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!
New API changes for Buttondown
You can now provide an IP address when creating a subscriber. This will be used to determine the subscriber's location and validate their legitimacy...
2025-03-31
Our tracking infrastructure is now our own
On hacker wordplay and fossilized poetry
We've published a new blog post: > The neologisms of the early internet persist because of the camaraderie of coded communication. Read it here!
2025-03-25
Better handling for undeliverable subscribers
New API changes for Buttondown
You can now filter subscribers by their undeliverability status and specific reasons for being marked undeliverable. This helps you better manage your list...
How (and why) non-technical folks should learn to use an API
We've published a new blog post: > Running a few quick and easy commands will help you understand how apps "talk" to each other (and impress your friends)....
2025-03-11
Open and click rates in Subscribers view
2025-03-10
Share your emails on Tumblr automatically
2025-03-07
Create subscribers in other newsletters via automations
Updates from February
There’s a new subscriber details view It’s been eight years since we first launched the subscriber details page. Since then, we’ve added an activity feed and...
StoryOrigin founder Evan Gow on how to grow an author newsletter
We've published a new blog post: > Practical advice for writers to start turning readers into true fans Read it here!
2025-03-01
Add metadata to your RSS feeds
New API changes for Buttondown
RSS Feed Metadata Support RSS feeds just got smarter! Now you can attach metadata to your feeds and have it show up in your emails. Need to mark which site a...
2025-02-27
Export images from your newsletter
New API changes for Buttondown
We've added a new field to the Subscriber schema to help you track undeliverable subscribers! The Subscriber schema now includes an undeliverability_date...
2025-02-25
New alignment options for custom buttons
Using Typora as a custom Buttondown front-end
We've published a new blog post: > In this special guest post, Jon Sully shares how he uses Typora as a front-end for his newsletter. Read it here!
2025-02-19
Zapier v2.0
How email came to be
We've published a new blog post: > Online conversations among the inventors of network mail are more fun and interesting than they have any right to be. Read...
2025-02-17
New analytic: pageviews by referrer
2025-02-14
Redesigned subscriber detail pane
2025-02-13
Self-serve referral settings
New API changes for Buttondown
We've added the ability to filter emails by subject! Now, when you list emails, you can pass in an optional subject parameter in the query to grab just the...
Write newsletters like an email
We've published a new blog post: > Write in your email app to ensure your newsletter is something you would send your friend Read it here!
Updates from January
More stuff for less money Starting this month, everyone on the free plan has API access. And any account that’s paying at least $29 per month can now use...
2025-02-09
Two small, esoteric API features
Mail Merge started on a $10,000 IBM typewriter
We've published a new blog post: > The first word processor invented the way we personalize email newsletters Read it here!
2025-02-06
We've removed legacy teasers
New API changes for Buttondown
We've removed the following fields from the Email object: should_send_teaser custom_teaser This is a completely breaking change with no backwards...
Your email list needs an inner circle
We've published a new blog post: > Creating a cabinet of beta readers leads to more interesting content and engaged subscribers. Read it here!
2025-01-31
Link related emails from the editor
The double opt-in story
We've published a new blog post: > How confirming your email subscriptions was standardized, before spam got its name. Read it here!
A good publishing workflow is an escape hatch
We've published a new blog post: > Automate what you hate, write what you enjoy, and promote your work sustainably. Read it here!
Developer marketing is show and tell
We've published a new blog post: > Tell them what you’re going to ship. Tell them what you’ve shipped. Tell them what others have shipped with your tool....
2025-01-15
Template variables in headers and footers