Overview
Dotdigital is a customer engagement platform for email, SMS and other channels. The Email Love Figma plugin exports the email you designed in Figma as an HTML file, which you upload to Dotdigital as a custom email template.
- Works with
- The Figma plugin and Email Love Builder
- Export type
- HTML file to upload
- You need
- No API key. The export is a download.
- Where it lands
- Content > Templates > Custom email templates
- Personalization
- Liquid
What it does
- Downloads a ZIP with an HTML file, ready to upload to Dotdigital.
- Converts your unsubscribe link to Dotdigital’s
https://$UNSUB$tag. - Hosts your images on the Email Love CDN, so Dotdigital can load them.
How to export from Figma to Dotdigital
Select your email frame, open Export and choose Dotdigital.
Click Export. A ZIP with the HTML file downloads.
In Dotdigital, go to Content > Templates > Custom email templates and click Upload template.
Upload the HTML file. The template appears under Custom email templates.
Email Love Builder and Dotdigital
Email Love Builder works with Dotdigital too. Your marketers build emails from your approved components in the drag-and-drop editor, without opening Figma, and export them for Dotdigital.
Each component in the Builder is mapped to its Figma component, so your designers update it in Figma and re-sync it. See Email Love Builder.
Good to know
- Uploaded HTML templates send normally, but you cannot edit them in Dotdigital’s EasyEditor design view.
- Dotdigital accepts files up to 15 MB and ZIP uploads up to 50 MB.
- To change the email, export it again and upload the new file.
Resources
FAQ
Can I export emails from Figma to Dotdigital?
Yes. The Email Love Figma plugin exports the email you designed in Figma as an HTML file. Upload it in Dotdigital under Content > Templates > Custom email templates.
Can I edit the template in Dotdigital’s EasyEditor?
No. Uploaded HTML templates send normally, but you cannot edit them in EasyEditor’s design view. Make changes in Figma and upload the new file.
Does Email Love Builder work with Dotdigital?
Yes. Email Love Builder works with Dotdigital too, so your marketers can build emails from your approved components in the drag-and-drop editor and export them for Dotdigital.
