Copy page content

May 5, 2026

Users can now copy a custom page’s content onto one of their default pages (Home, Subscribe, Archive, etc.) with the option to preserve the existing default’s content as a new custom page. They can still restore to previous versions using the version history feature. It is not behind any feature flag but it’s a new menu action in the page options dropdown, so it wouldn’t affect any existing flows.

Location: Website builder, options for a page

Links: Screen Recording | Slack Thread

Updated ‘insert block’ side menu in website builder

May 5, 2026

We’ve made some tweaks to the insert block side panel to improve discoverability and reduce noise. It reorganizes the insert panel to simplify it along with single buttons for heading and list with the ability to change heading levels and list types via floating menu and right side panel.

• Before:
  • 6 groups: Layout | Text | Conversion | Synced data | Integration | Widget.
• After:
  • 4 groups: Layout (Section, Container, Columns, Divider + Accordion); Content: subsection “Basic” (Text, Heading, List, Image, Button, Icon) + subsection “Synced data” (Post, Authors, Tags, Socials, Recs, Testimonial, Pricing, Products); Audience (Subscribe form, Popup, gate popups); Advanced (YouTube RSS, RSS search, HTML).
• Net:
  • Text + Widget basics folded into Content; Synced data under Content; Conversion → Audience; Integration + leftover bits → Advanced; fewer top-level accordions, denser grouping.

Location: Website > builder > insert block

Links: Loom | Slack Thread

MCP v2

April 30, 2026

The beehiiv MCP (Model Context Protocol) server lets publishers connect their beehiiv account to AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity so their AI can access, analyze, and act on real account data in real time. V2 is a significant expansion on the early access version: it’s now available to all users (no paid plan required, no waitlist), adds write-enabled actions starting with segment creation, and extends data access to podcasts, automations, products, surveys, polls, referrals, and more.

What’s changed, added, or new:

• Availability expanded: MCP is no longer early access or paid-only — every beehiiv user can now connect. Setup takes under 2 minutes from Settings > Workspace > MCP.
• Write-enabled actions (new): Publishers can now create segments directly via prompt. Examples: “Find my free subscribers who’ve opened 5+ emails in the last 30 days but haven’t upgraded — save them as a segment called High Intent Free.” This is the first write-enabled workflow; drafting posts, automations, surveys, and more are noted as coming soon.
• Expanded data access (new): The MCP now has full access to podcasts (show- and episode-level analytics), automations, products, surveys, polls, and referrals — in addition to the existing posts, subscribers, and revenue data from v1.
• Previous scope (v1 / early access): Read-only access to newsletter content, subscriber information, and performance metrics. Available to paid plans only via early access request.

Segment creation is the first write-enabled action; the PU explicitly calls out posts, automations, and surveys as upcoming write features.

Location: Settings > Workspace > MCP

Links: Product Update | KB | Slack Thread

Embedded Subscribe Forms V3

April 30, 2026

A rebuild of the Subscribe Forms builder that adds three new render types — Popup, Slide-in, and Sticky bar — alongside the classic Inline embed. V3 also introduces configurable triggers (timer delay, scroll depth, exit intent, and click), a Regular/Slim layout toggle, newsletter list selection, and a proper draft/publish model.

V3 applies to new forms only. All existing V2 and V1 forms continue to work exactly as before — no migration needed, no embed code changes required.

• Option to choose between Regular and Slim embed style
• Four render types are now available: Inline (classic embed), Popup (centered modal), Slide-in (bottom-corner overlay), and Sticky bar (fixed top or bottom banner). Each render type pairs with a layout — Regular (full form with optional fields) or Slim (single-row email + submit, ideal for footers and sticky bars).
• Non-inline forms now support five triggers: Immediately, After time delay, After scrolling (% depth), When an element is visible, On click or DOM event, and Exit intent (desktop only). A frequency cap controls how often the form re-appears to the same visitor.
• Newsletter list selection lets subscribers choose which of a publisher’s newsletters to join at signup, directly from the embedded form.
• V3 introduces a draft/publish model — edits to a published form are saved as drafts and don’t go live until the publisher clicks Publish. The live embed automatically serves the latest published version, so no embed code replacement is needed after updates.
• V2 forms can be edited using the new V3 builder UI without changing how they’re embedded. V1 forms are untouched.

Also:

• Slim layouts don’t support Terms of Service toggles or extra fields (name, birthday, custom fields) — Regular layout required for those.
• Exit intent trigger is desktop only.
• Inline forms always use the Direct trigger (shows on page load); trigger settings only apply to Popup, Slide-in, and Sticky bar.
• Changing an existing form’s render type (e.g., Inline → Popup) affects every page where it’s embedded — publishers who want both formats should use Duplicate form.
• No embed code replacement needed after publishing changes — the script auto-serves the latest published version.
• No mobile customizations provided at this time.

Location: Subscribers > Subscribe Forms > Create new form

Links: Loom | Slack Thread