Send Test Email ​

Before sending a campaign, triggered email, or transactional email to your entire audience, it's important to test it first. The send test email feature allows you to preview how your email will appear and verify that all personalization, links, and formatting are working correctly. You can send test emails to individual email addresses or to an entire private subscriber list, ensuring everything is perfect before hitting send.

Why Test Emails Matter ​

Testing your emails before sending them to your full audience helps you:

  • Verify Content: Ensure all text, images, and formatting display correctly across different email clients.
  • Check Personalization: Confirm that merge tags and handlebars variables are rendering with actual data.
  • Test Links: Validate that all links in your email are working and pointing to the correct destinations.
  • Review Layout: Check how your email looks on different devices and screen sizes.
  • Catch Errors: Identify and fix any spelling, grammar, or layout issues before they reach your audience.

Accessing Send Test Email ​

You can access the send test email feature from your campaign, triggered email, or transactional email card. Look for the Send Test button in your email card.

A screenshot of an email card with the send test button highlighted.

Sending a Test to an Individual Contact ​

To send a test email to a specific contact:

  1. Click the Send Test button on your email card.
  2. Select Email as the recipient type.
  3. Enter the email address to whom you want to send the test email.
  4. If a Cloudflare Turnstile verification appears, complete it.
  5. Click Send.

The test email will be sent immediately to the specified email address.

Keep in mind

Test emails are for preview purposes only. They are not counted as real sends and will not show up in your reports, open rates, click rates, or any other stats. When sending to a subscriber list, only private test lists will appear in the selector and can be used for test sends. Also, remember that the unsubscribe link works only when sending to subscriber lists. It will not function in single email sends

A screenshot of the send test email dialog for individual contact.

Sending a Test to a Subscriber List ​

To send a test email to an entire subscriber list:

  1. Click the Send Test button on your email card.
  2. Select Subscriber List as the recipient type.
  3. Choose the subscriber list from the dropdown menu.
  4. If a Cloudflare Turnstile verification appears, complete it.
  5. Click Send.

The test email will be sent to all active subscribers in the selected list.

Keep in mind

Test emails are for preview purposes only. They are not counted as real sends and will not show up in your reports, open rates, click rates, or any other stats. When sending to a subscriber list, only private test lists will appear in the selector and can be used for test sends. Also, remember that the unsubscribe link works only when sending to subscriber lists. It will not function in single email sends

A screenshot of the send test email dialog for subscriber list.

Turnstile Verification ​

The send test email dialog is protected by Cloudflare Turnstile. Most of the time the check passes in the background, but if a verification appears, complete it before clicking Send.

A screenshot of the send test email dialog with the Turnstile verification.

And thats it! This way you can easily test your emails before sending them to your entire audience.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do test emails count as real sends in BlueFox Email?

Test emails are subtracted from your package credits, but they do not appear in any analytics reports such as open rates, click rates, or other statistics. They are intended for preview purposes only.

Can I test an email with real subscriber data and merge tags?

When sending a test to a subscriber list, the email is sent to real active subscribers on that list and their actual contact data is used to render merge tags. You can only select private subscriber lists for test sends, not public ones.

Does the unsubscribe link work in test emails?

The unsubscribe link only works when you send a test to a subscriber list. It does not function when you send a test to an individual email address.

Which email types support the send test email feature?

You can send test emails for campaigns, triggered emails, and transactional emails. The Send Test button is available on the email card for each of these email types.