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Follow up on the latest improvements and updates.
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We’ve added a new
notification email
to let you know when a member’s subscription officially expires
—not just when they cancel. This is especially useful for annual plans, where expiry might be months after cancellation. How It Works:
- You’ll now get an email notificationwhen a membershipfully expires.
- This helps you manage access to chat groups, private feeds, and other perks.
- You can enable or disable this notification in Account > Notification Settings.
Your content, your rules! We've added a
"Block AI Training"
option in your Settings > General
, allowing you to prevent AI models from using your posts for training. How It Works:
- Check the box in Project > Generalto activate the block.
- This adds the necessary meta tagsandrobots.txtentries to discourage AI scrapers.
- While we can't control all AI companies, this makes your preference clear.
Why It Matters:
✔ Protect your creative work from being used without consent.
✔ Aligns with our commitment to creator independence.
✔ Gives you more control over how your content is used online.

You can now add 🦶 footnotes to your posts! Whether you're citing sources, adding sly asides, or hiding jokes for the especially curious, footnotes keep your writing clean while packing in more context.
How It Works:
- Use [^1]to add a footnote reference, or use the button from the editor toolbar
- Readers can click the reference to jump to the footnote and back!
Why You'll Love It:
✔ Keep your main text tidy.
✔ Add citations, explanations, or hidden commentary.
✔ Give your text some academic spice (or just confuse your readers).

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! 🚀

improved
🔥 Hasta la vista, “Terminated”
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. Load More
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