Keep members engaged with email alerts. Kartra can send automatic notifications when posts unlock or let you manually email a direct link using Email & SMS tools.

Notifying members when new content is available helps them stay on track. Kartra offers two ways to do this:

  • Automated notifications – Ideal for pre-scheduled content. Members receive an email as soon as a post unlocks.
  • Manual email broadcasts – Best for unscheduled updates. Send a custom email with a direct link whenever you publish new content.

Both options keep your audience informed—just pick the one that fits your content strategy.

Key details

  • Automated notifications – Emails send automatically when scheduled posts unlock.
  • Manual emails – You send an email when releasing new content.
  • Membership post URLs – Links to posts stay the same for Admins and Members.

How to enable automatic notifications

If your content is scheduled to unlock at set times, Kartra can send emails automatically when that happens.

Step 1: Turn on email notifications for unlocked posts

  1. Go to Settings > Email notifications.
  2. Find Membership: new post unlocked and make sure it’s active.
  3. Learn more about customizing email notifications.

Step 2: Set up post scheduling and notifications

  1. Go to Memberships > All memberships and select your membership.
  2. In the Access tab, make sure at least one post is scheduled for future release.
    • If all posts are set to release immediately, click Change under Membership access levels to set a schedule. Learn more about scheduling posts.
    • Additional options appear in the Access tab when posts are scheduled.
  3. Click Change in the Notify your members when a post unlocks module.
  4. Select Yes, notify my members.
  5. (Optional) Customize the sender and reply-to details.

Step 3: Customize the locked posts email (Optional)

  1. Click Change under Locked Posts email to open the editor.
  2. Customize the message as desired.
    • Important: This template applies to the entire membership, not individual posts. Use variables for post-specific details. Learn how to personalize with variables.
  3. Click Save & Exit when done.

Pro tip

Click the Variables button to personalize emails with member details like their name and a link to log in.

How to send a manual email with a link to the post

If you're adding content on your own schedule, you can use the Email & SMS tools to send a manual email so members know it's ready.

Step 1: Copy the direct link to the post

  1. Go to Memberships > All memberships and find your membership.
  2. Click the door icon to log in as an Admin.
  3. Navigate to the post you want to share and copy the URL from your browser’s address bar.

Step 2: Send an email broadcast

  1. Go to Marketing > Email & SMS.
  2. Click + Email/SMS to create a new message.
  3. In the Message tab, click Edit message to open the editor.
  4. Paste the post URL into the body as a text link or button.
  5. Click Actions > Save & Exit.
  6. In the From-Totab, select your recipients:
    • Use the Communication recipients drop-downs to choose members.
  7. Send or schedule the email.

Pro tip

Select a list AND membership access as criteria for communication recipients. This helps members manage their notification preferences easily.