The new drag-and-drop email editor gives you significantly more flexibility when creating and customizing your listing emails — no more relying on Buildout to toggle features on or off for you. This article walks you through everything the new editor offers.
Availability
The new email editor is launching in late June 2026. During the rollout, you'll be able to switch between the old and new editors at any time as our existing Spindle and Rivet templates will continue to use the old editor. The Cornerstone template will need to be selected to see the new editor!
Important: The editor and template are linked. If you're using the Cornerstone template, you're automatically on the new editor — and vice versa. Switching templates switches editors.
What's New at a Glance
Redesigned header with consolidated send options
Global settings panel (theme, campaign name, subject, preview text)
Drag-and-drop content blocks
Rich text editing controls
Image management (property images, email-specific uploads, and a coming-soon global image library)
Saveable sections and elements for reuse across emails
Undo/redo with keyboard shortcut support
The New Interface
Header
The top toolbar has been redesigned to save space. Send options are now grouped in a dropdown, and secondary actions are accessible alongside them. Breadcrumb navigation appears on the far left — if you're editing a nested element like a photo, clicking the parent breadcrumb (e.g., "Section") takes you directly back up to that level.
Sidebar: Global Settings
The sidebar now includes a Global Settings panel where you can update:
Theme — change the overall look of the email
Campaign name, subject line, and preview text — preview text is new: it controls what recipients see in their inbox before opening the email. A default is provided automatically, but you can override it with your own copy.
Broker credentials and other property-level settings work the same as they do in the current editor.
Working with Blocks
The new editor introduces a Blocks section in the sidebar. Available block types include:
Headings
Text
Images
Buttons
Dividers
Layout options
To add a block, simply drag it from the sidebar and drop it onto the canvas. You can also reorder or duplicate any existing element on the canvas using the element controls.
Editing Content
Text
Select any text on the canvas to access editing controls. The top toolbar lets you change fonts, sizes, and other formatting options. Inline controls also let you adjust padding and alignment.
Images
Select an image to adjust its padding. You can also drag a new image directly onto the canvas.
The Images panel in the sidebar shows two categories:
Property images — images linked to the listing
Email images — images you upload directly to this email (these do not sync back to the listing)
A global images section is in development. It will let you upload logos and other reusable assets once and use them across multiple emails.
Buttons
Select a button to edit its background color, text color, padding, and alignment. You can reset any button back to its default styling at any time.
Linking Fields to the Property Edit Form (Coming Soon)
Soon, you'll be able to link text fields in your email directly to fields from the property edit form — no more hard-coding values like zip codes or addresses. To use it, highlight any text in a text block and select the corresponding property field from a dropdown. The field will pull its value automatically from the property edit form.
Saving Sections and Elements for Reuse
If you've built a section or styled an element you'd like to reuse, you can save it directly from the canvas.
To save a section:
Select the section on the canvas.
Click Save in the section controls.
Give the section a name and confirm.
The section will appear in the Blocks sidebar under Saved Sections and can be dragged onto any email canvas.
To save an element (e.g., a styled button):
Select the element and apply your desired styling.
Click Save.
Give the element a name and confirm.
Saved elements appear in the Blocks sidebar under Saved Elements and can be dragged and dropped anywhere on the canvas.
Undo and Redo
The new editor supports full undo and redo. You can use the on-screen controls or standard keyboard shortcuts:
Undo: Ctrl+Z (Windows) / Cmd+Z (Mac)
Redo: Ctrl+Y or Ctrl+Shift+Z (Windows) / Cmd+Shift+Z (Mac)
Tips
Use breadcrumb navigation to quickly move between nested elements without losing your place.
Save frequently used sections (like branded headers or signature blocks) to your saved sections library to speed up email creation.
Preview text is worth customizing — it's the first thing recipients read in their inbox and can significantly affect open rates.