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Install an Email Template

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Last updated on Sep 19, 2026

A layout is the reusable HTML shell your automated emails render inside, so installing one gives every email the same branding without restyling them one at a time. Use this guide to create a layout from a prebuilt template, customize it to match your brand, and add a call-to-action button.

At a glance

Feature
Configure Email Settings
You Need
An email theme or template
Code
HTML if customizing layouts
Difficulty
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1. Create a layout

Layouts are created from inside any email template, not from a separate settings page, so start from whichever email is most convenient.

  1. In Advanced Billing, go to Config > Settings > Emails.

  2. On any email, click Edit Template, then click the + icon.

    a Layout selector set to None, with an arrow to the button that adds a new layout

  3. Copy in the prebuilt template, name it, and click Save.

    a new layout named Simple Light, its HTML in the editor and Save highlighted

To browse the prebuilt themes full screen before you choose one, see the Advanced Billing email theme samples. For more complex, real-world layouts beyond the prebuilt themes, see the full email template examples in the Quick Start Guide Examples repository.

2. Customize the layout

Edit the links, add your logo, and adjust the styling to match your brand. Because every email using this layout inherits these changes, a single edit here rebrands all of them at once.

3. Add a button

A call-to-action button gives customers somewhere obvious to go, such as their Billing Portal. Add one with the following snippet, editing the link, background color, size, and anything else you need.

html
<div style="justify-content: center;display: flex;margin:40px 0px;">
  <a href="https://example.com" style="color:#ffffff;background-color:#006fbe;text-decoration:none;text-align:center;border-radius:5px;padding:20px;font-weight:600;">Click here to learn more</a>
</div>
a rendered email with a colored banner above a Billing Portal call to action
The snippet rendered in a finished email

To choose which automated emails to send and write their content, see the Configure Emails help article.

For the full reference on every field an email template exposes, see the Customize Email Templates help article.

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