Buttondown's blog — guides, tutorials, and more https://buttondown.com Honestly, it’s more conceptually complicated than technically complex. https://buttondown.com/blog/how-spam-button-works Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Use your fingerprint, face, or security key as a second factor when signing in. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-03-09-passkeys Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog A deep dive into our date-based API versioning system, inspired by Stripe, and how it lets us ship breaking changes without breaking your integrations. https://buttondown.com/blog/api-versioning Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes A new API version that defaults to draft instead of sending, with a one-time confirmation header for immediate sends. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-03-07-safer-email-api-defaults Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog The first email was sent from space three days after the first webpage was published. https://buttondown.com/blog/email-in-space Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Invisibly making your newsletter safer https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-03-06-how-we-enabled-content-security-policy Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes If you lose your authenticator device, recovery codes let you get back into your account. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-03-05-recovery-codes Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Quickly find your best (and worst) performing emails by filtering on open rate, click rate, and delivery rate. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-03-03-filter-sent-emails-by-rate Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Making every ID in our API self-describing, one endpoint at a time https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-03-01-how-we-migrate-typeID Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes The machinery behind Buttondown's link checker is more involved than you might expect. https://buttondown.com/blog/link-checking Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes Your newsletter's metadata is now available in email templates, giving you global variables you can reference across every email you send. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-02-27-newsletter-metadata-in-templates Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Mailing lists died out to make way for newsletters. But there are a lot of reasons to bring back group discussions over email. https://buttondown.com/blog/email-exploders Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Find your most (and least) engaged subscribers by sorting and filtering by open and click rates. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-02-23-open-click-rate-sorting Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Your click tracking links now use your own sending domain instead of a shared proxy. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-02-21-custom-click-tracking-domains Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog The /v1/newsletters endpoint now exposes locale, templates, socials, transactional emails, and more. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-02-20-newsletter-api-fields Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Reply tracking is now automatic for sending domains, and always on for everyone. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-02-18-revamped-replies Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Full HTML control over your email design is now available to all Professional plan users. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-02-16-custom-email-templates Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog No more choosing between "pause" and "cancel" — there's just one option now. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-02-14-simplified-cancellation Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog You’d have to send fairly lengthy newsletters to run into issues. And even then, only a subset of subscribers would suffer. https://buttondown.com/blog/email-length-deliverability Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT A day-by-day log of everything we ship, in plain English https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-02-11-changelog-reborn Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes Swedish localization https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-02-11-swedish-localization Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog It’s rare for a good email to start with Fwd: Fw: fwd: https://buttondown.com/blog/how-email-forwarding-works Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Add context to subscriber-editable tags with a new API field. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-02-03-tag-public-descriptions Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog A machine-readable spec for the data powering your archive pages. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-31-openapi-spec-for-archives Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Jounalist, Rogrigo Ghedin, uses his bilingual newsletter to share his insights on the social and psychological impacts of modern consumer technology. https://buttondown.com/blog/rodrigo-ghedin Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Subscribers can now respond to surveys from the web archive, not just email. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-30-survey-responses-on-web Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Musician and tech professional, Brandon Lucas Green, uses his newsletter as an outlet to share his music journey and provide insights on how fellow creators can achieve creative independence. https://buttondown.com/blog/brandon-lucas-green Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Everything can be customized, if you try hard enough. https://buttondown.com/blog/mailchimp-form-to-buttondown Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Store, share, and protect your work so as many people as possible can see it. https://buttondown.com/blog/newsletter-archives-are-priceless Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Flip a toggle and subscribers can add or remove tags themselves in the portal. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-25-portal-tags Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Make sure subscribers still match your filters before an automation runs. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-23-re-evaluate-filters Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Create as many API keys as you need, each with its own permissions. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-24-api-keys Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog We've removed the Design settings page in favor of separate settings for Archives and Emails. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-23-new-design-settings Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Reusable content blocks you can insert into any email. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-23-snippets Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog The amount of time between emails can have a significant impact on how ESPs and subscribers view your writing. https://buttondown.com/blog/cadence-deliverability Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Star pages to keep them one click away in your sidebar. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-21-starred-views Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Change fonts, colors, and more without touching CSS. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-20-archive-customization Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Filter your inbox to show unread items or conversations needing a response. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-18-inbox-filtering Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Track your Mastodon follower count over time https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-17-mastodon-analytics Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog 30% open rates and 2% click rates are good. But numbers can lie. https://buttondown.com/blog/target-open-click-response-rates Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Swapping the rug everyone's dancing on https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-14-how-we-migrated-our-database-to-planetscale Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes Introducing Arbus and Lovelace, two new ways to style your newsletter's web presence. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-03-new-themes Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog A simpler format for custom buttons that works everywhere. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-09-custom-button-format Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Email service providers hate them, they’re awkward on mobile, and download links are better in virtually every way. https://buttondown.com/blog/attachments-deliverability Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Two new privacy-friendly analytics integrations for your archives. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-08-seline-tinylytics-support Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog You can now unban subscribers directly from the UI. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-04-unban-subscribers Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Add a prominent message at the top of your archive pages. https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-02-announcement-bar Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT changelog Turn by turn directions, for email https://buttondown.com/blog/email-source-routing-history Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Our public postmortem for Incident #0023. https://buttondown.com/blog/incident-0023 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT incident Looking back on 2025, and looking forward to 2026 https://buttondown.com/blog/2025 Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes A tiny tool for checking if an email domain is disposable. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-12-21-disposables-app Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Russian localization https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-12-20 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Learn why it’s often better to route your newsletter through your domain, how to set that up, and methods for monitoring a domain’s deliverability. https://buttondown.com/blog/deliverability-personal-domain Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT New English locale variants for UK, Australia, and Canada. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-12-18-more-locale-options Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog In which we provide space for you to ramble at us https://buttondown.com/blog/interviewing Wed, 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes Track your Bluesky follower count over time https://buttondown.com/blog/bluesky-analytics Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog You can now reply directly to subscriber conversations from your inbox. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-12-12 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog The art of adding complexity without making things complicated https://buttondown.com/blog/how-to-introduce-complexity Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Jeffery uses his newsletter to share tips, tricks, and explore areas within PowerShell that are often overlooked, yet super useful to consider. https://buttondown.com/blog/jeffery-hicks Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story A year-end roundup of all the tools we added, removed, and swapped in 2025 https://buttondown.com/blog/stack-updates-2025 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes How we're evolving email delivery in 2026 https://buttondown.com/blog/emails-2026 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes Never accidentally send an email with placeholder text again. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-12-05-tk-reminders Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Surveys can now randomize answer order to avoid position bias in responses. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-12-06-randomize-survey-answers Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Ultimate tracking machine. Unusually timely metrics. Uniquely telling moments. UTM is all and none of those things. https://buttondown.com/blog/what-is-a-utm Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Privacy, performance, and price. Pick three. https://buttondown.com/blog/insourcing-analytics Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes Scroll sync in the editor and preview https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-12-01-scroll-sync Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog How we're evolving the archives in 2026 https://buttondown.com/blog/archives-2026 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes Jamie uses his newsletter to explore various tech topics and share his continuous technology learning journey with readers. https://buttondown.com/blog/jamie-thingelstad Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Kelly uses her newsletter as a space to discuss important national and local library issues, book censorship, mental health, and writing. https://buttondown.com/blog/kelly-jensen Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story A thousand no’s for every yes https://buttondown.com/blog/avoiding-feature-creep Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes Improved filters across the app https://buttondown.com/blog/subscriber-filters Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog A stricter CSP to make your subscribers' experience safer. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-11-25-content-security-policy Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Sniperl.ink is now open source https://buttondown.com/blog/sniper-link-open-source Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog RSS reader subscriptions now skip double opt-in for a smoother signup experience. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-11-22-auto-activating-rss-reader-subscriptions Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Making social networking more like email. https://buttondown.com/blog/what-is-activitypub Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Gift subscriptions directly from your subscribe page https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-11-19 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Igor’s weekly newsletter informs Berlin’s expats of important tech business news, job opportunities, and professional resources in and around Berlin. https://buttondown.com/blog/igor-ranc Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story View, search, and restore previous versions of your newsletter templates. https://buttondown.com/blog/template-history Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Preview emails as specific subscribers https://buttondown.com/blog/changelog-subscriber-preview Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Our public postmortem for the incident on November 6th, 2025. https://buttondown.com/blog/incident-0022 Sun, 16 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT incident (Still) investing in the software that makes Buttondown possible https://buttondown.com/blog/oss-pledge-2025 Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT A unified inbox for comments, conversations, mentions, and webmentions. https://buttondown.com/blog/inbox Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog How to add custom icons to your newsletter https://buttondown.com/blog/custom-icons Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Kieron Gillen uses Buttondown to share his comics, musings, and life experiences. https://buttondown.com/blog/kieron-gillen Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Buttondown can manage your DNS records for you https://buttondown.com/blog/managed-dns Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Kalina makes Big Talk with her newsletter. https://buttondown.com/blog/kalina-silverman Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Embed your favorite analytics on your homepage https://buttondown.com/blog/embedded-analytics Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Octopus Think creators, Sarah and Matt, use Buttondown to connect with customers, share updates about their apps, and other projects they are working on. https://buttondown.com/blog/octopus-think Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Send by last open or last click date https://buttondown.com/blog/send-by-date Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog A cross between a marathon and a literary block party. https://buttondown.com/blog/nanowrimo-lessons-email Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Improvements to the paid subscriptions setup experience https://buttondown.com/blog/paid-subscriptions-setup-improvements Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog You can change the color of your buttons https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-10-29 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Verify webhook authenticity with HMAC signatures for outgoing webhooks. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-10-28 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Bulk add notes to your subscribers https://buttondown.com/blog/bulk-add-notes Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Reorder columns in your dashboard by dragging and dropping https://buttondown.com/blog/reorder-columns Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Our public postmortem for Incident #0021. https://buttondown.com/blog/incident-0021 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT incident I love that it is such a personal company, with actual people behind it. https://buttondown.com/blog/flock-theatre Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Jenny uses Buttondown to inspire readers to show up and show out for their communities. https://buttondown.com/blog/jenny-zhang Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Subscribers can access the Portal through the main login https://buttondown.com/blog/portal Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Fancy mode blocks to show content only in email or only on the web. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-10-10 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog A Rube Goldberg machine for your ideas https://buttondown.com/blog/wordpress-blog-to-buttondown Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Your newsletter now has a QR code https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-10-06 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Email was the user interface for the first AI recommendation engines. https://buttondown.com/blog/ringo-email-as-an-ai-interface Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Buttondown is now available in Czech. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-10-01 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Giuseppe Sollazzo uses Buttondown to share data-powered stories with his readers. https://buttondown.com/blog/giuseppe-sollazzo Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Add UTM params to subscribers via form https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-09-27 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog A better heuristic for undeliverable subscribers https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-09-26 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog The one-third rule from horticulture can apply to your email lists, too. https://buttondown.com/blog/email-list-cleaning Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT A look at what we've learned about our customers from our onboarding process. https://buttondown.com/blog/onboarding-2 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT We're shifting to customizable checkout flows https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-09-22 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Send emails based on subscriber lifecycle dates https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-09-20 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Track when paid subscribers churn https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-09-19 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog It’s data about data all the way down. https://buttondown.com/blog/metadata-for-newsletter-personalization Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Customize the email sent when a gift subscription ends with your own messaging. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-09-18 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Jade uses Buttondown to inform readers about fun exhibits and events revolving around the paper and book arts world across the US and beyond. https://buttondown.com/blog/jade-quek Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Better control over the firewall https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-09-17 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Train a bot to create emails for you https://buttondown.com/blog/api-powered-email-newsletter Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Hosted subscribe forms now show CAPTCHAs for suspicious subscription attempts. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-09-16 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog A look at Buttondown's new onboarding process and how we help diverse customers get started. https://buttondown.com/blog/onboarding Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT There are only two ways to email people: Individually, or all at once. https://buttondown.com/blog/how-an-email-newsletter-is-sent Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Add notes to (almost) everything https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-09-08 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Destiny uses Buttondown to showcase her latest creative projects and foster an active community. https://buttondown.com/blog/destiny-toro Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Massive tech companies tried to own syndication. They failed. https://buttondown.com/blog/rss-vs-ice Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Sabrina uses Buttondown to shine a spotlight on NYC's atypically beautiful and extraordinarily intriguing non-human residents. https://buttondown.com/blog/sabrina-imbler Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story New status and notifications when emails are blocked due to content auditing. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-09-04 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Karl uses Buttondown to share his writing on his various interests and build his subscriber list. https://buttondown.com/blog/karl-weber Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Mark uses Buttondown to publish his writings and support causes he cares deeply about. https://buttondown.com/blog/mark-slutsky Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Nick uses Buttondown to grow his companies and share his latest biotech projects https://buttondown.com/blog/nick-george Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Sasha uses Buttondown to publish his writings on music and other topics that spark his interest. https://buttondown.com/blog/sasha-frere-jones Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Don't let gurus turn your favorite artist's story into marketing drugery. https://buttondown.com/blog/grateful-dead-newsletter Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Risk reduction copy https://buttondown.com/blog/ab-test-0012 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT ab-tests The answer is a perennial crowd-pleaser: it depends. https://buttondown.com/blog/images-in-newsletters Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Dark mode support for the Buttondown interface, now in beta. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-08-25 Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Better API debugging and clearer error messages https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-08-22 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Both are words published online, but the method changes the medium https://buttondown.com/blog/blog-vs-newsletter Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT The firewall is smarter and stronger https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-08-21 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Dashboard home screen showing todos, recommendations, and what needs attention. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-08-20 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Streamlined editor layout with actions moved to top-right for distraction-free writing. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-08-15 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Carriers are removing their email-to-SMS gateways, but you can build your own instead. https://buttondown.com/blog/build-email-to-sms-gateway Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Jake Rayson uses Buttondown to share nature recovery resources, funding opportunities, events, and activities across Wales. https://buttondown.com/blog/jake-rayson Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Testimonial in masthead https://buttondown.com/blog/ab-test-0010 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT ab-tests Risk reduction copy https://buttondown.com/blog/ab-test-0011 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT ab-tests Sarah uses Buttondown to share her recipe comics, her writing process, and most importantly, photos of her incredibly photogenic cat. https://buttondown.com/blog/sarah-becan Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Usenet set the signature rules. Then Hotmail broke them. https://buttondown.com/blog/email-signatures-history Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Damien Joyce uses Buttondown to uplift emerging indie artists and build a vibrant community of music lovers. https://buttondown.com/blog/damien-joyce Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Linus Lee uses his newsletter to reflect on his life experiences as well as cultivate conversations around human-computer interaction, design, and technology. https://buttondown.com/blog/linus-lee Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story If you're mentioned on the internet and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? https://buttondown.com/blog/what-is-a-webmention Fri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Randall uses Buttondown to share comics and connect with readers, all while maintaining creative control over his art. https://buttondown.com/blog/randall-p-girdner Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Robert uses Buttondown to share his writings with readers and fund his writing endeavors through Buttondown's pay-per-email feature. https://buttondown.com/blog/robert-kingett Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Minimize unsubscribes and get back into a groove with a little technical prowess and transparency. https://buttondown.com/blog/coming-back-from-newsletter-hiatus Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Consolidated problematic subscriber types into a single "undeliverable" status with clear reasons. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-07-28 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Graham uses his Buttondown newsletter to discuss unique topics, share his life experiences living in Taiwan, and spread positivity with his readers. https://buttondown.com/blog/graham-oliver Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Many have tried to diminish or usurp it. All they did was make the humble header more resilient. https://buttondown.com/blog/the-plaintext-subject-line Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT The subtle hints and hardcoded clues to trace the history of every email message https://buttondown.com/blog/which-email-software-sent-this-message Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Show avatars/faces for all testimonials https://buttondown.com/blog/ab-test-0009 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT ab-tests Set suggested amounts for pay-what-you-want subscription tiers. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-07-20 Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Remove FAQ section from pricing page https://buttondown.com/blog/ab-test-0008 Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT ab-tests Open any app on your phone and count the buttons, features, and formatting it inherited from the OG communications app. https://buttondown.com/blog/email-experiments Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Our public postmortem for Incident #0011. https://buttondown.com/blog/incident-0018 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT incident That's right, even more filtering options https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-07-15 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Added promise to register form https://buttondown.com/blog/ab-test-0007 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT ab-tests Filter subscribers by how they joined, including API, import, organic, manual, or Stripe. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-07-13 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog You don't need to have any experience with coding or HTML, or pay for automation platforms, to move data between apps. https://buttondown.com/blog/webhook-examples Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Filter and manage subscribers based on their email domain. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-07-04 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Neither the first nor the fastest international connection, it was the one that lasted. https://buttondown.com/blog/brazil-fermilab-email Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Design settings split into separate pages for email and archive customization. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-06-26 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Keyboard-only email is just as relevant as it was when computers didn't even have mice. https://buttondown.com/blog/gmail-shortcuts-history Thu, 26 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Orange has updated its sending requirements. Here is what you need to know to avoid having your emails flagged as spam. https://buttondown.com/blog/what-you-need-to-know-about-orange-s-new-email-protections Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Put newsletters on pause without billing while preserving all data. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-06-23 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Skip old RSS items when setting up feeds https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-06-21 Sat, 21 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Subscribers can now view and customize their referral link in the Portal. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-06-20 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Subscribers can change their email address https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-06-15 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog A brief history of email tracking pixels, how they work, and how to turn them off. https://buttondown.com/blog/email-tracking-pixels-bugs Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT A Django app for running cron jobs with RQ https://buttondown.com/blog/django-rq-cron Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Pin your best emails to appear at the top of your archive page. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-06-09 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Sometimes, the only correct response to a feature request is to build an entirely different thing. https://buttondown.com/blog/rssrssrssrss Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Turn your unique insights into timely lessons that subscribers invite into their inboxes. https://buttondown.com/blog/building-an-email-course Fri, 06 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Improved confirmation dialogs and safety checks for bulk subscriber actions. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-06-05 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Route all outbound emails to your account for safe integration testing. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-06-03 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Anyone who sells anything on the internet could take a page out of Steve Dorner's Eudora playbook. https://buttondown.com/blog/eudora-legacy Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT There are no shortcuts to growth, but there are strategies to steadily grow https://buttondown.com/blog/first-thousand-subscribers Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Interactive playground to test and explore the Buttondown editor features. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-06-01 Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Newsletter platforms take care of most of the law's requirements for you (and the ones they don't require barely any effort!) https://buttondown.com/blog/can-spam-can-do Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Command-line tool for bidirectional syncing of emails, automations, and images. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-05-28 Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Tracking clicks in archives, too https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-05-27 Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Export dialog now supports column filtering, JSON format, and preview options. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-05-26 Mon, 26 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Privacy-first analytics integration for tracking newsletter web traffic without cookies. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-05-23 Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog The trickiest thing is keeping people's interest in the interim between announcing and launching your product. https://buttondown.com/blog/pre-launch-newsletter-guide Fri, 23 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Cleaner dialog for sending draft copies of emails to selected recipients. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-05-22 Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog How early computer users created the longest lasting formatting style, out of spare characters. https://buttondown.com/blog/the-markdown-story Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT New charts for tracking permanent failure rates and spam complaint rates. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-05-14 Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Share your newsletters on Are.na https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-05-09 Fri, 09 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog The USPS offered to print your email for you. Only spammers said yes. https://buttondown.com/blog/the-e-com-story Fri, 09 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Test new headline on index page https://buttondown.com/blog/ab-test-0006 Thu, 08 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT ab-tests Sending files via email might be on the decline, but its history is more important than ever. https://buttondown.com/blog/email-attachments-history Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Buttondown now supports eight languages including French, German, Spanish, and more. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-05-01 Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog It's a starting point with a few early guideposts. https://buttondown.com/blog/accessible-newsletters Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Testing the impact of adding testimonials to the registration page https://buttondown.com/blog/ab-test-0005 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT ab-tests New spam blocking controls with adjustable thresholds and manual review options. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-04-21 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Quickly spot suspicious domains or IPs https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-04-18 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog The best way to share community discussions is a newsletter. https://buttondown.com/blog/newsletters-as-community Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Easily filter a subscriber's activity https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-04-17 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Schedule automatic data exports using time-based automation triggers. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-04-15 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Better tracking with expanded UTM filtering https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-04-14 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Testing a new, bolder FAQ section on the pricing page https://buttondown.com/blog/ab-test-0004 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT ab-tests Google tried to reinvent email. Everyone said no. https://buttondown.com/blog/whatever-happened-to-amp-email Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Get more reviews, pre-orders, and sales for an upcoming release with timely newsletters to your biggest fans. https://buttondown.com/blog/90-day-book-launch Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT Testing different headline variants on the index page https://buttondown.com/blog/ab-test-0003 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT ab-tests Our tracking infrastructure is now our own https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-03-31 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog The neologisms of the early internet persist because of the camaraderie of coded communication. https://buttondown.com/blog/internet-etymology Fri, 28 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Second only to the year of Linux on the desktop. https://buttondown.com/blog/brief-history-of-dead-email Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Our public postmortem for Incident #0016. https://buttondown.com/blog/incident-0016 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT incident Better handling for undeliverable subscribers https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-03-25 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Running a few quick and easy commands will help you understand how apps "talk" to each other (and impress your friends). https://buttondown.com/blog/newsletter-api-for-beginners Fri, 21 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Our public postmortem for Incident #0014. https://buttondown.com/blog/incident-0001 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT incident Open and click rates in Subscribers view https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-03-11 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Share your emails on Tumblr automatically https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-03-10 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Create subscribers in other newsletters via automations https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-03-07 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Practical advice for writers to start turning readers into true fans https://buttondown.com/blog/evan-gow-grow-author-newsletter Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Add metadata to your RSS feeds https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-03-01 Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Export images from your newsletter https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-02-27 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog New alignment options for custom buttons https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-02-25 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog In this special guest post, Jon Sully shares how he uses Typora as a front-end for his newsletter. https://buttondown.com/blog/using-typora-as-a-custom-buttondown-frontend Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Testing different call-to-action variants in the hero section https://buttondown.com/blog/ab-test-0002 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT ab-tests New Zapier integration with easier login flow and new subscriber management actions. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-02-19 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Online conversations among the inventors of network mail are more fun and interesting than they have any right to be. https://buttondown.com/blog/optimism-of-email Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT New analytic pageviews by referrer https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-02-17 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog A visual refresh of the subscriber detail view with streamlined activity feed. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-02-14 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Set your own PayPal or Venmo username for affiliate payouts instead of waiting for us to ask. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-02-13 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Write in your email app to ensure your newsletter is something you would send your friend https://buttondown.com/blog/write-newsletters-from-gmail Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Two small, esoteric API features https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-02-09 Sun, 09 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog The first word processor invented the way we personalize email newsletters https://buttondown.com/blog/mail-merge-history Fri, 07 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Legacy teasers are replaced by the more flexible paywall component for gating premium content. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-02-06 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Creating a cabinet of beta readers leads to more interesting content and engaged subscribers. https://buttondown.com/blog/beta-newsletter-readers Mon, 03 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT We value your data and are committed to keeping it safe and secure. https://buttondown.com/blog/security Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Link related emails from the editor https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-01-31 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Simple AA test on index page to test end-to-end flag logic https://buttondown.com/blog/ab-test-0001 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT ab-tests How confirming your email subscriptions was standardized, before spam got its name. https://buttondown.com/blog/history-of-double-opt-in-email Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Automate what you hate, write what you enjoy, and promote your work sustainably. https://buttondown.com/blog/good-publishing-workflows Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Tell them what you're going to ship. Tell them what you've shipped. Tell them what others have shipped with your tool. https://buttondown.com/blog/developer-marketing-is-show-and-tell Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Template variables in headers and footers https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-01-15 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog OG blogger, journalist, and musician Clive Thompson uses Buttondown to share his thoughts and scale his old-school linkblog newsletter, LinkFest. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-01-13-clive-thompson Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT customer-story View monthly recurring revenue alongside your other analytics within Buttondown. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-01-13 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog We've updated our pricing to better reflect the value we provide. https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-pricing-update Sun, 12 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Naked mode for transactional emails https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-01-11 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Everything you've wondered about DKIM, SPF, sender reputation, and more. https://buttondown.com/blog/migration-explained Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Some recent updates to our downstream services. https://buttondown.com/blog/updates-to-the-stack-2025 Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Newsletters will continue to outlive trendy upstarts in part because email has outlasted so many already. https://buttondown.com/blog/emails-lindy-lifetime Tue, 07 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Comments in the classic theme https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-01-05 Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT changelog Lookin' backwards, lookin' forwards https://buttondown.com/blog/2024 Sat, 28 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes Don't worry about which platforms to use as much as about how portable your data is. https://buttondown.com/blog/portability-is-optionality Fri, 27 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT New webhook types notify you when exports are created, completed, or failed. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-12-26 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog James Whatley uses Buttondown to answer questions from his community and share five (or more) interesting facts he's found each week. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-12-18-james-whatley Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Carve out free- and paid-only blocks in your emails https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-12-17 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Embed Bluesky profiles in your Buttondown emails https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-12-10 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Limited edition emails are the best emails https://buttondown.com/blog/pop-up-newsletters Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Embed Bluesky posts in your Buttondown emails https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-12-05 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Pause your Buttondown subscription to take a break without being billed. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-11-26 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Easily set up Discord webhooks to get notified about newsletter events in your server. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-11-21 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Filtering subscribers by survey responses https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-11-18 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog OTW uses Buttondown's RSS-to-email functionality to send their newsletter in sixteen languages, stretching the limits of what's possible. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-11-11-organization-for-transformative-works Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Export only filtered lists of subscribers or emails instead of everything at once. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-11-08 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Embed Umami privacy-focused analytics on your newsletter with just a website ID. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-11-06 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Paid subscribers can now be charged per premium email sent instead of monthly or yearly. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-11-04 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Developers want news from your product (sparingly). https://buttondown.com/blog/segmenting-email-lists Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Multiple event types for webhooks https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-10-29 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Idempotency keys in the API https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-10-24 Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Fancy editor now autocompletes internal links to other emails you've written. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-10-22 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog The best developer marketing might be to show how they, too, could build what you did. https://buttondown.com/blog/share-your-complements Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT Create custom CTA buttons in Fancy Mode to link subscribers to Discord, products, or any URL. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-10-17 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog A brand new Framer component https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-10-15 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog A lodestar makes it easier for people to find you, follow you, and share your work. https://buttondown.com/blog/newsletter-north-star Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT New permission for sending emails https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-09-23 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Investing in the software that makes Buttondown possible https://buttondown.com/blog/oss-pledge Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT New Zapier triggers for tag changes, plus actions to find, update subscribers, and create tags. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-09-17 Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Patricia uses her librarian superpowers to cultivate an inclusive community and support system through her newsletter, Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice, and podcast of the same name. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-09-12-patricia-elzie-tuttle Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Welcome, segment, and unsubscribe readers with email sequences personalized to subscriber actions https://buttondown.com/blog/newsletter-automations Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT Automatically cross-post your newsletter to Bluesky directly from Buttondown. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-09-01 Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Provide more opportunities to sign up, more details for people who want them, and reminders for folks who aren't ready to sign up https://buttondown.com/blog/website-to-newsletter-conversion Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Send your emails to custom audiences https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-08-28 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog A brand new demo site https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-08-26 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog There is more to company email than onboarding drips and newsletters https://buttondown.com/blog/all-the-emails-you-need-to-send Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT New Zapier triggers for paid subscription upgrades and churns to automate subscriber perks. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-08-22 Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog A home for all of your subscriptions https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-08-19 Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Your product needs a changelog with notifications. An email newsletter is the easiest way to build it. https://buttondown.com/blog/changelog-newsletter Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Our public postmortem for Incident #0010. https://buttondown.com/blog/incident-0010 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT incident Filter and browse subscribers by import https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-08-14 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Automatically cross-post your newsletter to Twitter directly from Buttondown. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-08-12 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog A newer, more intuitive publishing flow https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-08-09 Fri, 09 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog New Zapier triggers for subscription confirmations and survey responses, plus auto-activation for subscribers. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-08-07 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Mike Monteiro uses Buttondown to answer questions https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-08-06-mike-monteiro Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Software engineer Peter Giacomo Lombardo uses Buttondown to grow an audience for his open-source project, Password Pusher. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-08-06-peter-giacomo-lombardo Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT customer-story A new power-user mode lets you write raw HTML and CSS, bypassing the default Buttondown template. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-08-05 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog API versioning has been introduced to handle breaking changes while keeping existing integrations safe. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-07-31 Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Write about your software from the place you build it. https://buttondown.com/blog/email-newsletter-terminal Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT A new home for sending drafts https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-07-29 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Embed Apple and Simplecast podcasts in your emails https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-07-26 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog There are a host of reasons for writers to promote work they didn't write to their own audience, for free. https://buttondown.com/blog/guest-newslettering-101 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT Find lovely images with Unsplash https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-07-15 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog More ways to customize your email dashboard https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-07-08 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Detailed, specific advice for new writers using chapter previews to grow their book sales and newsletter list. https://buttondown.com/blog/excerpts Fri, 05 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT Subscribers can now search your archives by subject, body, or email metadata. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-07-01 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog There are no cheap hacks for newsletter growth. https://buttondown.com/blog/rosie-sherry Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT Type a colon in Fancy mode to bring up an emoji picker with search functionality. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-06-25 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Sales avoidance as praxis https://buttondown.com/blog/devrel-vs-marketing Mon, 24 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT Automatically cross-post your newsletter to LinkedIn directly from Buttondown. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-06-19 Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Subscribers can now change their own tags after subscribing through a self-service portal. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-06-18 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Zines (handmade mini magazines) leave behind the best roadmap for an authentic newsletter people will want to read. https://buttondown.com/blog/zines Fri, 14 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT Add rel='me' links to your profile for identity verification on platforms like Mastodon. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-06-12 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog LaTeX is now supported in the editor, preview, and emails with PNG, SVG, and HTML rendering. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-06-11 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog We open-sourced our foot notes editor. Say hello to tiptap-footnotes! https://buttondown.com/blog/tiptap-footnotes Tue, 04 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT The best time to write is when you're excited about an idea. Strike when the iron is hot. https://buttondown.com/blog/shipped-at Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT Editor improvements include drag-and-drop files, social embeds, pull quotes, poetry blocks, and syntax highlighting. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-05-29 Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Send newsletters like you're running a marathon, not a sprint https://buttondown.com/blog/pace-yourself Thu, 23 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Write footnotes without dropping down to Markdown https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-05-22 Wed, 22 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Our Magic Email Address now supports images https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-05-21 Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Support for the Meta Pixel ID https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-05-19 Sun, 19 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Need inspiration? Subscribe to these newsletters. https://buttondown.com/blog/my-favorite-newsletters Mon, 13 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Send webhooks to Slack without the hassle https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-05-08 Wed, 08 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog The docs site has been rebuilt with cleaner guides, API recipes, and improved search. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-05-06 Mon, 06 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog We're excited to share our brand new documentation site. https://buttondown.com/blog/docs-v2 Mon, 06 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT New template tag for randomizing content https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-04-29 Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Meet people. Have fun. Save the world. https://buttondown.com/blog/how-to-start-a-club Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT New automation action email yourself https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-04-20 Sat, 20 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Search just keeps getting more powerful https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-04-17 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Track automation performance over time in the Analytics dashboard https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-04-15 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Investing in the Python community responsible for Buttondown's success https://buttondown.com/blog/pycon-2024 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT In-app previewing is way, way better https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-04-13 Sat, 13 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Embed Transistor podcasts in your emails https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-04-12 Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Analytics now show aggregated reasons why subscribers unsubscribed from your newsletter. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-04-11 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Kenny Meyers uses Buttondown to market his comics software and support the comic community. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-04-05-kenny-meyers Fri, 05 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT customer-story New author tools let you sort and filter comments by subscriber, email, or date. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-04-03 Wed, 03 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Designer and typographer Elliot Jay Stocks uses Buttondown to power Behind the Scenes, his weekly newsletter about design, typography, and creativity. https://buttondown.com/blog/elliot-jay-stocks Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Some recent updates to our downstream services. https://buttondown.com/blog/updates-to-the-stack Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT Sam publishes lovely, in-depth interactive essays and uses Buttondown to reach his audience https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-03-26-sam-rose Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT customer-story A new WYSIWYG editor with inline formatting tooltips, autocompletion, and features like webwalls and surveys. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-03-21 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog An RSS feed just for comments https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-03-18 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Daily reports for the information-obsessed https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-03-15 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Settings pages have been reorganized from one big page into smaller, focused sections. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-03-14 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Sharing integrations with Bluesky and Mastodon https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-03-12 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog It just feels like a product built for people like me. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-03-11-rian-van-der-merwe Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Rebuilt analytics with more data, flexible exports, and weekly or monthly email reports. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-03-06 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Consistency, timing, psychology, resources.. everything you need to make your decision on how often to publish. https://buttondown.com/blog/how-often-should-you-send-your-newsletter Mon, 04 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT Filter subscribers by their coupons https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-02-28 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog We're cutting through the buzzwords to help you get new readers. https://buttondown.com/blog/lead-magnets Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT You can now use subscriber IDs as template variables https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-02-20 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Select-based form inputs let subscribers choose options that automatically apply tags. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-02-19 Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Tags using key:value syntax are now automatically grouped in the UI for easier browsing. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-02-05 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Optional, opt-in commenting on newsletter archive pages with moderation and API access. https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-01-29 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Stefan Judis, a long-time frontend developer, uses Buttondown to teach thousands of developers every week. https://buttondown.com/blog/stefan-judis Tue, 23 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT customer-story New automation action send latest premium email https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-01-22 Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog Newer, nicer, archives and landing pages https://buttondown.com/blog/2024-01-19 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT changelog You can filter automations by confirmation date and engagement https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-12-17 Sun, 17 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog You can now create subscribers through the API for free https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-12-13 Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog You can now send out surveys within automations https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-12-12 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog You can now reply to tracked replies https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-12-08 Fri, 08 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Add labels to RSS feeds to easily identify multiple feeds in your newsletter. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-12-06 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Jeremy publishes Data Is Plural, a "weekly journal of useful/curious datasets" that uses Buttondown to manage subscribers and send emails https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-12-2-data-is-plural Sat, 02 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT customer-story A love letter and offer of assistance. https://buttondown.com/blog/dear-tinyletter-users Wed, 29 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT Lookin' backwards, lookin' forwards https://buttondown.com/blog/2023 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT Custom content for email vs. web https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-11-21 Tue, 21 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Sort and filter by last open/click date! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-11-20 Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Our stance on BFCM deals. https://buttondown.com/blog/black-friday Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes Writer, designer, and editor Mandy Brown uses Buttondown to cultivate a thoughtful community around a working library. https://buttondown.com/blog/mandy-brown Thu, 16 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Attach custom messages and durations to gift subscriptions. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-11-14 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Andy Dehnart uses Buttondown to share his television reviews and analysis, and he's grown a career out of doing so https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-11-13-andy-dehnart Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Cassidoo (as she's known online) has cultivated a readership of tens of thousands of developers and engineers using Buttondown. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-11-06-cassidoo Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT customer-story A new, prettier, email template https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-11-02 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog What we do to make sure your emails make it to your readers' inbox. https://buttondown.com/blog/deliverability Thu, 02 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT Send automations based on email addresses https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-11-01 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Gmail's sending requirements are changing. Here's how you can prepare. https://buttondown.com/blog/gmails-new-protections Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT Track email replies to enable automations, webhooks, and analytics around subscriber responses. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-10-30 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Isn't it time for software that respects you? https://buttondown.com/blog/dear-mailchimp-users Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT You can now add automatic alt text to your images https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-10-06 Fri, 06 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Our free tool can help you get more subscribers. Did we mention that it's free? https://buttondown.com/blog/sniper-link Fri, 06 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT Auto-post and share handles for Reddit, Hacker News, Bluesky, and Threads. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-09-20 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Automation analytics is way better https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-09-19 Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog You can now sort your subscribers by metadata https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-09-18 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Buttondown now checks for overlarge images before sending https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-09-16 Sat, 16 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog You can now add and remove tags to your automation sequences https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-09-14 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog You can now pause emails mid-flight to fix typos or add new content https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-09-12 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Search for everything (or at least tags and automations)! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-09-11 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Gift/ungift premium subscriptions through automations! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-09-08 Fri, 08 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Add captions to your images! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-09-05 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Nope nope nope. https://buttondown.com/blog/generative-ai Wed, 30 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes Learn which emails are driving the most subscribers (and payments!) https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-08-28 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Open-sourcing our Python-to-Typescript route generator https://buttondown.com/blog/django-typescript-routes Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT You can now programmatically register webhooks with the API! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-08-21 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog You can now view (and sort by) page views in the Emails page! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-08-14 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog You can now view high-level statistics for your subscriber tags! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-08-09 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Discord webhooks are auto-detected and transformed! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-07-20 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog We're excited to support the open source and science communities. https://buttondown.com/blog/outreachy Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT Clean up your subscribers automatically! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-07-04 Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog We added new log in options, and we can't recommend it enough. https://buttondown.com/blog/you-should-add-sso Tue, 04 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT Learn how many folks subscribe to your newsletter via RSS! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-06-27 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Asking your readers to reply helps drive engagement, and builds a stronger relationship. https://buttondown.com/blog/the-reply-loop Thu, 22 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT Get a weekly report on your incoming subscribers! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-06-20 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog One weird trick to make sure your content calendar is never empty https://buttondown.com/blog/where-to-find-content Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT More columns for subscriber and email views! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-06-19 Mon, 19 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Software may not last forever, but it should last longer than this. https://buttondown.com/blog/google-domains-lessons Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT Customize your subscriber and email list views! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-06-15 Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog MVKB (aka Tim Van Damme) used Buttondown to launch and then grow his side hustle into a treasured resource for keyboard enthusiasts https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-06-12-mvkb Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Nick Disabato uses Buttondown to grow his design firm and consulting practice https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-06-08-nick-disabato Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Auto-generated share image templates based on your newsletter name and email subject. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-06-08 Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog We recently added pre-filled templates for your archived emails share images, using Vercel's @vercel/og and Satori libraries. https://buttondown.com/blog/image-generator Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT A handful of new automation niceties! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-06-06 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Close out every email with a survey! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-05-31 Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog We looked at 170 newsletters' sticker rates for sponcon. Here's what we found. https://buttondown.com/blog/what-to-charge-for-ads Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT You can now filter your subscribers by date! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-05-29 Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Trigger automations based on survey responses! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-05-24 Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Trigger automations on link clicks and add or remove tags automatically. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-05-23 Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog New webhooks for email status changes and subscriber link clicks. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-05-22 Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog France Insider uses Buttondown to run a news service with thousands of paid subscribers. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-05-19-france-insider Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Use subscriber emails as a PK! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-05-19 Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Supercharge your newsletter with automations! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-05-16 Tue, 16 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Strategic design practitioner John Willshire uses Buttondown to unite his work across Smithery and Artefact Cards into a single newsletter. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-05-15-john-willshire Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT customer-story Maintaining a digital life is hard, so we're committed to making it easier. https://buttondown.com/blog/reclaimed-username-policy Sat, 13 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT Subscribers are now automatically reminded to confirm their subscription! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-05-10 Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Send emails directly to churned subscribers. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-05-09 Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Create drafts and emails from your email https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-05-06 Sat, 06 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Metadata in your subscriber lists! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-05-05 Fri, 05 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Write as much as you need to, but no more and no less. https://buttondown.com/blog/email-length-click-rate Thu, 04 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes How to use Buttondown's image API to easily draft beautiful Markdown newsletters in Typora https://buttondown.com/blog/typora Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT Let ChatGPT generate your newsletter... https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-05-01 Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Here's how we cut the email view's TTFB by 70% https://buttondown.com/blog/speeding-up-a-django-view Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT Web archives are much faster https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-04-25 Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Get paid for referring users to Buttondown https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-04-24 Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Less terrible search results page https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-04-21 Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Embed Tiktok clips in your Buttondown emails https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-04-20 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog A timeline to help you better understand your subscriber's journey. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-04-13 Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog The secret to sustained focus? Having a 'second thing' to do. https://buttondown.com/blog/murakami-on-productivity Thu, 13 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT Embed Spotify tracks in your Buttondown emails https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-04-05 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog RSS-to-email just got even more powerful. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-04-04 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Set an OG image for your subscribe page! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-03-29 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog New and improved analytics page! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-03-28 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Thoughts on how to use the pricing page to mold and refine your pricing position https://buttondown.com/blog/pricing-page-driven-development Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT Track your web archive traffic using Google Tag Manager! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-03-24 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog New subscriber types for churned, malformed, complained, and disposable email addresses. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-03-23 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Connect your Duda website to collect newsletter subscribers through contact forms. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-03-22-duda-integration Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Embed Soundcloud tracks in your Buttondown emails https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-03-22 Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog A guide to integrating Linktree with your newsletter https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-03-21 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Learn how to use Netlify Functions and Buttondown to create a custom newsletter subscription form for your website. https://buttondown.com/blog/netlify Tue, 21 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT New advanced plans + enterprise pricing! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-03-14 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog A guide to integrating Framer with your newsletter! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-03-13 Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Debug API requests in the new dedicated requests page https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-03-10 Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Collaborate with friends and colleagues! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-03-04 Sat, 04 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Here's a quick workaround that keeps Typescript happy. https://buttondown.com/blog/typescript-friendly-label-fallbacks Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT Poll your subscribers with quick in-email surveys! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-02-28 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Better CSS inputs in the settings page. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-02-17 Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog RSS feeds now check three times faster with manual refresh and feed status details. https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-02-16 Thu, 16 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog A rundown of Buttondown's software costs for the year. https://buttondown.com/blog/software-costs-2023 Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT A more ergonomic editor toolbar https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-02-07 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Sift through the noise quickly with smart filters https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-01-30 Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog The emails page loads three times as fast! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-01-27 Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Automate your newsletter with RSS! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-01-23 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Email analytics are much faster! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-01-19 Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Buttondown's Zapier integration has better error codes now! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-01-17 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Buttondown makes sure your images are accessible and SEO-friendly https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-01-16 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog In which I tell you that you're overcomplicating things and you should throw everything behind a single git repository. https://buttondown.com/blog/just-use-a-monorepo Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes A quick primer on when to use tags and when to use multiple newsletters https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-01-11 Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog It's now easier to choose the share image (or 'OG image') for an email! https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-01-10 Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog Improvements to the image editor https://buttondown.com/blog/2023-01-09 Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT changelog We're excited for what's in store for 2023! https://buttondown.com/blog/q1-planning Mon, 02 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT I opine, perhaps for too long, on the idea of monorepos. https://buttondown.com/blog/on-monorepos Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT You can now execute bulk actions through the API! https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-12-07 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Buttondown's OpenAPI spec is much better. And on GitHub. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-12-06 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Add a link to your Mastodon account alongside other social profiles. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-12-01 Thu, 01 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Just launched, better filtering on /v1/subscribers. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-11-30 Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Warnings for duplicate subscribers and option to auto-activate manually added subscribers. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-11-29 Tue, 29 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Keyboard shortcuts for bulk actions and opt-out for premium subscriber notifications. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-11-28 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog New API endpoint to retrieve aggregated analytics data for any email. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-11-14 Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Select all items matching a filter for bulk actions, even across multiple pages. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-11-07 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Archive list pages now load twice as fast, plus removed the address field. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-11-02 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Change the canonical URL of your emails https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-10-31 Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog You can now modify the slug and metadata of emails https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-10-28 Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog A brand-new email writing interface for composing newsletters. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-10-27 Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Pre-announcing an alternative to django-js-reverse https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-10-26-django-typescript-urls Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT Filter your emails by their source https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-10-19 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog An official glossary to explain email industry acronyms and buzzwords. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-10-18 Tue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Preview filter counts before applying, with combinatorial filtering support. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-10-17 Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Added a public-facing changelog to share product updates. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-10-12 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Rebuilt the settings interface into a unified, more navigable page. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-10-05 Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Paid subscribers with overdue payments are now marked in the Subscribers page. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-09-28 Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Filter subscribers by UTM source https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-09-27 Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog More descriptive filenames for exports https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-09-26 Mon, 26 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog The first of many architectural changes! https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-09-21-unified-emails Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT Sort your subscribers by tag https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-09-14 Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Gift or ungift premium subscriptions through the API. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-09-13 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Resubscribe subscribers who have accidentally unsubscribed https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-09-12 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Drill into the deliveries list to see who received each email. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-09-08 Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog A quick hit nerd post for all you Pythonistas out there. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-09-05-rq-logging Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT 404 pages on hosted archives now include a call-to-action for visitors to subscribe. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-09-05 Mon, 05 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Choose specific collections of data to export from Buttondown. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-08-15 Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Drag and drop has never been easier. (Just like Gmail.) https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-07-17-attachments Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT Debug your webhook integrations! https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-07-14-events-view Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT A new dedicated view to see all webhook events associated with your newsletter. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-07-14 Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Buttondown offers support for Google Authenticator (et al) https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-07-08-multi-factor-authentication Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT Attach files like CSVs or PDFs https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-07-08 Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Secure your account with MFA https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-07-06 Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Introducing teaser emails for paid newsletters https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-06-13-teasing Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT All about the new pricing plans, and I promise to try and take it easy on the marketing speak. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-05-13-repricing Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT I nerd out about structuring a medium-sized Django project https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-06-08-apps Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT Send teasers of premium emails https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-06-03 Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog You can now send past emails to your subscribers who didn't receive them! https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-03-23-sending-archived-emails Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT Send old emails to new subscribers https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-03-19 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT changelog Use {{ subscribe_form }} to let folks subscribe faster! https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-03-08-subscribe-form-shortcode Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT Authors now have more control than ever over their data collection https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-02-06-granular-tracking-settings Sun, 06 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT The journey of 37,000 lines of static types begins with a single annotation. https://buttondown.com/blog/2022-01-19-buttondown-mypy Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes Buttondown has an improved paid subscription flow! https://buttondown.com/blog/2021-09-28-better-upselling Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT It's even easier to get paid subscribers with Stripe's new Payment Links https://buttondown.com/blog/2021-09-09-support-for-stripe-payment-links Thu, 09 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT Get paid in whichever currency you use https://buttondown.com/blog/2021-01-28-more-currencies-for-paid-newsletters Sat, 28 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT We have some great new features launching in the next few weeks. https://buttondown.com/blog/2021-03-18-spring-2021 Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT This is no joke. https://buttondown.com/blog/2021-04-01-pay-what-you-want Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT You can now send emails from your custom HSTS domain https://buttondown.com/blog/2021-03-04-support-for-https-tracking-links Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT Buttondown is turning off analytics by default for all new users https://buttondown.com/blog/2021-03-01-opt-in-analytics Mon, 01 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes We're excited to partner with Plausible to bring you improved analytics. https://buttondown.com/blog/2021-02-22-buttondown-plus-plausible Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT We're making measurable improvements to our importing UI. https://buttondown.com/blog/2021-02-21-importer-v2 Sun, 21 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT Use tags with templating to customize your emails! https://buttondown.com/blog/2021-02-12-tags-in-email-body Fri, 12 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT Improvements to the the user experience https://buttondown.com/blog/2021-01-12-slightly-nicer-settings-pages Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT Use the Buttondown API to supercharge your newsletter https://buttondown.com/blog/2021-01-06-webhooks-and-the-programming-page Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT What we have planned for next year https://buttondown.com/blog/2020-12-31-buttondown-in-2021 Thu, 31 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes If you're like me, you notice a typo literally right as you press the Send Button. https://buttondown.com/blog/2020-12-16-undo-send Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT You asked, and we listened. We've updated the navigation to be more usable. https://buttondown.com/blog/2020-10-17-a-new-navigation-header Sat, 17 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT Have a lot of readers in the EU? Our new mail servers can help with inbox placement rates https://buttondown.com/blog/2020-07-08-open-beta-european-mail-servers Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT This update lets you know more about your former readers. https://buttondown.com/blog/2020-07-06-set-a-custom-unsubscription-url-for-your-sadly-no-longer-subscribed-subscribers Mon, 06 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT Our analytics update makes it easier to compare the performance of different emails https://buttondown.com/blog/2020-07-02-compare-analytics-from-multiple-emails Thu, 02 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT We're making it easier to keep track of who you're collaborating with on your newsletters https://buttondown.com/blog/2020-06-30-saved-draft-recipients Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT Without open source software, there would be no Buttondown. That's why we're committed to sharing our profits with the open source community. https://buttondown.com/blog/2020-03-09-funding Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT behind-the-scenes Providing a real address is important for compliance. https://buttondown.com/blog/2020-03-01-why-you-need-to-include-a-physical-address-in-your-newsletter Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT You have more options for running your paid subscriptions. https://buttondown.com/blog/2019-11-06-annual-subscriptions-for-paid-newsletters Wed, 06 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Building a Weebly site? It's easy to add your Buttondown form! https://buttondown.com/blog/2019-11-06-buttondown-weebly Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Now you can gently remind your subscribers to confirm their address. https://buttondown.com/blog/2019-11-04-reminding-folks-to-confirm-their-subscription Mon, 04 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Add subscriptions to your Squarespace site to collect an audience of fans and interested readers. https://buttondown.com/blog/2019-10-24-adding-a-buttondown-subscription-form-to-squarespace Thu, 24 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Buttondown makes it easy to start collecting subscriptions without having to muck around and changing your CMS. https://buttondown.com/blog/2019-10-11-adding-a-buttondown-subscription-form-to-webflow Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Share an Instagram post in your newsletter, with no additional work! https://buttondown.com/blog/2019-07-30-embedding-instagram-photos-into-your-emails Tue, 30 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT Privacy is a top priority for us, so we're making it easy to opt out of tracking. https://buttondown.com/blog/2019-07-03-how-to-opt-out-of-analytics-and-email-tracking Wed, 03 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT Now you can flesh out your newsletter, without committing to an actual send https://buttondown.com/blog/2019-06-30-managing-your-drafts-through-the-api Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT Have an idea for another newsletter? Join our new beta! https://buttondown.com/blog/2019-06-21-open-beta-multiple-newsletters Sat, 22 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT Want to learn more about your audience. Try subscriber filters! https://buttondown.com/blog/2019-06-19-easy-subscriber-filters Thu, 20 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT You can now use the Buttondown API to schedule future newsletters! https://buttondown.com/blog/2019-05-22-scheduling-emails-through-the-api Thu, 23 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT Verifying your domain will ensure that your newsletter arrives in your readers' inbox. https://buttondown.com/blog/2019-05-16-sending-newsletters-that-get-delivered Thu, 16 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT This past month has been focused on bug bashing, but also some fun product updates! https://buttondown.com/blog/2019-05-04-may Sun, 05 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT March was a big month for Buttondown. Lots of new features, and even more coming up soon! https://buttondown.com/blog/2019-04-07-april-updates-2 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT We have lots of great new updates in store! https://buttondown.com/blog/2019-03-02-march-updates-2019 Sat, 02 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT We started the year with lots of new updates https://buttondown.com/blog/2019-02-03-february-updates Mon, 04 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT Hey, it's been a while. We missed you! https://buttondown.com/blog/2018-12-02-a-belated-update Sun, 02 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT We're starting summer with lots of Buttondown updates. https://buttondown.com/blog/2018-07-04-june-updates Wed, 04 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT Here's what's new with Buttondown. https://buttondown.com/blog/2018-06-03-may-updates Sun, 03 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT Another great month, with lots of updates! https://buttondown.com/blog/2018-05-04-april-updates Fri, 04 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT There have been a bunch of great Buttondown updates. https://buttondown.com/blog/2018-04-03-march-updates Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT We've made the archive pages easier to read. https://buttondown.com/blog/2018-03-14-nicer-archive-pages Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT Our new toolbar makes writing your email easier than ever! https://buttondown.com/blog/2018-03-11-markdown-is-easier-than-ever Sun, 11 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT Howdy and Happy New Year! We had a quiet but productive start to 2018; I'm pumped to share what we've been up to. https://buttondown.com/blog/2018-02-01-january-updates Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT 2017 has been incredible, and I can't wait to build more stuff for y'all in 2018! https://buttondown.com/blog/2017-12-26-2017-in-review Tue, 26 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT Learn more about how a given subscriber interacts with your emails. https://buttondown.com/blog/2017-11-25-introducing-subscriber-events Sat, 25 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT Losing readers can be sad, but it's also a learning opportunity. https://buttondown.com/blog/2017-11-05-viewing-unsubscribed-users Mon, 06 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT Introducing Buttondown's new blog. https://buttondown.com/blog/2017-11-04-a-new-blog Sat, 04 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT FullContact makes it easy to learn about your readers. https://buttondown.com/blog/2017-10-10-learn-more-about-your-subscribers Tue, 10 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT It's easier than ever to send an email to a select group of subscribers. https://buttondown.com/blog/2017-09-30-tagged-emails Sat, 30 Sep 2017 20:26:00 GMT Now you can put a face to the name! https://buttondown.com/blog/2017-09-24-gravatar-support Sun, 24 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT A big step towards more comprehensive subscriber analytics. https://buttondown.com/blog/2017-09-08-subscriber-sources Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT We're making it even easier to build up your subscriber base. https://buttondown.com/blog/2017-09-01-embeddable-subscription-widget Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT One of our most-requested features is the ability to send an email and have it transform into a draft. https://buttondown.com/blog/2017-08-21-creating-drafts-via-email Mon, 21 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT Managing a bunch of emails and subscribers can be, uh, a chore. https://buttondown.com/blog/2017-08-01-subscriber-and-archive-search Tue, 01 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT