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Automated Emails Sent by Freemius

Below is a list of all the emails Freemius automatically sends to users of a plugin or theme. Our emails are currently not customizable but we are planning to introduce a templates engine to give more control. Please feel free to request features on our public Features board.

Purchase, Payment, and Subscription Emails

  • After subscription / purchase confirmation
  • Payment
  • Refund
  • Subscription cancellation
  • Annual subscription renewal reminder (30 days before an upcoming renewal)

Trial Emails

  • Trial started
  • Trial about to expire (sent 2 days before expiration)
  • Trial expired
  • Trial cancelled

Marketing Automation Emails

Misc

  • Email confirmation after a user opts-in
  • Installation ownership change

Custom sender and reply-to email addresses can be set up in the Emails section of the Freemius Developer Dashboard.
To minimize any email deliverability issues, please be sure to read the documentation on implementing SPF and/or DKIM records for your domain.

Email Notification Customization

While many of the email notifications are mandatory to inform the maker/users of purchases and deductions made to customers’ cards and banks, several email notifications can be disabled/enabled by toggling a checkbox. These can be related to the:

To access the controls to enable/disable the notifications:

  1. Log in to the Developer Dashboard.
  2. Click the profile icon on the top right corner of the screen.
    Freemius Developer Dashboard - profile options button
  3. Select Notifications from the dropdown options.
    Freemius Developer Dashboard - profile menu popup
  4. Toggle the checkbox to disable/enable sending of the optional notification.
    Freemius Developer Dashboard - email-notification customization options

As a maker, you can further customize the notifications emails by disabling their default configuration and how they are sent to utilize our events and webhooks system.