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Buttondown is the last email platform you'll migrate to. We're focused on your success, not on bleeding you dry.
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10 months ago
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Time for a little spring cleaning🧹 We've spruced up our DPA, privacy policy, sub-processor list, and cookie policy. Read the the updated legal docs to see what's changed (not much but you should still take a look).
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A spring cleaning for our legal docs
Updated DPA, privacy policy, sub-processor list, and cookie policy.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-03-16-legal-docs-refresh
2 months ago
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If you've been dreaming of having the option to gatekeep your content, it's finally here. We've launched subscription wall! It's available for all plans, so give it a whirl!
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Subscription wall
Gate your archive content behind a subscription — no paid plan required.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-04-09-subscription-wall
about 1 month ago
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Tired of navigating to find the same handful of pages you check on the daily? Well, now you don't have to! We've launched a new feature, Starred Views–star any page to pin it to your sidebar, right below Home. 🤩 🌟 Give it a try and let us know how you like it!
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Starred views
Star pages to keep them one click away in your sidebar.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-21-starred-views
4 months ago
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We've added two new ways to style your newsletter's web presence: Arbus and Lovelace. Head to your archive settings to try them out!
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Two new archive themes
Introducing Arbus and Lovelace, two new ways to style your newsletter's web presence.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-03-new-themes
4 months ago
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How micropayments lost and subscriptions won.
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7 days ago
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A simple break down of how Buttondown's date-based API versioning system works, and how it lets us ship breaking changes without impacting your integrations.
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How Buttondown's API versioning works
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
2 months ago
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We've enabled a strict Content Security Policy on all newsletter archives to improve the security posture for all users.
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Content Security Policy in archives
A stricter CSP to make your subscribers' experience safer.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-11-25-content-security-policy
6 months ago
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In these (extremely) trying times, supporting our neighbors is super important.
@Showuptoronto.ca
creator,
@phirephoenix.com
, is using her newsletter to inspire readers to do just that–show up for their communities, even in the smallest ways. Learn more about her work:
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How Jenny Zhang uses Buttondown
Jenny uses Buttondown to inspire readers to show up and show out for their communities.
https://buttondown.com/stories/jenny-zhang
7 months ago
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A quick heads-up: we've moved three features behind the paywall. Learn more about why we made this decision, how it affects you, and how you can share feedback to the team.
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Three features are moving behind the paywall
Metadata, transactional emails, and integrations now require a paid plan for new accounts — existing users are grandfathered in.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-04-20-paywall-changes
about 1 month ago
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We've added a new filters! Now you are able to filter subscribers and automations by source. Check out how it works:
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Filter subscribers and automations by source
Where a subscriber came from is now a first-class filter on audiences and automations.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-05-08-source-filter
13 days ago
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Our automations builder has been rebuilt from the ground up. Learn what's changed and check out the new build live:
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Automations, rebuilt
One-to-many actions, a dedicated settings page, richer analytics, and previews that let you see how an automation would have performed in the past.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-05-07-automations-rebuild
14 days ago
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Should we keep group emails in the past or are they still useful?
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Should we bring back email exploders?
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
3 months ago
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The changelog page has been reborn🔥 It has been translated into plain English so that everyone can understand the small changes we make daily to improve the platform. We hope you enjoy it. 💙
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The changelog, reborn
A day-by-day log of everything we ship, in plain English
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-02-11-changelog-reborn
3 months ago
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This new ship should help you out (we hope). We've simplified the email address settings by moving the email address field entirely to your sending domain settings. This update should make your life a little easier.💙
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Simplified email address settings
One fewer setting to deal with! (Maybe)
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-04-05-sending-email-address
about 1 month ago
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Happy Book Day Sara!! 📖💙
add a skeleton here at some point
17 days ago
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Skip the password entirely—now you can login with just your passkey.
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Passwordless login
Skip the password entirely and sign in with just your passkey.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-03-19-passwordless-passkey-login
2 months ago
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X.400 said what must be possible. SMTP said what must be done.
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Email could have been X.400 times better
X.400 said what must be possible. SMTP said what must be done.
https://buttondown.com/blog/x400-vs-smtp-email
about 1 month ago
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What email will look like in the future.
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What email will look like in the future
On patching a 1981-era system mid-flight
https://buttondown.com/blog/future-of-email
20 days ago
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How we've been making your newsletter safer from behind the scenes.
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How we enabled Content Security Policy for everyone
Invisibly making your newsletter safer
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-03-06-how-we-enabled-content-security-policy
3 months ago
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We've made some firewall changes and improvements to keep spam out of your newsletter🔥
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Firewall changes and improvements
Attack mode, embedded fingerprinting, and denied user agents — three new ways to keep spam out of your newsletter.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-04-19-firewall-improvements
about 1 month ago
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New filters just dropped!🔥 We've added two new filters to the subscriber page: subscriber bounce date and reason. These filters allow you to keep tabs on your subscribers and monitor soft signals so that you can make informed subscriber decisions. Learn more:
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Filter subscribers by bounce date and reason
Two new filters and columns for keeping tabs on bouncing subscribers — even before they're marked undeliverable.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-04-28-bounce-filters
24 days ago
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To click or not to click?
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Ask a nerd: what happens when you click the spam button?
Honestly, it’s more conceptually complicated than technically complex.
https://buttondown.com/blog/how-spam-button-works
2 months ago
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Your newsletters can make your company feel like a local small business.
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Put your name and voice into your company newsletter
Your newsletter can make your company feel like a local small business.
https://buttondown.com/blog/founder-led-company-newsletter
about 1 month ago
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Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Share your favorite books in your newsletter our
@Bookshop.org
embed feature.
@Bookshop.org
supports independent bookstores with every purchase, so your readers get a nice reading experience and local bookshops get love too. 📚️ 💙
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Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
https://Bookshop.org
27 days ago
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Now you can add more personality to your newsletter with custom icons!
https://buttondown.com/blog/custom-icons
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Custom Icons
How to add custom icons to your newsletter
https://buttondown.com/blog/custom-icons
6 months ago
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Tracking email performance has gotten quicker and easier! Instead of spending time scanning through your past emails, you can now filter your sent emails by open rate, click rate, and delivery rate with just a click.
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Filter sent emails by engagement rate
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
3 months ago
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While other projects floundered in red tape, email thrived in it.
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The US government tried really hard to screw up email
While other projects floundered in red tape, email thrived in it.
https://buttondown.com/blog/email-survived-government
about 2 months ago
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A quick heads-up: we've moved three features behind the paywall. Learn more about why we made this decision, how it affects you, and how you can share feedback to the team.
buttondown.com/blog/2026-04...
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Three features are moving behind the paywall
Metadata, transactional emails, and integrations now require a paid plan for new accounts — existing users are grandfathered in.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-04-20-paywall-changes
about 1 month ago
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We've made some firewall changes and improvements to keep spam out of your newsletter🔥
buttondown.com/blog/2026-04...
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Firewall changes and improvements
Attack mode, embedded fingerprinting, and denied user agents — three new ways to keep spam out of your newsletter.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-04-19-firewall-improvements
about 1 month ago
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Gather round while an old man yells at cloud (email).
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Inboxes were overwhelming before we'd even named them
Gather round while an old man yells at cloud (email)
https://buttondown.com/blog/inbox-history-to-today
about 2 months ago
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If you've been dreaming of having the option to gatekeep your content, it's finally here. We've launched subscription wall! It's available for all plans, so give it a whirl!
buttondown.com/blog/2026-04...
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Subscription wall
Gate your archive content behind a subscription — no paid plan required.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-04-09-subscription-wall
about 1 month ago
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X.400 said what must be possible. SMTP said what must be done.
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Email could have been X.400 times better
X.400 said what must be possible. SMTP said what must be done.
https://buttondown.com/blog/x400-vs-smtp-email
about 1 month ago
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Comic artist and writer,
@kierongillen.bsky.social
, uses his newsletter to share his comics, musings, and life experiences.
vist.ly/4eaym
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How Kieron Gillen uses Buttondown
Kieron Gillen uses Buttondown to share his comics, musings, and life experiences.
https://buttondown.com/blog/kieron-gillen
6 months ago
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How we save you from the dreaded Broken Link Embarrassment™️.
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How we check every link in your email
The machinery behind Buttondown's link checker is more involved than you might expect.
https://buttondown.com/blog/link-checking
3 months ago
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We've added passkeys for 2FA! You can now use your fingerprint, face, or security key as a second factor when signing into your account.
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Passkey support for two-factor authentication
Use your fingerprint, face, or security key as a second factor when signing in.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-03-09-passkeys
2 months ago
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Fed up with your current newsletter provider? Buttondown offers free migration from any other platform, regardless of your list’s size or complexity — and we’ve never sent a push notification in our history. Join us here:
buttondown.com
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Buttondown
Buttondown is the last email platform you'll migrate to. We're focused on your success, not on bleeding you dry.
https://buttondown.com
10 months ago
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Your newsletters can make your company feel like a local small business.
buttondown.com/blog/founder...
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Put your name and voice into your company newsletter
Your newsletter can make your company feel like a local small business.
https://buttondown.com/blog/founder-led-company-newsletter
about 1 month ago
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The email feature that got added because people kept marking email newsletters as junk.
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Ask a nerd: what is the best way to unsubscribe from newsletters?
The email feature that got added because people kept marking email newsletters as junk.
https://buttondown.com/blog/how-to-unsubscribe
about 2 months ago
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To:
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From:
[email protected]
Subject: Welcome Home!💙🚀 Congrats on the iconic voyage—we missed you!💫
#ArtemisII
about 1 month ago
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This new ship should help you out (we hope). We've simplified the email address settings by moving the email address field entirely to your sending domain settings. This update should make your life a little easier.💙
buttondown.com/blog/2026-04...
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Simplified email address settings
One fewer setting to deal with! (Maybe)
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-04-05-sending-email-address
about 1 month ago
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We've shipped something we think you'll love: Smarter automation filters! Learn more about how it works and how to enable this new feature.
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Smarter automation filters
Make sure subscribers still match your filters before an automation runs.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-01-23-re-evaluate-filters
4 months ago
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It turns out you’ve been using agents since way before the AI variety started deleting everything in their owners’ inboxes.
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Email was into agents before they were cool
It turns out you’ve been using agents since way before the AI variety started deleting everything in their owners’ inboxes.
https://buttondown.com/blog/not-ai-email-agents
2 months ago
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Happy Book Day, Sarah! 💙🍹
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
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We've added a helpful feature to 2FA—recovery codes. 🔐 Now, if you lose access to your authentication app, there's no need to panic because you have a backup option.
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Recovery codes for two-factor authentication
If you lose your authenticator device, recovery codes let you get back into your account.
https://buttondown.com/blog/2026-03-05-recovery-codes
3 months ago
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Gather round while an old man yells at cloud (email).
buttondown.com/blog/inbox-h...
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Inboxes were overwhelming before we'd even named them
Gather round while an old man yells at cloud (email)
https://buttondown.com/blog/inbox-history-to-today
about 2 months ago
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While other projects floundered in red tape, email thrived in it.
buttondown.com/blog/email-s...
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The US government tried really hard to screw up email
While other projects floundered in red tape, email thrived in it.
https://buttondown.com/blog/email-survived-government
about 2 months ago
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Our public postmortem for the incident on March 31st, 2026.
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Public postmortem: database connection exhaustion
Our public postmortem for the incident on March 31st, 2026.
https://buttondown.com/blog/incident-0024
about 2 months ago
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add a skeleton here at some point
about 2 months ago
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Happy April 1st! 💙 ✉️ Important update on
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Buttondown — Newsletter software for people like you
Buttondown is the last email platform you'll migrate to. We're focused on your success, not on bleeding you dry.
https://buttondown.com
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Happy April 1st! 💙 ✉️ Important update on
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Buttondown is the last email platform you'll migrate to. We're focused on your success, not on bleeding you dry.
https://buttondown.com
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