Opening theme settings
- Click on Settings in the left menu.
- Choose Email settings and then Theme.
You'll now see a visual editor where you can customize fonts, buttons, colors and links.
How theme settings work
The theme settings are the foundation for all your email designs. When you create a new email or add a new content block, the style from your theme settings is automatically applied. For example, if you insert a new button, it'll automatically use the font, color and padding you've set here.
Fonts
In the first card you set the default text styles:
- Title font – the font for headings (H1, H2, etc.)
- Body font – the font for body text
- Body font size (in pixels) – the font size of body text
You can choose from a wide selection of Google Fonts. Via 'Import fonts and colors', Xendy can also automatically detect and apply the fonts and colors from your website.
The background and text colors for your emails are set under colors (see below).
Colors, buttons and links
Colors
In the color card you set three default colors:
- Email background – the general background color of the email
- Blocks background – the default background color within rows and columns
- Text color – the color of general text
These theme colors then appear as a 'Color palette' in every color picker in Xendy, so you can quickly reuse them anywhere. Choose a color with the marker or enter a hex code.
Buttons
In the button card you set the default style of your buttons:
- Button background – the fill color of the button
- Button text – the color of the button text
- Rounded corners – the rounding of the button edges (in pixels)
- Button padding – the inner spacing of the button, which affects its size
- Button font size (in pixels) – the size of the button text
If you have a webshop connection, you can also configure the Product button in addition to the Primary button. These are the buttons in product blocks in your emails.
Link settings
Under the link settings you configure how links look by default:
- Link bold – whether a link is displayed in bold
- Link underlined – whether a link is displayed with an underline
- Default link color – the text color of the link
Previewing and saving
Next to the settings you'll see a live preview of your theme, so you can immediately see how the styles look in real emails.
Happy with the result? Click Save below the settings to save your changes.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, the theme settings are the default. You can then adjust many settings per email, like the background color, column colors and button design.
No, Xendy doesn't support uploading your own fonts. This is because they're not supported by most email clients like Outlook, Gmail and Hotmail. Xendy does offer a selection of Google Fonts, but those aren't always supported either. In that case, Xendy falls back to Arial or Helvetica.
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