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Media Makers have been seeing great success collecting emails for their Steady newsletter using the
Newsletter Signup Layer
—and now, we're making it even more flexible!
With the new
Signup Embed
, you can place a newsletter sign-up form
anywhere on your page
by simply inserting the keyword
INSERT_STEADY_NEWSLETTER_SIGNUP_HERE
or the following HTML code:
<div id="steady_newsletter_signup_embed" style="display: none;"></div>
You can enable and configure the embed in your integration settings.
This has been a long-requested feature, and we’re proud to finally launch it. Now it’s easier than ever to grow your audience directly from your website! 🚀
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We got the message—
“terminated”
sounded a little
too
dramatic for a membership status (unless your plan was to send it to the shadow realm).
So, we’ve rebranded it to something a little friendlier:
“ended”
. No explosions, no catchphrases—just a simple, peaceful conclusion.
Your memberships are no longer
TERMINATED
—they just
end
. 😌
Media Makers can now add
custom domains and custom sender email addresses
for a more professional, white-label experience. This gives you greater control over your branding and improves email deliverability.
🚀 This feature is currently in
early-access beta
—stay tuned for further improvements!
Our website integration just got smarter!
Smart Layers
dynamically adapt based on visitor behavior—how often and how long they’ve been on your site, their login status, and more. This means you can show the right message at the right time.
For example, first-time visitors might not be ready to buy a membership yet, so instead of asking them to subscribe immediately, you can invite them to join your mailing list first.
This is a big step toward
automating your marketing funnel
, giving you a powerful tool that’s usually only found in high-end paywall platforms. And the best part? It’s available to
all Steady publications
right now—just check a box in your
Integration settings
to enable Smart Layers.
We’ve added the
<itunes:duration>
tag to podcast RSS feeds! This means podcast apps can now display the length of an episode in your exclusive feed
without requiring a download
. A small change that makes a big difference for your listeners! 🎧
Good news! When you add a new link in the editor, your existing formatting—such as bold, italics, or headings—will now stay intact. No more reformatting after inserting a link!
When sending emails, it’s not just the subject line that influences whether a recipient opens them. Many email clients, like Gmail and Apple Mail, also show a preview of the first few words.
We now automatically use your teaser text as the
email preview text
, making your emails more engaging and increasing the chances that your audience will open them.
  • Better mobile link previews
    : We’ve added a mobile-friendly version of the link preview component, fixing a long-standing issue that caused small font sizes in some mobile email clients.
  • Improved email deliverability
    : Transactional emails now include a plain-text version, making them more reliable.
  • Smarter email encoding
    : We’ve optimized how we encode email headers—only when necessary—to improve deliverability.
  • More reliable bulk sending
    : Sending newsletters to large audiences (100,000+ recipients) is now more stable and efficient.
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For journalists, image captions are part of their craft. And for everyone else, they are a great opportunity to add context to images or credit photographers. So now, we're enabling everyone to add captions to images inserted into posts and emails.
You can access the new feature by opening the "Edit image properties" modal, the same place where you can set a link and alt text for screen readers and search engines.
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We’ve added a confirmation modal to make sure your post is ready before it goes out! Now, when you send a post to members or newsletter subscribers, you’ll see a quick prompt with key details to review before finalizing the send. This extra check will help prevent accidental sends and make sure your content is set up just as you intended.
What’s Included in the Modal:
  • Audience Check: Confirms if the post is set to be sent to members, newsletter subscribers, or both.
  • Visibility Reminder: Shows who will receive the post based on current visibility and plan settings.
  • Send Confirmation: A final check to confirm that everything is good to go.
We hope this new step gives you more confidence and control when sharing your posts!
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