{"id":211,"date":"2026-02-05T00:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T00:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/email-builder\/?page_id=211"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:18:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:18:29","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/email-builder\/getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-table-of-contents\"><p class=\"eyebrow\">On This Page<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"#choose-your-tier\">Choose Your Tier<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#log-in\">Log In<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>To get started, you&#8217;ll first choose the Email Builder tier that best fits your department&#8217;s needs and log in to access the tool. Follow the steps below to start using the Email Builder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"choose-your-tier\">Choose Your Tier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Email Builder has two tiers to meet your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free Tier<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Free Tier offers a simple, no-cost way to create effective emails using predesigned templates. You can get started using this tier right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Available Templates and Blocks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Free Tier has two templates available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Single Column<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Basic Newsletter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/email-builder\/blocks\/#resource-category=template-single-column\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">View Single Column template blocks<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/email-builder\/blocks\/#resource-category=template-basic-newsletter\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">View Basic Newsletter template blocks<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Premium Tier<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Premium Tier allows your team to collaborate in a shared space and gives users access to different block options based on their user role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Available Templates and Blocks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Premium Tier, template availability is dependent on a user&#8217;s role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Single Column template<\/strong> is available to:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Authors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email administrators<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Basic Newsletter template<\/strong> is available to:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Authors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email administrators<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enhanced Newsletter template<\/strong> is available to:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Editors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email administrators<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Create Your Own template<\/strong> is available to:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Email administrators<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Announcement<\/strong> is available to:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Editors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email administrators<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Block availability is dependent on the type of template used.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"\/email-builder-staging\/blocks\/#resource-category=template-enhanced-newsletter\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">View Enhanced Newsletter template blocks<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"\/email-builder-staging\/blocks\/#resource-category=template-create-your-own\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">View Create Your Own template blocks<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"\/email-builder-staging\/blocks\/#resource-category=template-announcement\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">View Announcement template blocks<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"log-in\">Log In<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Free Tier<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To access the Free Tier, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/email.web.ncsu.edu\/login\">email.web.ncsu.edu\/login<\/a>&nbsp;and log in using your Unity ID and password. If you are a first-time user, your account will be created automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Premium Tier<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First-Time Users<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To get started, please email <a href=\"mailto:WordPress@help.ncsu.edu\">WordPress@help.ncsu.edu<\/a> with Email Builder in the subject line&nbsp;and mention your interest in using the Premium Tier of the Email Builder. A team member from University Communications and Marketing will reach out to you about pricing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After Purchase<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you already have Premium Tier access, use the specific URL provided at setup. If you can\u2019t recall it, log in using&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/email.web.ncsu.edu\/login\">email.web.ncsu.edu\/login<\/a>&nbsp;and look for your Premium Tier account under \u201cMy Sites\u201d in the upper-left corner.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"layout-one-column is-text wp-block-ncst-link-list\">\n          <h2 class=\"link-list-section__heading\">\n        What&#8217;s Next?\n      <\/h2>\n        <ul class=\"link-list__container\">\n      \n<li class=\"ncst-component__bold-link-container wp-block-ncst-bold-link\">\n      <a \n      href=\"https:\/\/university-communications.ncsu.edu\/email-builder\/building-emails\/\"\n      class=\"ncst-component__bold-link text-link\"\n                >\n    <span class=\"text\">Building Emails<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n    <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n  \n\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To get started, you&#8217;ll first choose the Email Builder tier that best fits your department&#8217;s needs and log in to access the tool. Follow the steps below to start using the Email Builder. Choose Your Tier The Email Builder has two tiers to meet your needs. 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