Widgets
Show the journey in your email.
Lay out milestones such as shipment stages or project steps in a timeline. Set current and target in the image URL. DynaMail renders those values when the image is requested; email clients may reuse a cached image.
A real render produced by DynaMail’s image pipeline.
Free while in beta · No credit card required
How it works
Every DynaMail widget is a plain image URL. Design it in the dashboard, then paste the URL into an <img> tag — or your email editor’s image block — like this:
Example embed snippet
<img src="https://img.dynamail.io/widgets/YOUR-WIDGET-ID/render.png?current=2&target=4" width="340" height="320" alt="" />YOUR-WIDGET-ID is a placeholder — every widget you create gets its own id. The file extension requests the output format — gif, apng, webp, or png. Depending on the design, an animated widget may be served in an animated format even when a static extension is requested.
DynaMail renders when the image is requested and briefly caches the result. Email clients and their image proxies can also cache images, so a later open may reuse a previous response. No script, no custom HTML, nothing for your email platform to strip out.
What it’s for
- Shipment updates — mark the latest completed stage
- Project updates — show progress through named milestones
- Event plans — show which stage comes next
Personalize it in the URL
The data behind the widget — its values, chart points, and text placeholders — can come from the URL. Append query parameters, or your email platform’s merge tags, and each recipient’s open renders from their own data.
?current=…The current position in the timeline (required)?target=…The total used to calculate progress (required)Frequently asked questions
How do I add a timeline to email?
Design the milestone labels in DynaMail, then paste the image URL into an <img> tag with current and target values.
Can each recipient have a different current milestone?
Yes. Put a merge tag from your email platform in the current URL parameter. A new image request renders from that value, though email clients may reuse an earlier image.
Does the timeline animate in Outlook?
Yes — the widget is a standard image, so it displays wherever images do. The URL extension requests the format (render.gif, render.png, render.webp, render.apng); depending on the design, an animated widget may be served in a compatible animated format even when a static extension is requested. Classic Outlook for Windows shows the first frame of an animated timeline. Use a design without animation when the completed state must appear there.
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Add a progress bar to any email as a plain image URL. Connect a live JSON source or personalize values per recipient. No code. Free while in beta.
Every widget type is included on the free beta plan — see pricing, or browse ready-made email templates.