October 26, 2026: Newsletter Subscription Form block improvements

This release brings a revamped Newsletter Subscription Form block, with more control over how lists appear. Plus: fixes for reader data, Network content distribution, and the 3D Secure step in modal checkout.

Newsletter Subscription Form block improvements

These changes are already live on Newspack sites, released as a hotfix in Newspack Newsletters 3.43.0. They give editors more control over how lists appear in the block:

  • Lists can be put in any order in the editor, by dragging them or with arrow buttons.
  • Lists can show before or after the email field, in every style.
  • The block’s editor sidebar has been redesigned and reorganized.
The Edit Lists window in the editor: each list has a drag handle, move buttons, and an on/off toggle.
Newsletter Subscription Form blocks in the Modern and Modern Grid styles, with every list available to sign up for.
Newsletter Subscription Form blocks in the Modern and Modern Grid styles, with lists shown above the email field.

Changes to how existing blocks look

  • Modern is now the default style. The original default is now an optional style called Legacy. Blocks that used the default style now show the Modern style; switch them to Legacy to keep the earlier look.
  • Blocks using the Modern Grid style now show their lists above the email field. Set List position to “After” to move them back below.

Other changes

  • [FIX] Links in Content Loop and Carousel previews no longer navigate the editor away from the post
  • [FIX] Reader data: prevent former donors from being treated as current donors
  • [FIX] Reader data: prevent former newsletter subscribers from being treated as current subscribers
  • [FIX] Show newsletter layout previews to editors using a language other than English
  • [FIX] Network Content Distribution: prevent a fatal error when an incoming post’s author can’t be matched
  • [FIX] Newspack Network: identify readers by account email, not billing email
  • [FIX] Keep a card’s 3D Secure challenge visible and clickable in modal checkout, instead of hidden behind the processing screen. Already live as a hotfix.

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