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!
How to return from a newsletter hiatus in style
We've published a new blog post: > Minimize unsubscribes and get back into a groove with a little technical prowess and transparency. Read it here!
Cleaner subscriber management
Hey folks! We've made some behind-the-scenes improvements to how we handle problematic subscribers that should make your life a bit easier. A brief history...
A plaintext subject line is all email has ever needed
We've published a new blog post: > Many have tried to diminish or usurp it. All they did was make the humble header more resilient. Read it here!
New API changes for Buttondown
We've simplified the SubscriberType enum by removing the following deprecated types: spammy - Now consolidated into undeliverable with a specific...
The subtle art of email forensics
We've published a new blog post: > The subtle hints and hardcoded clues to trace the history of every email message Read it here!
