Adding dynamic content to emails in the Design Editor

Dynamic content allows you to create email content that changes based on specific rules and conditions. For example, you could personalize an email with the recipient's sales rep information based on the city, state, country, or region specified in the contact's profile. Dynamic content is reusable content stored in the component library. Learn more about dynamic content.

Adding dynamic content to an email

To add dynamic content to your email:

  1. With your email open, drag the dynamic content to the layout.

    An image showing dynamic content being added to the email canvas

  2. Click An image of the browse icon and locate the dynamic content you want to add.

  3. After you add the dynamic content, click the content block and use the Dynamic Content panel to change the background color, padding, and border of the content block. Click Edit to change the dynamic content itself.

    Tip: Oracle Eloqua validates that the dynamic content is responsive. If there are issues with responsiveness, a notification appears An image of the Notification icon. Click the notification icon to review the issues. You can edit the dynamic content from the Design Editor or from the component library. As you make changes, review the responsive validation errors in the rich text editor. An image indicating there are no responsive issues indicates that there are no responsive concerns. An image indicating that there are responsive issues indicates that there might be responsive issues.

  4. After you save your email, you can preview the email content using different contacts.

Padding and borders

Adjust the padding and borders around the content block using the options available from the Dynamic Content panel. Learn more about padding and borders.

Background color

Set the background color of the content block using the Dynamic Content panel. You can set the color using hexadecimal or RGB values.

Text

You can format the text contained in a dynamic content in one of two ways:

  • By formatting the dynamic content source. Click the dynamic content block and click Edit in the Dynamic Content panel. See Dynamic content for more information.
  • By setting style defaults for the email. Learn more about setting style defaults.

Adding dynamic content to the subject line

You can add dynamic content to the subject line of the email.

To add dynamic content to the subject line:

  1. With your email open, click An image of the Settings icon to open the Settings panel.
  2. Select Insert > Dynamic Content.
  3. Search for the dynamic content and then double-click the item you want to add.
  4. Add any additional text to the subject line.

    An image showing dynamic content added to a subject line

  5. After you save your email, you can preview the subject line using different contacts.

Learn more

Creating dynamic subject lines in the Design Editor

Tips to keep your email responsive

Previewing emails

Sending test emails