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Let visitors subscribe to your changelog and automatically receive updates when you publish new announcements. Build a direct connection with your users. [image]

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How Subscriptions Work

  1. Visitor enters email on your portal
  2. Receives confirmation email
  3. Gets notified of new announcements
  4. Can manage preferences or unsubscribe

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Enabling Subscriptions

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Quick Setup

  1. Navigate to Portal → Settings → Subscriptions
  2. Toggle Enable email subscriptions
  3. Configure options:
    • Confirmation email required
    • Welcome email content
    • Notification frequency
  4. Save changes
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Subscription Form

Appears automatically on your portal:
  • Header subscribe button
  • Footer email capture
  • After-announcement prompt
  • Dedicated subscribe page
<!-- Auto-generated form -->
<form class="subscribe-form">
  <input type="email" placeholder="Enter your email" />
  <button type="submit">Subscribe</button>
</form>

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Email Marketing Integration

Sync subscribers with your email tools:

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Available Integrations

  • Kit (ConvertKit) - Auto-tag subscribers
  • Loops - Modern email automation
  • Mailchimp - Coming soon
  • Custom webhook - Your own system
Set up email integrations → [image]
Email integrations sync in real-time. Subscribers are immediately available in your email marketing tool.

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Notification Settings

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Delivery Options

Instant
  • Email sent immediately on publish
  • Best for urgent updates
  • Higher engagement rates
Daily Digest
  • Groups multiple announcements
  • Sent at specified time
  • Reduces email fatigue
Weekly Summary
  • Roundup of all updates
  • Sent on chosen day
  • Good for active changelogs

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Email Content

What’s Included
  • Announcement title
  • Preview text or full content
  • Read more link
  • Category/tags
  • Unsubscribe link
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Customizing Emails

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Email Templates

Customize in Portal → Settings → Email Templates: Welcome Email 
Subject: Welcome to {Company} Updates!

Thanks for subscribing! You'll be the first to know about new features and improvements.

Recent updates:
{recent_announcements}
Notification Email 
Subject: {announcement_title}

{announcement_preview}

[Read full announcement →]

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Branding

  • Company logo
  • Brand colors
  • Custom footer
  • Social links
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Managing Subscribers

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Subscriber List

View in Portal → Subscribers:
  • Email address
  • Subscribe date
  • Status (active/unsubscribed)
  • Last email sent

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Export Options

  • CSV download
  • Filter by date range
  • Active subscribers only
  • Include custom fields

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Bulk Actions

  • Import existing list
  • Remove bounced emails
  • Tag subscribers
  • Send one-time email
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Always respect unsubscribes. Stellar automatically handles opt-outs and maintains a suppression list.

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Growing Your List

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Promotion Ideas

In Your Product
  • Settings page link
  • Post-update prompt
  • Empty states
  • Help menu
On Your Website
  • Footer link
  • Blog sidebar
  • About page
  • Contact page
In Communications
  • Email signatures
  • Support responses
  • Social media
  • Release notes

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Incentives

  • Early access to features
  • Exclusive content
  • Beta invitations
  • Product insights
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Compliance & Privacy

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GDPR Compliance

  • Double opt-in available
  • Clear consent language
  • Easy unsubscribe
  • Data export on request

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CAN-SPAM Compliance

  • Physical address in footer
  • Clear sender information
  • Unsubscribe link
  • No misleading subjects

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Best Practices

  • Never buy email lists
  • Honor unsubscribes immediately
  • Keep content relevant
  • Test emails before sending
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Analytics & Performance

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Key Metrics

  • Subscribers - Total active count
  • Growth rate - New per month
  • Open rate - Engagement level
  • Click rate - Content interest
  • Unsubscribe rate - Content relevance

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Improving Performance

Subject Lines
  • Clear and specific
  • Highlight key feature
  • Avoid spam triggers
  • A/B test variations
Send Times
  • Tuesday-Thursday best
  • 10am recipient time
  • Avoid Mondays/Fridays
  • Test your audience
Content Quality
  • Lead with value
  • Keep it concise
  • Use visuals
  • Clear CTAs
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Start building your list early. Even before major updates, subscribers appreciate transparency about what’s coming.

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Advanced Features

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Segmentation

Coming soon:
  • By signup date
  • By engagement
  • By category interest
  • Custom fields

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Automation

  • Welcome series
  • Re-engagement campaigns
  • Anniversary emails
  • Milestone celebrations

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API Access

// Subscribe via API
fetch('https://api.usestellar.com/portal/subscribe', {
  method: 'POST',
  body: JSON.stringify({
    email: '[email protected]',
    tags: ['beta-tester']
  })
});

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Quick Wins

  1. Enable subscriptions - Start collecting emails
  2. Add to product - Link from your app
  3. Welcome email - Set expectations
  4. Regular updates - Build habit
  5. Monitor metrics - Improve over time
Ready to build your changelog audience? Enable subscriptions and start growing your direct line to users.