Email Notifications Setup

Configure immediate emails and paid subscriber digest notifications for your changelog subscribers in ChangeCrab.

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Email Notifications Setup

Configure and manage email notifications for your changelog subscribers. Keep your users informed with immediate update emails, category-based preferences, and paid weekly or monthly digests.

Enabling Email Notifications

To enable automatic email notifications:

  1. Go to Settings > Subscribers
  2. Enable the subscription toggle at the top of the page
  3. Configure notification settings in the Page Settings section
  4. Save changes

How Email Notifications Work

When you publish a new changelog entry:

  1. The system identifies which categories the entry belongs to
  2. Each active subscriber is checked for their category preferences
  3. Subscribers with "All categories" match the notification
  4. Subscribers with specific categories only match it if there's a category match
  5. Immediate subscribers receive an email when the entry is published
  6. Weekly or monthly digest subscribers receive matching entries in their next digest

Notification Settings

  • Auto Notify - Send emails automatically when entries are published
  • Sender Name - Customize the "From" name in emails
  • Email Colors - Match your brand colors for buttons, links, and backgrounds

Delivery Frequency

Subscribers can choose when they receive matching updates:

  • Immediate - Available on all plans and sends one email per matching update
  • Weekly digest - Available on paid plans and active trials
  • Monthly digest - Available on paid plans and active trials

Digest emails group matching changelog entries into a readable summary and include links to the individual entries. Free changelogs only offer immediate delivery, so subscribers cannot select weekly or monthly digests unless the changelog is on a paid plan or active trial.

Category-Based Notifications

Subscribers can choose which categories they want to receive notifications for:

  • All Categories (Default) - Subscribers receive notifications for every update
  • Selected Categories - Subscribers only receive notifications for categories they've chosen

This helps reduce email fatigue and ensures subscribers get the updates most relevant to them.

Learn more about category subscription preferences.

Email Footer Links

Every notification email includes:

  • Manage Preferences - Links subscribers to a page where they can change their category preferences and delivery frequency
  • Unsubscribe - Allows subscribers to stop receiving all notifications

These links use secure tokens - subscribers don't need to log in to manage their preferences.

Email Customization

Customize how your emails look in Page Settings:

  • Logo - Your changelog logo appears at the top of emails
  • Button Color - Customize the call-to-action button color
  • Link Color - Set the color for links in email content
  • Background Color - Email background color
  • Text Color - Main text color

Next Steps