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Hey gang, heads up that most of our team will be out of the office for the Thanksgiving holiday (11/27 & 11/28)! Forgive us if we're a bit slow with support requests–we'll get back to you first thing Monday morning.
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No more spending time creating fake test subscribers.
https://buttondown.com/blog/changelog-subscriber-preview
Preview emails as specific subscribers
Preview emails as specific subscribers
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November 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Hey gang, heads up that most of our team will be out of the office for the Thanksgiving holiday (11/27 & 11/28)! Forgive us if we're a bit slow with support requests–we'll get back to you first thing Monday morning.
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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one of my goals this year has been to open source more of buttondown's internal sawdust. a little bit under the wire, but this is the first of a few end-of-year goodies

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November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We're excited to announce that Sniperl.ink is now open source!
https://buttondown.com/blog/sniper-link-open-source
Sniperl.ink is now open source
Sniperl.ink is now open source
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November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Auto-activating RSS reader subscriptions
Auto-activating RSS reader subscriptions
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November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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We've added a life-saving update–template change history!
Now you can view every revision and when it happened with a single click. Try it out and let us know what you think!
https://buttondown.com/blog/template-history
Template change history
Template change history
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November 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Exciting for those of you offering paid subscriptions–your subscribers can now purchase gift subscriptions directly from your subscription page!🥳🎁
https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-11-19
Gift subscriptions directly from your subscribe page
Gift subscriptions directly from your subscribe page
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November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Making social networking more like email.
https://buttondown.com/blog/what-is-activitypub
What the hell is ActivityPub?
Making social networking more like email.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Not to pick faves, but this is one of the updates I'm most excited about!

Hoping everyone gets the gift of great writing this year 💙🎁
Exciting for those of you offering paid subscriptions–your subscribers can now purchase gift subscriptions directly from your subscription page!🥳🎁
https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-11-19
Gift subscriptions directly from your subscribe page
Gift subscriptions directly from your subscribe page
buttondown.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Exciting for those of you offering paid subscriptions–your subscribers can now purchase gift subscriptions directly from your subscription page!🥳🎁
https://buttondown.com/blog/2025-11-19
Gift subscriptions directly from your subscribe page
Gift subscriptions directly from your subscribe page
buttondown.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
We've added a life-saving update–template change history!
Now you can view every revision and when it happened with a single click. Try it out and let us know what you think!
https://buttondown.com/blog/template-history
Template change history
Template change history
buttondown.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
No more spending time creating fake test subscribers.
https://buttondown.com/blog/changelog-subscriber-preview
Preview emails as specific subscribers
Preview emails as specific subscribers
buttondown.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Our public postmortem for the incident on November 6th, 2025.
https://buttondown.com/blog/incident-0022
Public postmortem: API availability issues
Our public postmortem for the incident on November 6th, 2025.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Our open source funding in 2025.
https://buttondown.com/blog/oss-pledge-2025
Open source funding in 2025
(Still) investing in the software that makes Buttondown possible
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November 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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@octopusthink.bsky.social 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
How Octopus Think uses Buttondown
Octopus Think creators, Sarah and Matt, use Buttondown to connect with customers, share updates about their apps, and other projects they are working on.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Voilà! Now you can embed your favorite analytics on your homepage with a simple click.
https://buttondown.com/blog/embedded-analytics
Analytics on /home
Embed your favorite analytics on your homepage
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November 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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somehow this didn't make the cut but @kierongillen.bsky.social also was patient enough to put up with me asking questions about the difference between docx and odt on a support thread recently

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November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
so do you all know about gmail? 👀
www.tiktok.com/@thepibblepo...
Comenta si te gustó el video de Gmail 💛 #gmail #thepibblepost #pibble
TikTok video by Gmail
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November 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Comic artist and writer, @kierongillen.bsky.social, uses his newsletter to share his comics, musings, and life experiences.
vist.ly/4eaym
How Kieron Gillen uses Buttondown
Kieron Gillen uses Buttondown to share his comics, musings, and life experiences.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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one of my favorite @buttondown.com ships this year

buttondown.com/blog/inbox
Notification inbox
Notification inbox
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November 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Your inbox has gotten an upgrade–no more hunting through different pages to see who's engaging with your newsletter.
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Notification inbox
Notification inbox
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November 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Now you can add more personality to your newsletter with custom icons!
https://buttondown.com/blog/custom-icons
Custom Icons
How to add custom icons to your newsletter
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November 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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While NaNoWriMo has shuttered, its message lives on.
https://buttondown.com/blog/nanowrimo-lessons-email
NaNoWriMo and the creative power of looming fear
A cross between a marathon and a literary block party.
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November 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Kalina Silverman uses her newsletter to skip the small talk and make Big Talk.
https://buttondown.com/blog/kalina-silverman
How Kalina Silverman uses Buttondown
Kalina makes Big Talk with her newsletter.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We have a new way of setting up your sending domain on Buttondown: Managed DNS.
https://buttondown.com/blog/managed-dns
Buttondown can manage your DNS records for you
Buttondown can manage your DNS records for you
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November 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM