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Buttondown's engineers, writers, and biggest fans write about the whole thing: engineering challenges, useful tips and tricks, new features, and more.
- Two new archive themesJustin DukeJanuary 10, 2026Introducing Arbus and Lovelace, two new ways to style your newsletter's web presence.
- Custom buttons now work in Markdown modeMaryJanuary 9, 2026A simpler format for custom buttons that works everywhere.
Ryan FarleyJanuary 9, 2026Ask a Nerd: Does attaching files to your newsletter hurt deliverability?- Seline and Tinylytics supportJustin DukeJanuary 8, 2026Two new privacy-friendly analytics integrations for your archives.
- Unban subscribersJustin DukeJanuary 4, 2026You can now unban subscribers directly from the UI.
- Justin DukeJanuary 2, 2026Add a prominent message at the top of your archive pages.
Matthew GuayJanuary 2, 2026Bang paths, source routing, and how email trips were planned- Public postmortem: archive downtimeJustin DukeJanuary 2, 2026Public postmortem: archive downtime
- 2025Justin DukeDecember 25, 20252025
- disposables.appJustin DukeDecember 21, 2025A tiny tool for checking if an email domain is disposable.
- Russian localizationStephDecember 20, 2025Russian localization
Ryan FarleyDecember 19, 2025Ask a Nerd: Can you improve email deliverability with a personal domain?- More locale optionsMaryDecember 18, 2025New English locale variants for UK, Australia, and Canada.
- NickdDecember 17, 2025How we interview customers at Buttondown
- Bluesky analyticsJustin DukeDecember 14, 2025Track your Bluesky follower count over time
- Justin DukeDecember 12, 2025You can now reply directly to subscriber conversations from your inbox.
Matthew GuayDecember 12, 2025Minimum viable complexity
Asharee PetersDecember 9, 2025Jeffery Hicks goes behind-the-scenes in his newsletter- Justin DukeDecember 8, 2025Changes to our stack in 2025
- Justin DukeDecember 7, 20252026: Emails
MaryDecember 5, 2025Never accidentally send an email with placeholder text again.- Randomize survey answer orderMaryDecember 5, 2025Surveys can now randomize answer order to avoid position bias in responses.
Matthew GuayDecember 5, 2025What the hell is a UTM?- Why we insourced analyticsJustin DukeDecember 3, 2025Why we insourced analytics
- Scroll sync in the editorMatias Artopoulos KozakDecember 1, 2025Scroll sync in the editor and preview
- 2026: ArchivesJustin DukeDecember 1, 20252026: Archives
Asharee PetersDecember 1, 2025How Jamie Thingelstad uses Buttondown
Asharee PetersDecember 1, 2025How Kelly Jensen uses Buttondown
Matthew GuayNovember 28, 2025Keeping feature creep at bay- Improved filtersMaryNovember 28, 2025Improved filters across the app
- Matias Artopoulos KozakNovember 25, 2025A stricter CSP to make your subscribers' experience safer.
Justin DukeNovember 24, 2025Sniperl.ink is now open source- Auto-activating RSS reader subscriptionsJustin DukeNovember 22, 2025RSS reader subscriptions now skip double opt-in for a smoother signup experience.
Matthew GuayNovember 21, 2025What the hell is ActivityPub?- Justin DukeNovember 19, 2025Gift subscriptions directly from your subscribe page
Asharee PetersNovember 19, 2025How Igor Ranc built Berlin's largest English-language tech newsletter- MaryNovember 18, 2025View, search, and restore previous versions of your newsletter templates.
- Subscriber previewJustin DukeNovember 17, 2025Preview emails as specific subscribers
- Public postmortem: API availability issuesJustin DukeNovember 16, 2025Public postmortem: API availability issues
- Open source funding in 2025Justin DukeNovember 15, 2025Open source funding in 2025
- MaryNovember 12, 2025A unified inbox for comments, conversations, mentions, and webmentions.
Justin DukeNovember 10, 2025Custom Icons
Asharee PetersNovember 10, 2025How Kieron Gillen markets comics without having a real job- Managed DNSBen BorgersNovember 7, 2025Buttondown can manage your DNS records for you
Asharee PetersNovember 4, 2025How Kalina Silverman helps people skip small talk and make meaningful connections- Justin DukeNovember 3, 2025Embed your favorite analytics on your homepage
Asharee PetersNovember 3, 2025How Octopus Think connects with customers and shares app updates- Send by engagement dateJustin DukeNovember 2, 2025Send by last open or last click date
Matthew GuayNovember 1, 2025NaNoWriMo and the creative power of looming fear- A cleaner paid subscriptions experienceJustin DukeOctober 31, 2025Improvements to the paid subscriptions setup experience
- Custom button colorsJustin DukeOctober 30, 2025You can change the color of your buttons
- HMAC-based security for webhooksJustin DukeOctober 28, 2025Verify webhook authenticity with HMAC signatures for outgoing webhooks.
- Bulk notesJustin DukeOctober 21, 2025Bulk add notes to your subscribers
- Drag-and-drop columnsJustin DukeOctober 20, 2025Reorder columns in your dashboard by dragging and dropping
- Public postmortem: duplicate sendsJustin DukeOctober 17, 2025Public postmortem: duplicate sends
Asharee PetersOctober 16, 2025Why Flock Theatre loves Buttondown's personal touch
Asharee PetersOctober 16, 2025How Jenny Zhang inspires readers to show up for their communities- Portal loginJustin DukeOctober 15, 2025Subscribers can access the Portal through the main login
- Emailwall and Webwall componentsJustin DukeOctober 10, 2025Fancy mode blocks to show content only in email or only on the web.
Matthew GuayOctober 10, 2025How to publish your blog and newsletter in one click- Newsletter QR codeJustin DukeOctober 6, 2025Your newsletter now has a QR code
Matthew GuayOctober 3, 2025The ChatGPT for music that launched in 1994- Czech localizationTanvirOctober 1, 2025Buttondown is now available in Czech.
Asharee PetersSeptember 30, 2025How Giuseppe Sollazzo shares data-powered stories with readers- UTM via formsJustin DukeSeptember 27, 2025Add UTM params to subscribers via form
- Better undeliverable heuristicJustin DukeSeptember 26, 2025A better heuristic for undeliverable subscribers
Matthew GuaySeptember 26, 2025The email list cleaning conundrum
NickdSeptember 26, 2025Onboarding, part two- Customizable checkout flowsJustin DukeSeptember 22, 2025We're shifting to customizable checkout flows
- Lifecycle-based emailsJustin DukeSeptember 20, 2025Send emails based on subscriber lifecycle dates
- Paid churn trackingJustin DukeSeptember 19, 2025Track when paid subscribers churn
Matthew GuaySeptember 19, 2025How to personalize your newsletter onboarding with metadata- Customize gift unsubscription notificationsJustin DukeSeptember 18, 2025Customize the email sent when a gift subscription ends with your own messaging.
Asharee PetersSeptember 18, 2025How Jade Quek curates paper and book arts events across the US- Firewall controlsJustin DukeSeptember 17, 2025Better control over the firewall
Matthew GuaySeptember 17, 2025Building a Slack-powered newsletter with Buttondown- CaptchaJustin DukeSeptember 16, 2025Hosted subscribe forms now show CAPTCHAs for suspicious subscription attempts.
- How we welcome new customers at ButtondownNickdSeptember 12, 2025How we welcome new customers at Buttondown
Matthew GuaySeptember 9, 2025On hiring a robot to send your emails- Notes everywhereJustin DukeSeptember 8, 2025Add notes to (almost) everything
Asharee PetersSeptember 5, 2025How Destiny Toro showcases creative projects and fosters community
Ryan FarleySeptember 5, 2025The story of how RSS beat Microsoft
Asharee PetersSeptember 5, 2025How Sabrina Imbler spotlights NYC's non-human residents- Suppressed emailsJustin DukeSeptember 4, 2025New status and notifications when emails are blocked due to content auditing.
Asharee PetersSeptember 1, 2025How Karl Weber shares writing on programming, art, and pop culture
Asharee PetersSeptember 1, 2025How Mark Slutsky publishes writings and supports causes he cares about
Asharee PetersSeptember 1, 2025How Nick George tracks biotech hiring patterns and compensation trends
Asharee PetersSeptember 1, 2025How Sasha Frere-Jones publishes writings on music and culture
Ryan FarleyAugust 28, 2025Leave The Grateful Dead out of it
Ryan FarleyAugust 26, 2025Images in newsletters: how much is too much?- Dark modeJustin DukeAugust 25, 2025Dark mode support for the Buttondown interface, now in beta.
- Better API errorsJustin DukeAugust 22, 2025Better API debugging and clearer error messages
Matthew GuayAugust 22, 2025A newsletter-shaped-blog, or a blog-shaped-newsletter- Smarter firewallJustin DukeAugust 21, 2025The firewall is smarter and stronger
- A new home screenJustin DukeAugust 20, 2025Dashboard home screen showing todos, recommendations, and what needs attention.
- Cleaner email editorMaryAugust 15, 2025Streamlined editor layout with actions moved to top-right for distraction-free writing.
Matthew GuayAugust 15, 2025Build a DIY email-to-SMS gateway
Asharee PetersAugust 15, 2025How Jake Rayson shares nature recovery resources across Wales
Asharee PetersAugust 11, 2025How Sarah Becan shares recipe comics and her photogenic cat
Matthew GuayAugust 8, 2025Email signatures and the power of defaults
Asharee PetersAugust 1, 2025How Damien Joyce uplifts emerging indie artists and builds a music community
Asharee PetersAugust 1, 2025How Linus Lee reflects on life and human-computer interaction
Matthew GuayAugust 1, 2025What the hell is a Webmention?
Asharee PetersJuly 31, 2025How Randall P. Girdner shares comics and maintains creative control
Asharee PetersJuly 31, 2025How Robert Kingett funds his writing through pay-per-email
Ryan FarleyJuly 29, 2025How to return from a newsletter hiatus in style- Cleaner subscriber managementJustin DukeJuly 28, 2025Consolidated problematic subscriber types into a single "undeliverable" status with clear reasons.
Asharee PetersJuly 28, 2025How Graham Oliver shares life in Taiwan and spreads positivity
Ryan FarleyJuly 28, 2025A plaintext subject line is all email has ever needed
Matthew GuayJuly 25, 2025The subtle art of email forensics- PWYW suggestionsJustin DukeJuly 20, 2025Set suggested amounts for pay-what-you-want subscription tiers.
Ryan FarleyJuly 17, 2025Email's fingerprints are everywhere you look- Public postmortem: bot identification traffic blockingJustin DukeJuly 17, 2025Public postmortem: bot identification traffic blocking
- More filtering optionsJustin DukeJuly 15, 2025That's right, even more filtering options
- Filter subscribers by sourceJustin DukeJuly 13, 2025Filter subscribers by how they joined, including API, import, organic, manual, or Stripe.
Ryan FarleyJuly 10, 2025Creating newsletter webhooks for fun and profit- Filter subscribers by domainJustin DukeJuly 4, 2025Filter and manage subscribers based on their email domain.
Ryan FarleyJuly 3, 2025The physicists who convinced Fermilab to send Brazil's emails- Dedicated archive settings pageSteph MonetteJune 26, 2025Design settings split into separate pages for email and archive customization.
Ryan FarleyJune 26, 2025Gmail's shortcuts come from a 1976 keyboard layout
Asharee PetersJune 24, 2025What you need to know about Orange's new email protections- DormancyJustin DukeJune 23, 2025Put newsletters on pause without billing while preserving all data.
- Skip old RSS itemsJustin DukeJune 21, 2025Skip old RSS items when setting up feeds
- Referrals in the PortalJustin DukeJune 20, 2025Subscribers can now view and customize their referral link in the Portal.
- Email address changesJustin DukeJune 15, 2025Subscribers can change their email address
Justin DukeJune 13, 2025How email tracking works behind the scenes
Justin DukeJune 10, 2025Announcing django-rq-cron- Featured emailsJustin DukeJune 9, 2025Pin your best emails to appear at the top of your archive page.
Justin DukeJune 9, 2025rssrssrssrss (that is not a typo)![It's [always] a great time to build an email course](/next-assets/img/blog/building-an-email-course/featuredImage.jpg)
Justin DukeJune 6, 2025It's [always] a great time to build an email course- Safer bulk actionsMaryJune 5, 2025Improved confirmation dialogs and safety checks for bulk subscriber actions.
- Test modeJustin DukeJune 3, 2025Route all outbound emails to your account for safe integration testing.
Ryan FarleyJune 3, 2025The legendary email client power users wouldn't let die
Matthew GuayJune 2, 2025The non-scientific, non-scammy way to grow your newsletter- PlaygroundJustin DukeJune 1, 2025Interactive playground to test and explore the Buttondown editor features.
Ryan FarleyMay 30, 2025You should have a can-do attitude about CAN-SPAM- CLIJustin DukeMay 28, 2025Command-line tool for bidirectional syncing of emails, automations, and images.
- Archive click trackingJustin DukeMay 27, 2025Tracking clicks in archives, too
- Customizable exportsJustin DukeMay 26, 2025Export dialog now supports column filtering, JSON format, and preview options.
- SimpleAnalytics integrationJustin DukeMay 23, 2025Privacy-first analytics integration for tracking newsletter web traffic without cookies.
Justin DukeMay 23, 2025Best practices on pre-launch emails- Revamped email draft flowMaryMay 22, 2025Cleaner dialog for sending draft copies of emails to selected recipients.
Justin DukeMay 16, 2025Markdown is unformatted formatting- Analytics for sad stuffJustin DukeMay 14, 2025New charts for tracking permanent failure rates and spam complaint rates.
- Are.na sharingJustin DukeMay 9, 2025Share your newsletters on Are.na
Justin DukeMay 9, 2025E-COM: The $40 million USPS project to send email on paper
Ryan FarleyMay 2, 2025Attachments helped email go global- LocalizationJustin DukeMay 1, 2025Buttondown now supports eight languages including French, German, Spanish, and more.
Justin DukeApril 25, 2025This is not a newsletter accessibility checklist- Configurable FirewallJustin DukeApril 21, 2025New spam blocking controls with adjustable thresholds and manual review options.
- Suspicious activity detectionJustin DukeApril 18, 2025Quickly spot suspicious domains or IPs
Justin DukeApril 18, 2025The community powered email newsletter- Activity filteringJustin DukeApril 17, 2025Easily filter a subscriber's activity
- Automatic periodic exportsJustin DukeApril 15, 2025Schedule automatic data exports using time-based automation triggers.
- Expanded UTM filteringJustin DukeApril 14, 2025Better tracking with expanded UTM filtering
Ryan FarleyApril 11, 2025AMP and why emails are not (and should never be) interactive.
Ryan FarleyApril 4, 2025Email ideas to build hype for your first book launch- Own tracking infrastructureJustin DukeMarch 31, 2025Our tracking infrastructure is now our own
Ryan FarleyMarch 28, 2025On hacker wordplay and fossilized poetry
Ryan FarleyMarch 27, 2025A brief history of all the times email was supposed to die- Public postmortem: external events backlogJustin DukeMarch 27, 2025Public postmortem: external events backlog
- Undeliverable handlingJustin DukeMarch 25, 2025Better handling for undeliverable subscribers
Ryan FarleyMarch 21, 2025How (and why) non-technical folks should learn to use an API- Public postmortem: email timeoutsJustin DukeMarch 14, 2025Public postmortem: email timeouts
- Engagement rates columnMatias Artopoulos KozakMarch 11, 2025Open and click rates in Subscribers view
- Tumblr auto-sharingMatias Artopoulos KozakMarch 10, 2025Share your emails on Tumblr automatically
- Cross-newsletter automationsJustin DukeMarch 7, 2025Create subscribers in other newsletters via automations
Ryan FarleyMarch 5, 2025StoryOrigin founder Evan Gow on how to grow an author newsletter- RSS metadataJustin DukeMarch 1, 2025Add metadata to your RSS feeds
- Image exportJustin DukeFebruary 27, 2025Export images from your newsletter
- Button alignment optionsMaryFebruary 25, 2025New alignment options for custom buttons
Jon SullyFebruary 24, 2025Using Typora as a custom Buttondown front-end- Zapier v2.0Matias Artopoulos KozakFebruary 19, 2025New Zapier integration with easier login flow and new subscriber management actions.
Ryan FarleyFebruary 18, 2025How email came to be- Pageviews by referrerJustin DukeFebruary 17, 2025New analytic pageviews by referrer
- Redesigned subscriber detail paneJustin DukeFebruary 14, 2025A visual refresh of the subscriber detail view with streamlined activity feed.
- Self-serve referral settingsJustin DukeFebruary 13, 2025Set your own PayPal or Venmo username for affiliate payouts instead of waiting for us to ask.
Matthew GuayFebruary 12, 2025Write newsletters like an email- Esoteric API featuresJustin DukeFebruary 9, 2025Two small, esoteric API features
Matthew GuayFebruary 7, 2025Mail merge started on a $10,000 IBM typewriter- We've removed legacy teasersJustin DukeFebruary 6, 2025Legacy teasers are replaced by the more flexible paywall component for gating premium content.
Ryan FarleyFebruary 3, 2025Your email list needs an inner circle- Related emails linkingSteph MonetteJanuary 31, 2025Link related emails from the editor
Matthew GuayJanuary 24, 2025The double opt-in story
Ryan FarleyJanuary 20, 2025A good publishing workflow is an escape hatch
Justin DukeJanuary 16, 2025Developer marketing is show and tell- Header/footer variablesJustin DukeJanuary 15, 2025Template variables in headers and footers
Asharee PetersJanuary 13, 2025How Clive Thompson linkblogs for thousands of readers- New analytic MRRJustin DukeJanuary 13, 2025View monthly recurring revenue alongside your other analytics within Buttondown.
- 2025 pricing updateJustin DukeJanuary 12, 20252025 pricing update
- Transactional naked modeJustin DukeJanuary 11, 2025Naked mode for transactional emails
Justin DukeJanuary 10, 2025What happens when you move your newsletter
Justin DukeJanuary 9, 2025Changes to our stack in 2025
Ryan FarleyJanuary 7, 2025Short boughs, long vintage, and email- Classic theme commentsJustin DukeJanuary 5, 2025Comments in the classic theme
- 2024 (and what's next)Justin DukeDecember 28, 20242024 (and what's next)
Matthew GuayDecember 27, 2024Portability is optionality- Webhooks for exportsJustin DukeDecember 26, 2024New webhook types notify you when exports are created, completed, or failed.
Asharee PetersDecember 18, 2024How James Whatley answers questions from his community- Free/paid content blocksJustin DukeDecember 17, 2024Carve out free- and paid-only blocks in your emails
- Bluesky profile embedsMaryDecember 10, 2024Embed Bluesky profiles in your Buttondown emails
Matthew GuayDecember 6, 2024One topic, for a limited time: the pop-up email newsletter- Bluesky post embedsMaryDecember 5, 2024Embed Bluesky posts in your Buttondown emails
- Pausing your subscriptionJustin DukeNovember 26, 2024Pause your Buttondown subscription to take a break without being billed.
- Discord webhook integrationMatias Artopoulos KozakNovember 21, 2024Easily set up Discord webhooks to get notified about newsletter events in your server.
- Filter by survey responseJustin DukeNovember 18, 2024Filtering subscribers by survey responses
Asharee PetersNovember 11, 2024How Organization for Transformative Works sends newsletters in sixteen languages- Filtered exportsJustin DukeNovember 8, 2024Export only filtered lists of subscribers or emails instead of everything at once.
- Umami integrationJustin DukeNovember 6, 2024Embed Umami privacy-focused analytics on your newsletter with just a website ID.
- Per-email paid subscriptionsJustin DukeNovember 4, 2024Paid subscribers can now be charged per premium email sent instead of monthly or yearly.
Matthew GuayNovember 1, 2024The principle of LII- Multi-event webhooksMatias Artopoulos KozakOctober 29, 2024Multiple event types for webhooks
- API idempotency keysMatias Artopoulos KozakOctober 24, 2024Idempotency keys in the API
- Internal linksJustin DukeOctober 22, 2024Fancy editor now autocompletes internal links to other emails you've written.
Matthew GuayOctober 21, 2024Compliment your complements- Custom buttonsJustin DukeOctober 17, 2024Create custom CTA buttons in Fancy Mode to link subscribers to Discord, products, or any URL.
- Framer componentJustin DukeOctober 15, 2024A brand new Framer component
Matthew GuayOctober 11, 2024What's your newsletter's North Star?- Send permissionMatias Artopoulos KozakSeptember 23, 2024New permission for sending emails
Justin DukeSeptember 18, 2024Our new Open Source Funding Pledge- Zapier v1.8Matias Artopoulos KozakSeptember 17, 2024New Zapier triggers for tag changes, plus actions to find, update subscribers, and create tags.
Asharee PetersSeptember 12, 2024How Patricia Elzie-Tuttle uses Buttondown to share resources and foster community
Matthew GuaySeptember 6, 2024Where to start with newsletter automations- Cross-post to BlueskyJustin DukeSeptember 1, 2024Automatically cross-post your newsletter to Bluesky directly from Buttondown.
Justin DukeAugust 30, 2024Your first fifty subscribers- Custom audiencesJustin DukeAugust 28, 2024Send your emails to custom audiences
- New demo siteJustin DukeAugust 26, 2024A brand new demo site
Justin DukeAugust 23, 2024Every email your company needs to send, and how to send them- Zapier v1.7Justin DukeAugust 22, 2024New Zapier triggers for paid subscription upgrades and churns to automate subscriber perks.
- Subscriptions homeJustin DukeAugust 19, 2024A home for all of your subscriptions
- Start with a changelogJustin DukeAugust 16, 2024Start with a changelog
- Public postmortem: email delaysJustin DukeAugust 16, 2024Public postmortem: email delays
- Filter by importJustin DukeAugust 14, 2024Filter and browse subscribers by import
- Cross-post to TwitterJustin DukeAugust 12, 2024Automatically cross-post your newsletter to Twitter directly from Buttondown.
- Intuitive publishing flowJustin DukeAugust 9, 2024A newer, more intuitive publishing flow
- Zapier v1.6Justin DukeAugust 7, 2024New Zapier triggers for subscription confirmations and survey responses, plus auto-activation for subscribers.
Asharee PetersAugust 6, 2024How Mike Monteiro answers questions from his design community
Asharee PetersAugust 6, 2024How Peter Giacomo Lombardo grows an audience for his open-source project- Naked modeJustin DukeAugust 5, 2024A new power-user mode lets you write raw HTML and CSS, bypassing the default Buttondown template.
- API versioningJustin DukeJuly 31, 2024API versioning has been introduced to handle breaking changes while keeping existing integrations safe.
Justin DukeJuly 31, 2024Send your next email newsletter from Terminal- New drafts interfaceJustin DukeJuly 29, 2024A new home for sending drafts
- Apple and Simplecast embedsJustin DukeJuly 26, 2024Embed Apple and Simplecast podcasts in your emails
Justin DukeJuly 16, 2024Guest newsletters 101- Unsplash integrationJustin DukeJuly 15, 2024Find lovely images with Unsplash
- Dashboard customizationJustin DukeJuly 8, 2024More ways to customize your email dashboard
Justin DukeJuly 5, 2024How successful self-publishers share their excerpts- Archive searchJustin DukeJuly 1, 2024Subscribers can now search your archives by subject, body, or email metadata.
Justin DukeJune 28, 2024How Rosie Sherry builds communities around email- Emoji autocompleteJustin DukeJune 25, 2024Type a colon in Fancy mode to bring up an emoji picker with search functionality.
Justin DukeJune 24, 2024How to write DevRel emails that don't sound like marketing- Cross-post to LinkedInJustin DukeJune 19, 2024Automatically cross-post your newsletter to LinkedIn directly from Buttondown.
- Subscriber autonomyJustin DukeJune 18, 2024Subscribers can now change their own tags after subscribing through a self-service portal.
Matthew GuayJune 14, 2024In praise of zines- rel='me' supportJustin DukeJune 12, 2024Add rel='me' links to your profile for identity verification on platforms like Mastodon.
- LaTeX supportJustin DukeJune 11, 2024LaTeX is now supported in the editor, preview, and emails with PNG, SVG, and HTML rendering.
Justin DukeJune 4, 2024Open-sourcing our footnotes editor- How to build a culture of shippingJustin DukeJune 3, 2024How to build a culture of shipping
- New editor featuresJustin DukeMay 29, 2024Editor improvements include drag-and-drop files, social embeds, pull quotes, poetry blocks, and syntax highlighting.
- Pace yourself!Ryan FarleyMay 23, 2024Pace yourself!
- Easy footnotesJustin DukeMay 22, 2024Write footnotes without dropping down to Markdown
- Magic email imagesJustin DukeMay 21, 2024Our Magic Email Address now supports images
- Meta Pixel supportJustin DukeMay 19, 2024Support for the Meta Pixel ID
- My favorite newslettersJustin DukeMay 13, 2024My favorite newsletters
- Slack webhooksJustin DukeMay 8, 2024Send webhooks to Slack without the hassle
- Rebuilt documentation siteBen BorgersMay 6, 2024The docs site has been rebuilt with cleaner guides, API recipes, and improved search.
Ben BorgersMay 6, 2024How we built Buttondown's new docs- Random content tagJustin DukeApril 29, 2024New template tag for randomizing content
- How to start a clubJustin DukeApril 25, 2024How to start a club
- Email yourself actionJustin DukeApril 20, 2024New automation action email yourself
- Improved searchJustin DukeApril 17, 2024Search just keeps getting more powerful
- Automation analyticsJustin DukeApril 15, 2024Track automation performance over time in the Analytics dashboard
Justin DukeApril 15, 2024We're sponsoring PyCon- Better in-app previewsJustin DukeApril 13, 2024In-app previewing is way, way better
- Transistor embedsJustin DukeApril 12, 2024Embed Transistor podcasts in your emails
- New analytic unsubscribe reasonsJustin DukeApril 11, 2024Analytics now show aggregated reasons why subscribers unsubscribed from your newsletter.
Asharee PetersApril 5, 2024How Kenny Meyers builds software for comics people- Comments dashboardJustin DukeApril 3, 2024New author tools let you sort and filter comments by subscriber, email, or date.
Asharee PetersApril 2, 2024Why Elliot Jay Stocks loves using Buttondown- Justin DukeMarch 28, 2024Changes to our stack in 2024
Asharee PetersMarch 26, 2024How Sam Rose built an audience with Buttondown- Fancy new editor modeJustin DukeMarch 21, 2024A new WYSIWYG editor with inline formatting tooltips, autocompletion, and features like webwalls and surveys.
- Comments RSS feedJustin DukeMarch 18, 2024An RSS feed just for comments
- Daily reportsJustin DukeMarch 15, 2024Daily reports for the information-obsessed
- Newer, nicer settings pagesJustin DukeMarch 14, 2024Settings pages have been reorganized from one big page into smaller, focused sections.
- Bluesky and Mastodon sharingJustin DukeMarch 12, 2024Sharing integrations with Bluesky and Mastodon
Asharee PetersMarch 11, 2024Why Rian van der Merwe loves Buttondown- Analytics 3.0Justin DukeMarch 6, 2024Rebuilt analytics with more data, flexible exports, and weekly or monthly email reports.
- How often should you send your newsletter?Justin DukeMarch 4, 2024How often should you send your newsletter?
- Filter by couponJustin DukeFebruary 28, 2024Filter subscribers by their coupons
- What the hell is a lead magnet?Justin DukeFebruary 21, 2024What the hell is a lead magnet?
- Subscriber ID variablesJustin DukeFebruary 20, 2024You can now use subscriber IDs as template variables
- Subscribers can tag themselvesJustin DukeFebruary 19, 2024Select-based form inputs let subscribers choose options that automatically apply tags.
- Tags now get auto-groupedJustin DukeFebruary 5, 2024Tags using key:value syntax are now automatically grouped in the UI for easier browsing.
- Comments!Justin DukeJanuary 29, 2024Optional, opt-in commenting on newsletter archive pages with moderation and API access.
Asharee PetersJanuary 23, 2024How Stefan Judis teaches thousands of developers every week- Send latest premium actionJustin DukeJanuary 22, 2024New automation action send latest premium email
- Better archives and landing pagesJustin DukeJanuary 19, 2024Newer, nicer, archives and landing pages
- Automation filteringJustin DukeDecember 17, 2023You can filter automations by confirmation date and engagement
- Free API subscribersJustin DukeDecember 13, 2023You can now create subscribers through the API for free
- Surveys in automationsJustin DukeDecember 12, 2023You can now send out surveys within automations
- Reply to repliesJustin DukeDecember 8, 2023You can now reply to tracked replies
- Labels for RSS feedsJustin DukeDecember 6, 2023Add labels to RSS feeds to easily identify multiple feeds in your newsletter.
Asharee PetersDecember 2, 2023How Jeremy Singer-Vine curates curious datasets for thousands of readers- Dear Tinyletter UsersJustin DukeNovember 29, 2023Dear Tinyletter Users
- 2023 (and what's next)Justin DukeNovember 28, 20232023 (and what's next)
- Email vs web contentJustin DukeNovember 21, 2023Custom content for email vs. web
- Sort by engagementJustin DukeNovember 20, 2023Sort and filter by last open/click date!
- Black Friday / Cyber Monday pricesJustin DukeNovember 17, 2023Black Friday / Cyber Monday prices
Asharee PetersNovember 16, 2023How Mandy Brown cultivates a thoughtful community around a working library- Better gift subscriptionsJustin DukeNovember 14, 2023Attach custom messages and durations to gift subscriptions.
Asharee PetersNovember 13, 2023How Andy Dehnart built a career reviewing television
Asharee PetersNovember 6, 2023How Cassidy Williams built a newsletter for tens of thousands of developers- New email templateJustin DukeNovember 2, 2023A new, prettier, email template
- How we keep deliverability highJustin DukeNovember 2, 2023How we keep deliverability high
- Email-based automationsJustin DukeNovember 1, 2023Send automations based on email addresses
- What you need to know about Gmail's new protectionsJustin DukeOctober 31, 2023What you need to know about Gmail's new protections
- Opt-in reply trackingJustin DukeOctober 30, 2023Track email replies to enable automations, webhooks, and analytics around subscriber responses.
- Dear Mailchimp UsersJustin DukeOctober 20, 2023Dear Mailchimp Users
- Automatic alt textJustin DukeOctober 6, 2023You can now add automatic alt text to your images
- sniperl.ink, our free tool for improving subscription rateJustin DukeOctober 6, 2023sniperl.ink, our free tool for improving subscription rate
- More social network integrationsJustin DukeSeptember 20, 2023Auto-post and share handles for Reddit, Hacker News, Bluesky, and Threads.
- Better automation analyticsJustin DukeSeptember 19, 2023Automation analytics is way better
- Sort by metadataJustin DukeSeptember 18, 2023You can now sort your subscribers by metadata
- Overlarge image warningsJustin DukeSeptember 16, 2023Buttondown now checks for overlarge images before sending
- Automation tag actionsJustin DukeSeptember 14, 2023You can now add and remove tags to your automation sequences
- Pause emails mid-flightJustin DukeSeptember 12, 2023You can now pause emails mid-flight to fix typos or add new content
- Search tags and automationsJustin DukeSeptember 11, 2023Search for everything (or at least tags and automations)!
- Gift via automationsJustin DukeSeptember 8, 2023Gift/ungift premium subscriptions through automations!
- Image captionsJustin DukeSeptember 5, 2023Add captions to your images!
- How Buttondown uses your content to power generative AIJustin DukeAugust 30, 2023How Buttondown uses your content to power generative AI
- Subscriber-driving emailsJustin DukeAugust 28, 2023Learn which emails are driving the most subscribers (and payments!)
Justin DukeAugust 23, 2023Announcing django-typescript-routes- Programmatic webhooksJustin DukeAugust 21, 2023You can now programmatically register webhooks with the API!
- Email page viewsJustin DukeAugust 14, 2023You can now view (and sort by) page views in the Emails page!
- Tag statisticsJustin DukeAugust 9, 2023You can now view high-level statistics for your subscriber tags!
- Discord webhook formattingJustin DukeJuly 20, 2023Discord webhooks are auto-detected and transformed!
- Buttondown pledges $5,000 to OutreachyJustin DukeJuly 11, 2023Buttondown pledges $5,000 to Outreachy
- Automatic subscriber cleanupJustin DukeJuly 4, 2023Clean up your subscribers automatically!
- You should add SSOJustin DukeJuly 4, 2023You should add SSO
- RSS subscriber countJustin DukeJune 27, 2023Learn how many folks subscribe to your newsletter via RSS!
- The reply loopJustin DukeJune 22, 2023The reply loop
- Weekly subscriber reportsJustin DukeJune 20, 2023Get a weekly report on your incoming subscribers!
- Ask the experts: How do I come up with content?Justin DukeJune 20, 2023Ask the experts: How do I come up with content?
- More list columnsJustin DukeJune 19, 2023More columns for subscriber and email views!
- What can we learn from Google Domains?Justin DukeJune 17, 2023What can we learn from Google Domains?
- Customizable list viewsJustin DukeJune 15, 2023Customize your subscriber and email list views!
Asharee PetersJune 12, 2023How Max Voltar turned a side hustle into a treasured keyboard resource
Asharee PetersJune 8, 2023How Nick Disabato runs two newsletters from one design consultancy- Made-for-you share imagesBen BorgersJune 8, 2023Auto-generated share image templates based on your newsletter name and email subject.
Ben BorgersJune 8, 2023How we built made-for-you og:images- Automation improvementsJustin DukeJune 6, 2023A handful of new automation niceties!
- End-of-email surveysJustin DukeMay 31, 2023Close out every email with a survey!
- What to charge for sponsorships on your newsletterJustin DukeMay 30, 2023What to charge for sponsorships on your newsletter
- Filter by dateJustin DukeMay 29, 2023You can now filter your subscribers by date!
- Survey-triggered automationsJustin DukeMay 24, 2023Trigger automations based on survey responses!
- More automation functionalityJustin DukeMay 23, 2023Trigger automations on link clicks and add or remove tags automatically.
- New webhooksJustin DukeMay 22, 2023New webhooks for email status changes and subscriber link clicks.
Asharee PetersMay 19, 2023How France Insider built a news service with thousands of paid subscribers- Email as primary keyJustin DukeMay 19, 2023Use subscriber emails as a PK!
- AutomationsJustin DukeMay 16, 2023Supercharge your newsletter with automations!
Asharee PetersMay 15, 2023How John Willshire unites two businesses in one newsletter- Buttondown's username retention policyJustin DukeMay 13, 2023Buttondown's username retention policy
- Confirmation remindersJustin DukeMay 10, 2023Subscribers are now automatically reminded to confirm their subscription!
- Email churned subscribersJustin DukeMay 9, 2023Send emails directly to churned subscribers.
- Email-to-draftJustin DukeMay 6, 2023Create drafts and emails from your email
- Subscriber metadata columnsJustin DukeMay 5, 2023Metadata in your subscriber lists!
- Email length doesn't affect click rateJustin DukeMay 4, 2023Email length doesn't affect click rate
- Automatic image upload with Buttondown + TyporaJon SullyMay 3, 2023Automatic image upload with Buttondown + Typora
- ChatGPT integrationJustin DukeMay 1, 2023Let ChatGPT generate your newsletter...
- Speeding up a Django viewJustin DukeApril 26, 2023Speeding up a Django view
- Faster web archivesJustin DukeApril 25, 2023Web archives are much faster
- Referral programJustin DukeApril 24, 2023Get paid for referring users to Buttondown
- Better search resultsJustin DukeApril 21, 2023Less terrible search results page
- TikTok embedsJustin DukeApril 20, 2023Embed Tiktok clips in your Buttondown emails
- Subscriber timelineJustin DukeApril 13, 2023A timeline to help you better understand your subscriber's journey.
- What Murakami tells us about focusJustin DukeApril 13, 2023What Murakami tells us about focus
- Spotify embedsJustin DukeApril 5, 2023Embed Spotify tracks in your Buttondown emails
- Improved RSS-to-emailJustin DukeApril 4, 2023RSS-to-email just got even more powerful.
- Subscribe page OG imageJustin DukeMarch 29, 2023Set an OG image for your subscribe page!
- New analytics pageJustin DukeMarch 28, 2023New and improved analytics page!
- Pricing page driven developmentJustin DukeMarch 28, 2023Pricing page driven development
- Google Tag ManagerJustin DukeMarch 24, 2023Track your web archive traffic using Google Tag Manager!
- Even more subscriber typesJustin DukeMarch 23, 2023New subscriber types for churned, malformed, complained, and disposable email addresses.
- Integrating Duda with ButtondownJustin DukeMarch 22, 2023Connect your Duda website to collect newsletter subscribers through contact forms.
- Soundcloud embedsJustin DukeMarch 22, 2023Embed Soundcloud tracks in your Buttondown emails
- Linktree integration guideJustin DukeMarch 21, 2023A guide to integrating Linktree with your newsletter
- Netlify functions + ButtondownAndrew StiefelMarch 21, 2023Netlify functions + Buttondown
- Advanced and enterprise plansJustin DukeMarch 14, 2023New advanced plans + enterprise pricing!
- Framer integration guideJustin DukeMarch 13, 2023A guide to integrating Framer with your newsletter!
- API requests pageJustin DukeMarch 10, 2023Debug API requests in the new dedicated requests page
- Team collaborationJustin DukeMarch 4, 2023Collaborate with friends and colleagues!
- Typescript-friendly label fallbacksJustin DukeMarch 2, 2023Typescript-friendly label fallbacks
- In-email surveysJustin DukeFebruary 28, 2023Poll your subscribers with quick in-email surveys!
- Better CSS settingsJustin DukeFebruary 17, 2023Better CSS inputs in the settings page.
- Better RSS automation fetching!Justin DukeFebruary 16, 2023RSS feeds now check three times faster with manual refresh and feed status details.
- What it costs to run a software business in 2023Justin DukeFebruary 9, 2023What it costs to run a software business in 2023
- Editor toolbar improvementsJustin DukeFebruary 7, 2023A more ergonomic editor toolbar
- Smart filtersJustin DukeJanuary 30, 2023Sift through the noise quickly with smart filters
- Faster emails pageJustin DukeJanuary 27, 2023The emails page loads three times as fast!
- RSS automationsJustin DukeJanuary 23, 2023Automate your newsletter with RSS!
- Faster email analyticsJustin DukeJanuary 19, 2023Email analytics are much faster!
- Zapier error codesJustin DukeJanuary 17, 2023Buttondown's Zapier integration has better error codes now!
- Image accessibility checksJustin DukeJanuary 16, 2023Buttondown makes sure your images are accessible and SEO-friendly
- Just use a monorepoJustin DukeJanuary 12, 2023Just use a monorepo
- Tags vs newslettersJustin DukeJanuary 11, 2023A quick primer on when to use tags and when to use multiple newsletters
- OG image pickerJustin DukeJanuary 10, 2023It's now easier to choose the share image (or 'OG image') for an email!
- Image editor improvementsJustin DukeJanuary 9, 2023Improvements to the image editor
- Q1 planningJustin DukeJanuary 2, 2023Q1 planning
- On monoreposJustin DukeDecember 20, 2022On monorepos
- API bulk actionsJustin DukeDecember 7, 2022You can now execute bulk actions through the API!
- Improved OpenAPI specJustin DukeDecember 6, 2022Buttondown's OpenAPI spec is much better. And on GitHub.
- Mastodon supportJustin DukeDecember 1, 2022Add a link to your Mastodon account alongside other social profiles.
- Better subscriber filteringJustin DukeNovember 30, 2022Just launched, better filtering on /v1/subscribers.
- Better subscriber validationJustin DukeNovember 29, 2022Warnings for duplicate subscribers and option to auto-activate manually added subscribers.
- Hotkey support!Justin DukeNovember 28, 2022Keyboard shortcuts for bulk actions and opt-out for premium subscriber notifications.
- Programmatic access to analyticsJustin DukeNovember 14, 2022New API endpoint to retrieve aggregated analytics data for any email.
- Stronger bulk actionsJustin DukeNovember 7, 2022Select all items matching a filter for bulk actions, even across multiple pages.
- Faster archive pageJustin DukeNovember 2, 2022Archive list pages now load twice as fast, plus removed the address field.
- Custom canonical URLsJustin DukeOctober 31, 2022Change the canonical URL of your emails
- Email slug and metadataJustin DukeOctober 28, 2022You can now modify the slug and metadata of emails
- Improved writing interfaceJustin DukeOctober 27, 2022A brand-new email writing interface for composing newsletters.
- Generating a Typescript router in DjangoJustin DukeOctober 26, 2022Generating a Typescript router in Django
- Filter emails by sourceJustin DukeOctober 19, 2022Filter your emails by their source
- Launched a glossaryJustin DukeOctober 18, 2022An official glossary to explain email industry acronyms and buzzwords.
- Better list view filteringJustin DukeOctober 17, 2022Preview filter counts before applying, with combinatorial filtering support.
- Launched this very changelogJustin DukeOctober 12, 2022Added a public-facing changelog to share product updates.
- Prettier settings pageJustin DukeOctober 5, 2022Rebuilt the settings interface into a unified, more navigable page.
- Marking past due subscribersJustin DukeSeptember 28, 2022Paid subscribers with overdue payments are now marked in the Subscribers page.
- UTM source filteringJustin DukeSeptember 27, 2022Filter subscribers by UTM source
- Descriptive export filenamesJustin DukeSeptember 26, 2022More descriptive filenames for exports
- All your emails, in one placeJustin DukeSeptember 21, 2022All your emails, in one place
- Sort by tagJustin DukeSeptember 14, 2022Sort your subscribers by tag
- Programmatically gifting subscriptionsJustin DukeSeptember 13, 2022Gift or ungift premium subscriptions through the API.
- Resubscribe accidentally unsubscribedJustin DukeSeptember 12, 2022Resubscribe subscribers who have accidentally unsubscribed
- Better email delivery reportingJustin DukeSeptember 8, 2022Drill into the deliveries list to see who received each email.
- Better logging in RQJustin DukeSeptember 5, 2022Better logging in RQ
- More useful 404 pagesJustin DukeSeptember 5, 2022404 pages on hosted archives now include a call-to-action for visitors to subscribe.
- Fancier exportsJustin DukeAugust 15, 2022Choose specific collections of data to export from Buttondown.
- Attach files to your emailsJustin DukeJuly 17, 2022Attach files to your emails
- A better events viewJustin DukeJuly 14, 2022A better events view
- View webhook eventsJustin DukeJuly 14, 2022A new dedicated view to see all webhook events associated with your newsletter.
- Secure your account with multi-factor authenticationJustin DukeJuly 8, 2022Secure your account with multi-factor authentication
- File attachmentsJustin DukeJuly 8, 2022Attach files like CSVs or PDFs
- MFA supportJustin DukeJuly 6, 2022Secure your account with MFA
- Send teasers for paid newslettersJustin DukeJune 13, 2022Send teasers for paid newsletters
- Buttondown's new pricing systemJustin DukeJune 8, 2022Buttondown's new pricing system
- How I organize Buttondown's Django applicationsJustin DukeJune 7, 2022How I organize Buttondown's Django applications
- Premium teasersJustin DukeJune 3, 2022Send teasers of premium emails
- Send archived emails to new subscribersJustin DukeMarch 23, 2022Send archived emails to new subscribers
- Send old emailsJustin DukeMarch 19, 2022Send old emails to new subscribers
- Embed your subscribe form in the middle of your writingJustin DukeMarch 8, 2022Embed your subscribe form in the middle of your writing
- Granular tracking settingsJustin DukeFebruary 6, 2022Granular tracking settings
- Migrating Buttondown to mypyJustin DukeJanuary 19, 2022Migrating Buttondown to mypy
- Better upselling for premium subscriptionsJustin DukeSeptember 28, 2021Better upselling for premium subscriptions
Justin DukeSeptember 9, 2021Support for Stripe Payment Links- Accept whatever currency you want for your paid newsletterJustin DukeAugust 28, 2021Accept whatever currency you want for your paid newsletter
- Spring 2021Justin DukeAugust 18, 2021Spring 2021
- Pay-what-you-want subscriptionsJustin DukeApril 1, 2021Pay-what-you-want subscriptions
- Support for HTTPS tracking linksJustin DukeMarch 4, 2021Support for HTTPS tracking links
- Email tracking is now off by defaultJustin DukeMarch 1, 2021Email tracking is now off by default
- You can now integrate with Plausible!Justin DukeFebruary 22, 2021You can now integrate with Plausible!
- A nicer subscriber importing experienceJustin DukeFebruary 21, 2021A nicer subscriber importing experience
- Referencing subscriber tags in your newsletterJustin DukeFebruary 12, 2021Referencing subscriber tags in your newsletter
- Slightly nicer Design settingsJustin DukeJanuary 12, 2021Slightly nicer Design settings
- Webhooks and the programming pageJustin DukeJanuary 6, 2021Webhooks and the programming page
- Buttondown in 2021Justin DukeDecember 31, 2020Buttondown in 2021
- Undo sendJustin DukeDecember 16, 2020Undo send
- Navigation updatesJustin DukeOctober 17, 2020Navigation updates
- Open beta: European mail serversJustin DukeJuly 8, 2020Open beta: European mail servers
- Set a custom unsubscribe URL for your unsubscribersJustin DukeJuly 6, 2020Set a custom unsubscribe URL for your unsubscribers
- Compare analytics from multiple emailsJustin DukeJuly 2, 2020Compare analytics from multiple emails
- Saved draft recipientsJustin DukeJune 30, 2020Saved draft recipients
- Buttondown's funding of open source softwareJustin DukeMarch 9, 2020Buttondown's funding of open source software
- Why you need a physical address in your newsletterJustin DukeMarch 1, 2020Why you need a physical address in your newsletter
- Annual subscriptions for paid newslettersJustin DukeNovember 6, 2019Annual subscriptions for paid newsletters
- Adding a Buttondown subscription form to WeeblyJustin DukeNovember 5, 2019Adding a Buttondown subscription form to Weebly
- Reminding folks to confirm their subscriptionJustin DukeNovember 4, 2019Reminding folks to confirm their subscription
- Adding a Buttondown subscription form to SquarespaceJustin DukeOctober 24, 2019Adding a Buttondown subscription form to Squarespace
- Adding a Buttondown subscription form to WebflowJustin DukeOctober 11, 2019Adding a Buttondown subscription form to Webflow
- Embedding Instagram photos into your emailsJustin DukeJuly 30, 2019Embedding Instagram photos into your emails
- How to opt out of analytics and email trackingJustin DukeJuly 3, 2019How to opt out of analytics and email tracking
- Managing your drafts through the APIJustin DukeJuly 1, 2019Managing your drafts through the API
- Open beta: multiple newslettersJustin DukeJune 22, 2019Open beta: multiple newsletters
- Easy subscriber filtersJustin DukeJune 20, 2019Easy subscriber filters
- Scheduling emails through the APIJustin DukeMay 23, 2019Scheduling emails through the API
- Sending newsletters that get deliveredJustin DukeMay 16, 2019Sending newsletters that get delivered
- May updatesJustin DukeMay 5, 2019May updates
- April updatesJustin DukeApril 8, 2019April updates
- March updatesJustin DukeMarch 2, 2019March updates
- February updatesJustin DukeFebruary 4, 2019February updates
- Winter updateJustin DukeDecember 2, 2018Winter update
- June updatesJustin DukeJuly 4, 2018June updates
- May updatesJustin DukeJune 3, 2018May updates
- April updatesJustin DukeMay 4, 2018April updates
- March updatesJustin DukeApril 4, 2018March updates
- Nicer archive pages!Justin DukeMarch 14, 2018Nicer archive pages!
- Markdown is easier than everJustin DukeMarch 11, 2018Markdown is easier than ever
- January updatesJustin DukeFebruary 1, 2018January updates
- 2017 in reviewJustin DukeDecember 26, 20172017 in review
- Introducing subscriber eventsJustin DukeNovember 25, 2017Introducing subscriber events
- Learning about unsubscribed usersJustin DukeNovember 6, 2017Learning about unsubscribed users
- A new blogJustin DukeNovember 4, 2017A new blog
- Learn more about your subscribers!Justin DukeOctober 10, 2017Learn more about your subscribers!
- Send emails to certain tags!Justin DukeInvalid DateSend emails to certain tags!
- Gravatar supportJustin DukeSeptember 24, 2017Gravatar support
- Subscriber sourcesJustin DukeSeptember 8, 2017Subscriber sources
- Embeddable subscription widgetJustin DukeSeptember 1, 2017Embeddable subscription widget
- Creating drafts via emailJustin DukeAugust 21, 2017Creating drafts via email
- Subscriber and archive searchJustin DukeAugust 1, 2017Subscriber and archive search