Markdown is unformatted formatting
We've published a new blog post: > How early computer users created the longest lasting formatting style, out of spare characters. Read it here!
New API changes for Buttondown
We've expanded the Newsletter API to include the following new fields that allow for further programmatic customization of your newsletter: css - Custom CSS...
2025-05-14
Analytics for sad stuff
2025-05-09
Share your newsletters on Are.na
E-COM: The $40 million USPS project to send email on paper
We've published a new blog post: > The USPS offered to print your email for you. Only spammers said yes. Read it here!
Updates from April
(Are you proud of us for abstaining from the “It’s gonna be May” pun? We hope so.) Filter subscribers based on UTM parameters Who cares what UTM actually...
Attachments helped email go global
We've published a new blog post: > Sending files via email might be on the decline, but its history is more important than ever. Read it here!
2025-05-01
Localization
This is not a newsletter accessibility checklist
We've published a new blog post: > It's a starting point with a few early guideposts. Read it here!
2025-04-21
Configurable Firewall
2025-04-18
Quickly spot suspicious domains or IPs
The community powered email newsletter
We've published a new blog post: > The best way to share community discussions is a newsletter. Read it here!
2025-04-17
Easily filter a subscriber's activity
New API changes for Buttondown
We've expanded the EmailStatus enum to include the following new statuses: throttled - The email is being sent out slowly to ensure deliverability. resending...
2025-04-15
Automatic periodic exports
2025-04-14
Better tracking with expanded UTM filtering
New API changes for Buttondown
We've expanded the subscriber filtering capabilities by adding support for UTM parameters. You can now filter subscribers by: utm_campaign - Find subscribers...
AMP and why emails are not (and should never be) interactive.
We've published a new blog post: > Google tried to reinvent email. Everyone said no. Read it here!
Updates from March
Sign subscribers up to your other newsletters with automations Buttondown’s Automations builder now includes an “Add to [newsletters you manage]” action. It...
Email ideas to build hype for your first book launch
We've published a new blog post: > Get more reviews, pre-orders, and sales for an upcoming release with timely newsletters to your biggest fans. Read it here!
