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How do I edit a Mailchimp HTML template?

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John Hall

Updated on February 23, 2026

How do I edit a Mailchimp HTML template?

To edit your custom template, follow these steps.

  1. Click the Campaigns icon.
  2. Click Email templates.
  3. Browse the template list or search or the template you want to edit.
  4. Click Edit for the Code your own template you want to work with.
  5. After you’re done, click Save in the lower-left corner.

How do I make a Mailchimp template editable?

Creating Editable Areas

  1. mc:edit is used to provide a content-editing action for a particular element within a template.
  2. Adding mc:edit=”$unique_name” to an HTML element allows you to add content or code from within the Mailchimp campaign editor.
  3. The name used in mc:edit must be unique.

How do I add custom HTML to Mailchimp?

To create a custom template by pasting in your own HTML, follow these steps.

  1. Click the Campaigns icon.
  2. Click Email templates.
  3. Click Create Template.
  4. Navigate to the Code your own options and choose Paste in code.
  5. On the Edit Code tab, replace or edit the example code, and click Save in the editing pane.

How do I get the HTML code from a Mailchimp template?

Export from Templates page

  1. Click the Campaigns icon.
  2. Click Email templates.
  3. Locate the template you’d like to export by browsing the template list or using the search option.
  4. Click the drop-down menu next to the Edit button and choose Export as HTML.

How do I edit Mailchimp designs?

Access the Style tab

  1. In the Content section of the builder, click Edit Design.
  2. On the design step, click the Style tab in the editor window.
  3. Click the section you want to edit.
  4. Set your preferences for the section, and click Save.

How do I edit text in Mailchimp?

Insert the Text block

  1. Click and drag a Text block into your layout.
  2. In the Content tab of the editing pane, add your text.
  3. Edit style and settings as needed.
  4. Click Save & Close.

How do I edit a design in Mailchimp?

How do you make an image editable in HTML?

All you have to do is set the contenteditable attribute on nearly any HTML element to make it editable. Here’s a simple example which creates a element whose contents the user can edit.

How do I add HTML to an email?

You can embed HTML in email with the ‘Insert as Text’ option. Select ‘Insert’ > Attach File > Select the htm. file > Click on ‘Insert’ dropdown bar > Select ‘Insert as Text’.

How do I convert an email template to HTML?

On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Mail Format tab. Under Message Format, in the Compose in this message format list, click HTML or Plain Text, and then click OK.

How do I edit a design in MailChimp?

How do I edit Mailchimp content?

To edit an email schedule, follow these steps.

  1. Pause the email you want to work with.
  2. Click Edit schedule.
  3. In the pop-up modal, choose the options you want from each drop-down menu.
  4. Click Save Schedule.
  5. Return to the Emails step of the automation builder, click the drop-down menu and choose Resume.

How do I edit my Mailchimp template’s code?

If you’ve coded your own template with Mailchimp’s template language or coded an HTML file that you imported to create a template, you can edit the template’s code directly in your account. In this article, you’ll learn where to access your template’s HTML code and how to add images to your custom template from the content studio.

How do I edit my own email templates?

Click Email templates. Browse the template list or search or the template you want to edit. Click Edit for the Code your own template you want to work with. From this screen, you can edit the template using Mailchimp’s visual designer tools or click the Edit Code button to work directly in the template’s HTML.

Can I use HTML email templates from my esp in Mailchimp?

You’ve just downloaded your set of responsive HTML email templates and are ready to start sending professional looking emails from your ESP (Email Service Provider). Now you need to put them into Mailchimp so you can use them.

How do I add content from within the Mailchimp Campaign editor?

Adding mc:edit=”$unique_name” to an HTML element allows you to add content or code from within the Mailchimp campaign editor. The name used in mc:edit must be unique.