Newsletter digest

Run recurring content digests with repeatable structure so editorial teams and developers stay aligned.

Open linked layout View Pro

Workflow assembly

Trigger to production output

Trigger

Real send event

Workflow

Message journey

Layout

Complete structure

Components

Reusable blocks

Email

Production output

Workflow structure

Sent on a regular cadence for editorial and product content roundups.

Goal

Publish recurring digests faster while keeping formatting and handoff stable.

Layout

Editorial Newsletter System

Pro archive

This workflow is part of the Pro archive. Use it when this send is recurring enough that source ownership, QA notes, variants, and handoff context matter more than a one-off template.

Workflow pages expose the production shape before purchase: trigger, goal, required fields, variants, QA risks, handoff steps, and linked layout. The paid archive adds the editable source and compiled output for the workflows included in your tier.

What the production package needs.

A workflow is useful when the implementation contract is visible before anyone starts editing markup.

digest.issue_title

Example: Template Hedgehog Weekly Digest #42

Edition title for this digest send.

digest.featured_article_url

Example: https://docs.example.com/blog/workflow-patterns

Main article destination in the top block.

digest.secondary_items

Example: List of title, summary, URL, and image

Array of additional links for the roundup grid.

Variant routes

Short-form digest: Compressed version for weeks with fewer publishable updates.
Feature-only edition: Single-topic version focused on one major update.

Package access

Public workflow page: intent, trigger, required fields, variants, QA risks, handoff steps, and linked layout.
Full MJML source for this workflow
Compiled HTML output ready for ESP upload
Variant-ready workflow pack files
Versioned workflow updates inside Template Hedgehog Pro

Linked production layout

Editorial Newsletter System

Editorial newsletter recipe combining an editor note, a lead feature, a roundup grid, and a lighter social footer.

Component stack

Header Centred, Newsletter Editor Note, Editorial Newsletter Feature, Blog Roundup Grid, Footer Social Light

Source file

blog-digest.mjml

Open layout

QA and handoff.

The value is not only the rendered email. It is knowing what has to be checked before the ESP takes over.

QA risks to review

Editorial summaries can become too long and cause card height imbalance.
Digest grids are sensitive to missing image assets at send time.

Handoff steps

Edit copy and block order in MJML, keeping utility and footer sections unchanged unless requirements demand it.
Compile MJML to HTML and run client checks in Gmail, Outlook Desktop, and Apple Mail before handoff.
Import compiled HTML into the ESP, map merge variables, and send an internal seed round for QA sign-off.

Template Hedgehog prepares the source, compiled output, preview, QA notes, and handoff context. Mailchimp, HubSpot, Salesforce, NetSuite, Klaviyo, Customer.io, or your ESP still handle audiences, consent, unsubscribe, automation, sending, delivery, and reporting.

Use this workflow inside Pro.

Pro is the archive for teams that keep rebuilding production emails and need repeatable workflows, editable MJML, compiled HTML, QA notes, implementation guidance, and updates.

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