Gist provides two template templates to help you get started with sending your emails. Add your logo and select the colors and fonts that fit your brand, so you can create a reusable design for your future email campaigns.
In this article, you'll learn how to create an email template.
Create custom email template
To create a template for the HTML email builder, follow these steps.
- Navigate to Settings > Email > Custom email templates.
- Click Create new template.
- Add and edit your HTML code.
- Give it a name and click Save.
You can use any of Gist's pre-made templates as the base for your custom templates.
Template code:
Here are some tips to remember when using custom templates:
1. You need to include these tags in the template:
- The
{{ content }}tag - The
{{ unsubscribe_link }}or{{ unsubscribe_url }}tag
Note: The unsubscribe URL should be placed before </body> tag in order to be picked up by our validation checks and for the message to be saved correctly.
The {{ content }} tag
The {{ content }} tag will be replaced with the body of your email. This is the content that will change each time you send a new message. You must include this tag even if you don't intend to update the content of your message body.
The {{ unsubscribe_link }}tag
You must give your users the opportunity to opt out of your messages. The {{ unsubscribe_link }} tag will include a fully formed html link with text that the user can click to opt out. You can include the link itself in the email:
{{ unsubscribe_link }}
The {{ unsubscribe_url }} tag
If you'd like to provide your own wording for the unsubscribe link, the {{ unsubscribe_url }} tag will include just the unsubscribe URL. You can do as follows:
<a href="{{ unsubscribe_url }}">YOUR CUSTOM UNSUBSCRIBE WORDING</a>
2. Using images in your template
If you're using images in your template, you'll need to use an app such as Imgur or CloudApp to host them. Then just paste the URL into your template code and the image will display.
Use HTTPS (not HTTP) for images to avoid any mixed content warnings. HTTP images will not display in your email preview in Gist.
3. Using CSS in your template
You can use all CSS that you want, we will automatically inline all styles in the head of your custom template.
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