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Set up Modules

Create reusable content blocks that help maintain consistent layouts across your emails.

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What Are Modules?

Modules are pre-built layout blocks that can be reused across email campaigns. They help your team build emails faster while ensuring design consistency.

Go to the Admin Section

Click the Admin button in the top left corner.

Under Modules, click to manage categories or create new ones.

Create Module Categories

Use categories to organize your modules for easy access and use.

  1. Go to the Modules section in Admin.

  2. Click Add Category.

  3. Enter a name and click Save.

  4. View, edit, or delete categories as needed.

Module Categories Page

Pro Tip: Set up categories before building modules. This makes assigning them easier during creation.

Access Modules

  1. From the homepage, go to Modules or click here.

  2. View, search, and edit all modules from this section.

Admin side of the platform with modules library page open

Create a New Module

You can build modules directly or from an email. Learn how to create modules from an email.

  1. Click Create Module.

  2. Select Email or Landing Page.

    Module library page with create module button menu expanded with options "email module" and "landing page module" displaying

  3. Use the builder to design your module.

  4. Add a name that is easy for your users to find.

  5. Expand the Module Settings section to select the module category, assign brand restrictions, and other global editing settings such as email/landing page width (desktop view), mobile width, background color, link color, and the font that the module will inherit.

    Module settings menu expanded

  6. Continue building your module with your content blocks, and don't forget to add module restrictions when necessary.

Save and Publish

Save incremental edits as Unpublished Changes.

Module builder view displaying unpublished changes to a module

To publish:

  • When you are finished applying your edits, select Publish from the Actions dropdown.

  • Or click Unpublished Changes → Confirm and Publish.

Confirm publish popup to confirm and push changes made to the module

Assign modules to all brands or select specific brands from the module settings drop down at the top of the right side editing menu:

Pro Tip: You can also save part of an email as a new module. More details here.

Lock Modules

Lock modules to prevent editing. This keeps formatting and structure consistent.

  1. Go to Admin → Modules.

  2. Find the module.

  3. Use the toggle to lock a module or adjust module editor restrictions as desired, learn more about module restrictions here.

When a user tries to edit a locked module, a warning will appear that the module has been locked by the administrator:

Editor restrictions applied to a module - end user view

Troubleshooting:

Text Replaced When Updating Modules

If text is deleted and replaced in a module, the email may still show outdated placeholder text. To fix this:

  1. Merge the new module version.

  2. Manually update the text.

Important: Check the Optimize tab for Out of Date Modules.

Optimize tab in Knak with out of date modules

Unlocked module sections won't update automatically to avoid overwriting changes. To update formatting while keeping text editable, lock the formatting section and leave text unlocked. Learn more about editor restrictions.

Need more help? Contact support via live chat within Knak using the chat bubble in the bottom right corner or email support@knak.com

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