Data Views App: Display Data Views data in real-time on a CloudPage

Data Views in Salesforce Marketing Cloud are system-generated tables that provide detailed information about various aspects of your marketing efforts. These tables store 6 months of data about your subscribers, such as email sends, opens, clicks, bounces, and more. Data views play a crucial role in helping to analyze the performance of your marketing campaigns. …

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OPT (One-Time Password) flow using Triggered Sends and CloudPages

One-Time Passwords (OTPs) are unique codes that are generated for one-time use and are widely used in various industries to verify a user's identity. Usual OTP use cases include two-factor authentication (2FA) and password resets, but OTPs can also be used in marketing to verify a subscriber's email address upon, for example, newsletter signup, event …

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Passing variable values between AMPscript, Server-Side JavaScript and Client-Side JavaScript

A lot of advanced use cases related to building dynamic, highly personalised CloudPages in Salesforce Marketing Cloud require developers to jump between using AMPscript, Server-Side JavaScript and Client-Side JavaScript on one page. This can be a challange, as both AMPscript and Server-Side JavaScript are server-side languages and they are processed on a web server, while …

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Upcoming Changes to AMPscript Processing in Marketing Cloud Email Subject Lines

Starting February 21st 2023, Salesforce Marketing Cloud will stop processing nested AMPscript within email subject lines. The change comes as a result of Salesforce's efforts to provide more efficient and secure processing of customer data. With this change, the subject line will treat any nested AMPscript as content — similar to how AMPScript is processed …

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Generating barcodes and QR codes in Salesforce Marketing Cloud

QR codes and barcodes can make your subscriber's life much easier and drive engagement with your platform. Barcodes are typically used for sending tickets, vouchers and discounts to your subscribers. Similarly, QR codes can also be used for sending tickets, etc., and allowing your subscribers to use their smartphones to easily access information or websites …

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