New inline image editor, starter themes, & quality of life updates!
Edit like a pro with our Image editor
It's now easier to make small adjustments to your uploaded images to your Dyspatch image library. Using our new image editor you can resize, crop, add watermarks, re-color your images and much more. Image editor is live now and available for all plans.
Streamlined starter themes
The traditional Dyspatch starter themes have been engineered to share a common set of baseline blocks (15 in total), to help make theme creation quicker and block management much more simplified. The new starter themes are now available for all new accounts and free trials. If you already have an account and would like to try them out, contact us and we'll happily add them to your account.
Improved search
You can now simply search in Dyspatch using the keyboard shortcut CMD or CRTL + / on any screen! Our search has been rewritten so that you can quickly search blocks, templates and themes for your chosen keyword. On screen filters are available as well so that you can quickly pair down your results to find what you're looking for.
Editable styles updates
With our latest editable styles update, you can now show or hide dys-row and dys-column elements. making it simpler to add in optional elements and reduce the amount of code generated in your published emails.
Approvals revised
Have you ever submitted a template for approval, only to immediately spot a spelling mistake? With our new undo submission, you can quickly unlock your submitted template without having to wait on someone else to give you feedback.
Locale groups re-imagined
Our global customers will notices that the locale groups functionality has been updated. You can now use them to create a pre-existing list of the default locales your company sends to. Use this new functionality to easily apply your frequently used locales to your email templates, saving you unnecessary clicks and streamlining your localization process.
Star your favorite templates
You can now favorite your email templates, and they will automatically filter to the top of your email templates in both workspaces and folders. Use this feature to star all of your frequently used base templates and email creation will be that much easier.
Read more in the Dyspatch documentation:
- Using Locale Groups to Group Similar Localizations
- Using editable styles
- Submitting a template for approval
Updates to editable styles & new toggle element functionality
Dyspatch now has expanded functionality around wrappers and rows. Now you can set padding and background colors on both elements in the visual editor. Providing users with more customization before sending and syncing your templates. You can also set these options at the theme level to ensure that guardrails are followed when anyone in your company is creating emails using your theme's custom blocks.
Optional elements bring new granular controls to your Dyspatch email blocks. Toggle images, buttons, and text boxes on and off at the block level, which will prevent users from creating unique one-off blocks for single emails depending on content.
There is also an update to the Dyspatch theme editor that will let you enable all editable block styles by default. This time-saving improvement will allow you to update your DML elements so that they can easily be customized by others in your organization.
Read more in the Dyspatch documentation:
New export options, Pardot integration updates, & robust theme previews
We know that you want to get your email sent to your subscribers as quickly as possible. To make it easier for you to download emails and sync them to whatever service you use to send, the Dyspatch template exporter has been updated with new email export options.
New languages supported in the Dyspatch email builder now include:
- HTML
- AWS SES
- Mailgun
- Simon Data
- Sparkpost
- Mandrill
And ESP exports have also been updated with these popular services:
- Sendgrid
- Braze
- Iterable
- Hubspot
- GetResponse
- Klaviyo
- Customer.io
Our Pardot direct integration has also been updated to allow you to specify which campaign is associated with your email template, as well as set your Pardot tracking domain for your templates. We live for making Pardot users lives just a little bit easier!
Lastly, we've got some major updates around Dyspatch themes. Our theme selector has been updated with more robust theme previews, to help you differentiate between your existing themes at a quick glance.
Have any feedback? Let’s chat!
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Introducing Dyspatch Permissions—With All-New Organization Roles
To help you manage user access in a more granular way across your organization, we have released two new organization roles that can be assigned to users in in the admin/users page: Editor & Developer
Editor
The editor role has always unofficially existed; they were everyone who was not an admin. We've now solidified that into an official role. Editor permissions have not changed from what they've always been; they can create and edit templates, but cannot edit blocks or themes.
Developer
The developer role is brand new, and provides a more granular "editor" experience in Dyspatch. In addition to creating/editing templates, the developer can also create blocks and themes, and manage API keys and integrations.
Admin
The admin role has always existed (often called "org admin"). Their permissions have not changed from what they've always been; they have full access to manage and edit everything in their organization. We have added some features to improve the user management, including:
- Admins can manage the organization role level for each user in Dyspatch. A user needs to edit blocks, but you don't want them to access administrative things? Excellent — change their role to "Developer"
- On the users page, we show the Last Login Date for a user, so you can audit who is actively using Dyspatch, and remove anyone that no longer needs access.
You can read more in our docs for a full breakdown on what each role can do in Dyspatch
Need help? Have questions?
We’re always here to help! Whether it’s regarding permissions or anything else, our support team is always here for you. Contact them using the chat bubble in app, or by emailing support@dyspatch.io.
A Game Changer: Block Designer is Here!
One of the most powerful facets of the Dyspatch email creation platform is the ability to drag-and-drop blocks to design your email. This functionality makes building an email without coding experience a breeze.
But while we were—for the most part—a codeless experience, there was always one aspect of Dyspatch that required some email coding knowledge: building custom blocks.
That is, we’re very proud to say, no longer the case.
Introducing: Block Designer, which empowers you to 🔨 design your own custom blocks 🔨 in Dyspatch through the visual editor!
Say farewell to HTML, DML, and other coding languages. Now, even the greenest email marketer is able to build unique email components with Block Designer.
How it works:
First, you’ll need to select a layout for your new block, by dragging it from the left side of the screen into your design on the right. The layouts available are:
- Single column
- Two column
- Three column
- Two column - small / large
- Two column - large / small
Once you’ve selected your block’s layout, it’s time to add elements to each column in your layout, and adjust the settings on those elements. The elements available are:
- Title
- Text
- Image
- Button
- Divide
- Spacer
Each element has its own unique properties and settings to adjust. For instance, you may want to adjust the height and width of an image. Or the text color and border color of a button. Once you’re satisfied with all your edits, simply click “Save Block” on the bottom left and you’ll see it appear in your email!
Our mission has always been to empower the world to send better emails, and Block Designer is a giant leap in that direction. We can’t wait to see what you build with it!
Note: Block Designer is activated by default for all new customers, but it needs to be turned on manually for existing customers. If you’re an existing customer who wants access, just contact us and we’ll turn the feature on for you (or answer any questions you may have about it!)
