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Articles Tagged "html"
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What are the image requirements for your Templates?
Image requirements vary based on the template you're using. MailChimp templates are generally designed to be a maximum of 600 pixels wide. Mobile-specific templates are narrower to account for smaller mobile screens, and some templates have multiple columns so each column is a portion of the overall template width. Padding…
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Can I provide my own HTML for a campaign?
Yes, you can provide your own HTML for a campaign instead of using a template. Here's how: Click create campaign on the Dashboard or Campaigns page of your account. Choose regular ol' campaign, A/B split campaign, or RSS-driven campaign, depending on the type you'd like. In the Design step, click…
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My emails are being delivered as broken HTML code or an attachment.
One of the following situations could be occuring: When a message comes across as one of the following: garbled text, a mix of plain text and HTML code or just the plain text, you or your recipient's spam filter has flagged your email. The spam filter or email server scanning…
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My images are broken when I provide my own HTML Email
If you're looking for why images aren't showing when you use our design tools, visit this article instead. How Images Work in HTML Email When you code HTML email, you should use "absolute paths" for your images, so that they are downloaded from your web server when the email is…
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How do I upload a .zip file to use as my campaign?
If you would like to have total control over your html code but would still like MailChimp to host your files, your best option is to upload all of your files and html in a zip file. Organize all of your files into the following: The images that need to…
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Why does my email look like monkey poop in Outlook?
Newer versions of Outlook, including Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010, use Microsoft Word to render HTML email. Word doesn't render a lot of common HTML, so what you see in your web browser may not be what you're seeing when the email arrives in your Outlook inbox. It shouldn't be…
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Can I add additional text boxes on my campaign?
On Your Own Coded Templates If you're a designer and you're providing your own coded templates, there are many design options. For instance, you can code your templates so that you can add additional text or image boxes and even make them repeatable (by clicking on the green + sign),…
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Can I use a background image in my campaign?
Generally, we don't recommend using background images in your HTML emails. Many email programs, Outlook 07 for instance, cannot render the HTML necessary to show the background image and will ruin the overall design of the email. Ben posted a great example here on our blog.
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The system tells me I don’t have an UNSUB (unsubscribe) tag, but I really do.
If MailChimp isn't allowing you to send a campaign and it's telling you that you don't have an Unsubscribe link but you really do have an unsubscribe link, here are a few things to check: Are you using your own unsubscribe link? If so, the system will not recognize it.…
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CSS in HTML Email
The most important advice that we can give to MailChimp users about CSS in HTML email is not to expect CSS to work perfectly. Test, test and test some more. In general, CSS positioning isn't going to work well. Keep things simple, by using CSS for general font-formatting, colors, etc.…