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Importing Emails and Templates from .ZIP Files

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Taylor Glass
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If you have an email that was designed outside of SharpSpring, you can import these directly into the SharpSpring Email Designer. This article will show how to import emails and templates from .ZIP files.

Note: SharpSpring offers Professional Services to assist with custom coding. You must have code knowledge in order to use the information within this article.

The following user roles can import emails and templates:

  • Administrators
  • Marketing Managers 


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Creating .ZIP Files

To import emails, you have to have the HTML of that email in a .ZIP file.

  1. Save the HTML of your email as index.html.
  2. Place your index.html file in a folder, along with any images for that email.
  3. Depending on your operating system, do the following to the folder:

    Mac:   Right-click > Compress.
    Windows:   Right-click > Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder.


Importing Emails via .ZIP Files

To import emails, do the following:

  1. In SharpSpring's top toolbar, click
    Content > Emails.
  2. Click  cog.png  Options > New Email from .ZIP.
  3. In the modal window that appears, enter the following:

    • An email name

    • The subject line

    • The From name

    • The From email address
  4. Choose the .ZIP file from your computer.
  5. Click Upload.
  

 

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A message will appear at the top of the screen letting you know the import is processing. Once the import is complete, you will receive an email containing a preview of the email you imported with the .ZIP file.


Importing Email Templates via .ZIP Files

To import templates, do the following:

  1. In the top toolbar in SharpSpring, click
    Content > Emails.
  2. On the right side of the screen, click  
    cog.png  Options > New Template from .ZIP.
  3. In the modal window that appears, enter a name for the template.
  4. Choose the .ZIP file from your computer.
  5. Click Upload.
  



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A message will appear at the top of the screen letting you know the import is processing. Once the import is complete, you will receive an email containing a preview of the template you imported with the .ZIP file.


Resolving .ZIP Title Errors

If you receive the error titled Your file must contain a file named index.html, you must rename the .HTML file to index.html. Imported .ZIP files must be UTF-8 encoded. The .ZIP upload feature in SharpSpring looks for the word index. If the file is named improperly, then the import will fail.

To resolve this issue, do the following:  

  1. Unzip the .ZIP file that contains the HTML email.
  2. Find the target .HTML file.
  3. Rename the target .HTML file to index.html.
  4. Zip up the file.
  5. Upload the file.


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