried to own syndication. They failed. Read it here!
Suppressed emails
The nature of managing user-generated content at scale is such that, while it might not necessarily be obvious, we spend the majority of our time behind the...
Updates from August
Hello darkness, my new friend. We’ve given Buttondown a few new coats of paint CSS this month. First up, the new home screen. It’s a quick recap of your...
Leave The Grateful Dead out of it
We've published a new blog post: > Don't let gurus turn your favorite artist's story into marketing drugery. Read it here!
Dark mode
When we decide what to work on and what to prioritize, the vast majority of projects and enhancements come from customers. This makes sense: if you were to...
Better API debugging and clearer error messages
Hey there! We've shipped some quality-of-life improvements to make debugging API issues a breeze — or, if not a breeze, at least incrementally more pleasant....
A newsletter-shaped-blog, or a blog-shaped-newsletter
We've published a new blog post: > Both are words published online, but the method changes the medium Read it here!
The firewall is smarter and stronger
We've been thrilled with the response to the Firewall, and we've been working hard to make it smarter and stronger over the last few months. The game of cat...
A new home screen
Buttondown's interface has long suffered from a common design pitfall: "shipping your database." This term refers to the tendency of well-meaning but narrow-...
Cleaner email editor
We’ve streamlined the editor layout for a cleaner, distraction-free writing experience. The old bottom tray with History, Delete, Saved and Send is gone, and...
Build a DIY email-to-SMS gateway
We've published a new blog post: > Carriers are removing their email-to-SMS gateways, but you can build your own instead. Read it here!
Email signatures and the power of defaults
We've published a new blog post: > Usenet set the signature rules. Then Hotmail broke them. Read it here!
Updates from July
Filtering out all the noise Subscribers contain multitudes. They’re subscribed or unsubscribed, they joined from your website or a signup form or from a...
What the hell is a Webmention?
We've published a new blog post: > If you're mentioned on the internet and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Read it here!
