{"id":7700,"date":"2020-03-12T09:05:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T08:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodpecker.co\/blog\/?p=7700"},"modified":"2025-01-21T10:24:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T09:24:57","slug":"woodpecker-new-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodpecker.co\/blog\/woodpecker-new-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Deliverability Check, Bulk Status Change, Customization in Preview \u2013 Check What’s New in Woodpecker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some of you, dear Woodpecker users, might have already noticed a growing number of improvements here and there inside the app. In this blog post, I\u2019d like to give you a close-up look at a bunch of app updates we\u2019ve rolled out lately and show you how to use them in practice to make the most out of the tool.<\/p>\n

Without further ado, let\u2019s see what\u2019s new.<\/p>\n

Check if your domain settings are correct with one click<\/h2>\n

You may write the most attention-grabbing subject line and a compelling email<\/span> copy, but if you don\u2019t take care of your email<\/span> deliverability, your emails<\/span> may end up in a SPAM folder never to be seen by your prospects. In the worst-case scenario, your domain may even get blacklisted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As you see, deliverability plays a huge role in your overall campaign success. That\u2019s why, before you run your first cold email<\/span> campaign, you should ensure that your technical configuration is correct. But even if you go through all the email configuration<\/a> steps and follow our tutorials on how to set up SPF<\/a> and DKIM<\/a>, how can you check if everything really works as it should?<\/p>\n

We wanted to make it easy for you and added a deliverability report, that you can find in your Email<\/span> Account Settings<\/em>. Under this tab, you can check if the SPF<\/span> and DKIM<\/span> records are correctly set up for your email<\/span> account. If everything is ok, you\u2019ll see green tick marks next to each record.<\/p>\n\"Deliverability\n

Red X marks signalize that there\u2019s a problem with either the SPF<\/span> or DKIM<\/span> or both. In such a case update the respective record or contact our support team.<\/p>\n\"Deliverability\n

If you notice a grey minus sign, like in the screen below, it means that we could not validate your domain settings. You can try to refresh the results later or reach out to our support team.<\/p>\n\"Deliverability\n

Also, every time when you connect a new email<\/span> account to Woodpecker<\/span>, you will get info on whether the SPF<\/span> and DKIM<\/span> records for this email<\/span> account are correctly set up.<\/p>\n

We hope this feature makes the SPF and DKIM setup as easy as pie now.<\/p>\n

Change prospects\u2019 status in bulk<\/h2>\n

So far if you wanted to change the status of let\u2019s say 100 prospects from active to blacklisted, you had to do it manually one by one. Sounds like a nightmare? Yep, it was a real drag, we admit it with shame.<\/p>\n

But no more pain. Bulk status change shortens the process to a few clicks. Simply, mark the prospects whose status you want to change, click on the “Change status” icon and pick the new status. Just like that:<\/p>\n

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Import prospect database also in XLS and XLSX file format<\/h2>\n

If you build your prospect list in an Excel spreadsheet you can now save your data in Excel native file formats \u2013 XLS and XLSX. No need to save or convert it as a CSV before importing the file to Woodpecker<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Want to learn more about building a prospect list? Here are some must-reads:<\/p>\n