Email Wrappers

Email Wrappers are the generic HTML containers used to wrap the HTML content for each specific email you send on Solidarity Tech. You can edit the original Email Wrapper (titled "General Wrapper") created for your organization initially, or create new ones from the Email Wrappers section of the Settings tab.

You can create an Email Wrapper for different Chapters in your Organization by being logged in to the scope you're looking to created the wrapper for. For example, if you have an "Chicago" Chapter for your Organization, log into that Scope from the dashboard, create your new Email Wrapper, and save that wrapper as the default:

Now, anytime you create a resource that uses email (Email Blast, Event with email confirmations, etc.) while logged into the Chicago scope, it will default to using this Email Wrapper.

Email Wrapper template HTML is pasted into the Settings section without the ability to preview the content in real-time. You can preview the content by clicking the "Preview" button at the top of the Email Wrapper page:

Every Email Wrapper must contain a minimum of 3 Liquid fields before they can be saved:

1. {{ content }}: This is where the main content of your email will be inserted.
2. {{ preview_text }}: This is where the "Preview Text," which can only be specified in Email Blasts, will be inserted.
3. {{unsubscribe_url}}: This is where the dynamically generated unsubscribe URL will be inserted. This must be inside an anchor tag. Refer to the General Wrapper for guidance on how to structure Liquid content inside your Email Wrappers.

How to Update Your Mailing Address

Your organization's mailing address appears at the bottom of all emails for legal compliance.

To update it:

1. Go to Settings → Chapter Structures
2. Select your root organization (top-level org)
3. Update the Mailing Address field
4. Click Save Organization Details

Note: This field is only available on your root organization, not individual chapters. The address will appear in all emails sent from any chapter in your organization.

Social Media Links in Emails

The default email wrapper includes social media icons that link to your organization's social profiles. These are pulled from your organization's social media settings.

To update social links:

1. Go to Settings → Chapter Structures
2. Select your organization or chapter
3. Update the social media fields (Instagram, Facebook, X, etc.)
4. Save changes

The wrapper uses these merge tags:

• {{ organization.instagram_url }}
• {{ organization.facebook_url }}
• {{ organization.twitter_url }}

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Chapter-specific social links: If you need different social links for different chapters, you'll need to either (a) create chapter-specific email wrappers with hard-coded URLs, or (b) set social media at the chapter level and use {{ chapter.* }} merge tags.

Building Custom Wrappers

Creating custom email wrappers requires HTML knowledge. Email HTML is different from web HTML - it uses table-based layouts for compatibility across email clients.

Tips:

• Copy the "General Wrapper" as a starting point
• Use tables for layout (not divs/flexbox)
• Test in multiple email clients
• Keep images hosted on reliable URLs

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You can set default font type, colors, and sizes without touching HTML - those settings are in the email wrapper configuration.