Release notes

Features and improvements we've recently shipped.

December 05, 2023

Creator Profile: Limit posts to subscribers

Feature

Your Creator Profile just keeps getting more powerful. You can now choose to limit email broadcasts you publish as newsletter posts to subscribers only. This is perfect for creators who want to give new readers a sneak peek of their content, but require subscription for full access. For any readers who are already a subscriber, they'll be able to login to start reading.

To set this up, go to Grow > Creator Profile, and select "Posts". You'll see the option to choose the visibility settings of your posts.

For more information on how to set this up, check out this Knowledge Base article.

November 06, 2023

Bug fixes & improvements

Bug

In addition to building new features for you, our team also dedicates a lot of our time to fixing bugs that cause you issues and making improvements to features you already love. Here are all the improvements and bug fixes we've made recently:

  • Shopify Integration: We've made new required changes to the integration to maintain the connections you've made with your Shopify account on ConvertKit. We've also improved the integration user interface to provide you with better instructions on how to connect the two accounts.
  • Squarespace Integration: We converted the Squarespace integration from a hard-delete to a soft-delete so if you ever reconnect your Squarespace account with ConvertKit, you can restore your previous data.
  • Patreon Integration: We fixed an issue with the Patreon integration to make sure all subscriber information was passing over to ConvertKit no matter what the subscriber state is.
  • Stripe Integration: We quickly fixed a subscription reporting issue where cancelled subscriptions were showing up as active to make sure you always have a good understanding of how your product is performing.
  • Upsells receipts: You can now resend receipts for Upsell products, as well as for standard products and subscriptions.
  • Paid Recommendations: Once you set up your Paid Recommendations, we'll create a paid slot for you in your recommendations modal to make the setup experience better and save you extra steps.

October 23, 2023

Simpler Paid Recommendations setup with SparkLoop OAuth Integration

Feature

Our new OAuth integration with SparkLoop makes setting up Paid Recommendations so much simpler. Instead of having to go back and forth to share your ConvertKit and SparkLoop API Keys, all you need is one-click to connect the two accounts to start exploring the top newsletters you can promote to drive new revenue for your business.

Paid Recommendations with SparkLoop is an easy way for you to drive new revenue by promoting top newsletters many of you already know and love. To set up your Paid Recommendations today, check out this support article.

October 11, 2023

Mighty Networks Integration: Sync your members and content

Feature

Say hello to the Mighty Networks Integration: We are bringing you our biggest and deepest integration to date to make your tool stack even more powerful. Your ConvertKit and Mighty Network accounts will not only sync together, but you can also pull content from Mighty Networks directly into your ConvertKit emails.

With any paid plan on Mighty Networks and ConvertKit, you can enable the integration and sync your accounts. Once you’ve connected your accounts, it will:

  • Sync all your Mighty members into your ConvertKit account
  • Tag all your Mighty members for you to easily segment
  • Automatically unsubscribe any Mighty members who are removed or have left
  • Give you access to content blocks from Mighty in any Broadcast and Sequence emails

Can't wait to see engagement increase and conversions grow for your course and memberships on Mighty Networks. To learn more about how to set up your integration, check out our support article.

October 09, 2023

Social share for Creator Network

Improvement

Finding the right creators to partner with on the Creator Network is key to helping you grow your newsletter with recommendations. To help you reach creators who are already following you, we've made it easy for you to share your Creator Network social card to promote your work and connect with the right creators to cross-promote with.

Get started on the Creator Network today to start cross-promoting your newsletter with other creators.

October 02, 2023

Creator Profile: Newsletter feed + social share

Improvement
Image showing the new social share image of Creator Profiles and new way to select broadcasts to make public


We are rolling out even more improvements to your Creator Profile to make it even easier for you to build your newsletter feed and share it on social:

  • Social share: When you share your Creator Profile, social share graphics will be automatically created to showcase your newsletter name, byline, and description.
  • Curate your newsletter feed: Instead of having to go to each broadcast, you can now select which of your past broadcasts emails you've sent that you want to publish as a public post and add to your Creator Profile.

Check out the support article on how to make the most out of your Creator Profile.

September 27, 2023

WordPress plugin: Publish to WordPress

Feature

We've updated the WordPress plugin so that you can enable the automatic publication of ConvertKit Broadcasts to WordPress Posts on your website! With one click, you'll be able to publish to two places and reduce any duplicative work.

To enable it in the ConvertKit WordPress plugin, go to Settings > Broadcasts. Please note that when you send your broadcasts emails, you'll need to make sure to post it to your public feed.

September 26, 2023

Recommendations in emails

Feature

Partner with creators to drive subscriber growth by adding a Recommendation block directly into your newsletter and recommend them to your subscribers. This will expand the ways you can cross-promote your newsletter with other creators with recommendations in the Creator Network.

Here's what to expect:

  • The new Recommendation block is available in any Broadcast and Sequence email.
  • All Recommendations in emails are one-click subscribes, making it a frictionless way for your readers to opt-in.
  • Any subscribers you drive to creators you're recommending in emails will be reported in the Creator Network dashboard.
  • You have direct control on who is recommended in the Recommendation block—it won't be randomized.
  • This will only be available for free recommendations at this time.

For more information about how this works, check out our Knowledge Base article.

September 18, 2023

Mobile preview & UI update

Improvement

It's vital that you know what your content looks like before it is sent to your subscribers—that's why we've just made improvements to how you can preview your content in Broadcasts and in Sequences. Here are the updates you'll see:

  • Mobile preview: You can now preview your email content in mobile view. You'll see how responsive your email template is and how your content stacks when viewed on a mobile device.
  • UI update: To make it more accessible, we've moved the preview button to the text toolbar.

This update will help make sure any content you send out to your subscribers are visually on brand.

September 12, 2023

RSS editor improvements

Improvement

We are also bringing our new and improved functionality to the RSS editor! Whether you're sending one-off broadcast emails, an email sequence, or setting up an RSS, you'll have the same customization abilities. Here are the updates:

  • Starting Point templates: Starting Point templates are now available for your RSS feed! When you go to select your template, all of your template options should now be available.
  • Liquid tag library: When editing your RSS feed, there will be a library of liquid tags you can add to make your email more dynamic.

Use the RSS feed to automatically email your list when you publish a new article on your blog.