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Buttondown

MKT AUTO
Velocity5.0

Email newsletter platform for writers and creators with automations, analytics, and subscriber management

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Buttondown lets writers reorder editor blocks without a mouse.

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◆Current state
Buttondown is a newsletter platform shipping small daily batches. The 13 November batch lets writers reorder editor blocks and the newsletter switcher with Option + Shift + arrow keys or by clicking a drag handle. It extends a week of accessibility work: arrow-key toolbar navigation on 11 November and screen-reader names for form controls on 12 November.
◆Where it's heading
Most of November's batches are fixes, but the last three days show a focused push to make the editor usable without a mouse or with a screen reader. Analytics readability (the 9 November comparison chart) and technical-content rendering (6 November) are the other recurring threads.
◆Prediction
Expect more keyboard and screen-reader fixes across the remaining editor and settings screens over the next few batches.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1d ago

    Reorder editor blocks with keyboard shortcuts instead of dragging

    Editor blocks and the newsletter switcher can now be moved with Option + Shift + arrow keys or a click on the drag handle. It is the third accessibility batch in a row, after toolbar arrow keys and screen-reader labels.

  2. 2d ago

    Screen-reader names for form controls and settings heading fixes

    Unnamed fields, switches and preview controls now carry names for screen readers, and settings pages use the right heading order. A second accessibility batch in two days, following the keyboard-ready toolbar.

  3. 3d ago

    Editor toolbar works with arrow keys and screen readers

    The formatting toolbar now responds to arrow keys and the editor works better with screen readers. A small accessibility step in a run of editor-focused daily batches.

  4. 4d ago

    Fancy editor converts pasted numbered lists; link toolbar fix

    Two small editor fixes: a pasted numbered list becomes a real list, and linking selected text to another email works again from the toolbar. Routine polish after the analytics change a day earlier.

  5. 5d ago

    Email comparison shows one bar per email for each metric

    Side-by-side email comparison now draws a bar per email for every metric. A readability change to analytics after a week of rendering work.

  6. 6d ago

    Buttondown fixes open tracking and analytics counting

    Fixes for open tracking on malformed Naked Mode templates and month-end page-view counts, plus analytics transitions and a guard against canonical URLs that cause redirect loops. Routine upkeep.