Create as many API keys as you need, each with its own permissions.
If you use the Buttondown API , you've probably run into this: you've got one API key, and it can do everything . That's fine when it's just you tinkering...
Make sure subscribers still match your filters before an automation runs.
Automations with a delay now have a new option: Re-evaluate filters after delay . Let's say you want to send a specific email to everyone tagged "prospects"...
Smarter automation filters
We've published a new blog post: > Make sure subscribers still match your filters before an automation runs. Read it here!
Reusable content blocks you can insert into any email.
You can now create snippets — reusable chunks of content you can drop into any email with a few keystrokes. Think of snippets as your personal content...
Snippets
We've published a new blog post: > Reusable content blocks you can insert into any email. Read it here!
We've removed the Design settings page in favor of separate settings for Archives and Emails.
A few months back we split apart the design settings page into two pages: one for Archives and one for Emails. This gave us the space we needed to add more...
New design settings pages
We've published a new blog post: > We've removed the Design settings page in favor of separate settings for Archives and Emails. Read it here!
Ask A Nerd: How does newsletter cadence affect deliverability?
We've published a new blog post: > The amount of time between emails can have a significant impact on how ESPs and subscribers view your writing. Read it here!
New API changes for Buttondown
Added a new subscriber_editable field to the Tag object. When set to true, subscribers can add or remove this tag from their own profile via the subscriber...
Star pages to keep them one click away in your sidebar.
You know how you always end up navigating to the same handful of pages? Maybe it's your subscribers list filtered by a specific tag, or your emails sorted by...
Starred views
We've published a new blog post: > Star pages to keep them one click away in your sidebar. Read it here!
More ways to customize your archives
We've published a new blog post: > Change fonts, colors, and more without touching CSS. Read it here!
Change fonts, colors, and more without touching CSS.
Hot on the heels of our two new themes , we've expanded the ways you can customize your archive pages without writing any CSS. The big one: custom fonts ....
Filter your inbox to show unread items or conversations needing a response.
Your notification inbox just got more useful. You can now filter to show only what needs your attention. Click the filter button in the header to choose...
Inbox filtering
We've published a new blog post: > Filter your inbox to show unread items or conversations needing a response. Read it here!
Mastodon follower analytics
We've published a new blog post: > Track your Mastodon follower count over time Read it here!
Track your Mastodon follower count over time
Remember when we added Bluesky follower tracking last month and said Mastodon was coming soon? Well, here it is. You can now track your Mastodon follower...
Ask a Nerd: What are good open, click, and response rates for an email newsletter?
We've published a new blog post: > 30% open rates and 2% click rates are good. But numbers can lie. Read it here!
New API changes for Buttondown
Added a new endpoint /v1/subscribers/{id_or_email}/send-magic-link that sends a magic login link to a subscriber. This allows authors and integrations to...
How we migrated our database to PlanetScale
We've published a new blog post: > Swapping the rug everyone's dancing on Read it here!
