Introduction

The vault is our newest addtion to StampReady. It allows customers to pick, mix and match from a selection of hundredths of rock solid modules. Authors around the world are dedicated to create the world's best modules for StampReady, in addition for great rewards and prizes.

To opt-in for our Author program, which unlocks developer features in the Dashboard.
Go to Account > Settings > Become an Author.

For direct support regarding Vault development you can contact Kevin on Skype: live:.cid.edfc5378ddccc654

Submission Requirements

In order for us to approve your modules, we expect it to be fully compatible with our latest editor. It should be submitted per module, not per template. If your module has been rejected you'll receive an email why and how you can improve it.

Submission Requirements

• Submission Per Module
  When you're submitting a module, make sure to only upload the contents of that specific module. Exclude any external CSS, meta and body tags. On the right side you can see a clear example how a module should look.
• StampReady Framework
  We offer a rock solid framework that you have to use for your work. Custom CSS is not possible.
  
  Download The Vault framework here.
• Format
  The main table has to be 100%. The inner table should be 640px. Everything inside the inner table is where your code goes.
• Fully Editor Compatible
  Every module has to be fully optimized for the latest StampReady editor. Note that images and icons that contain a solid color should include the data-color tag, so customers can colorize their images.
  
  The data-thumb tag is not required anymore.
  
  Because we want to unify as much as possible, we require common headlines to contain the tag data-size/color="headlines" and common paragraphs data-size/color="paragraphs".
  
  
• Browser Compatibility
  Each module should be fully compatible for all major browsers and email clients. This includes Apple Mail, Gmail, Yahoo and Outlook.
• Outlook Background Support
  We require that all background images support Outlook. An example can be found here.
• Google Fonts
  We only support custom fonts hosted on Google Fonts. We use display swap.
• Royalty Free Content
  Content included in the module should be royalty free.
• Lipsum
  Paragraphs should contain Lipsum. Content such as headlines, buttons, sublines has to be written by yourself. For example, headlines can't read Vivamus vitae eros sit or something similar.

For support or questions you can email authors@stampready.net.

Unification of Tags

In order for modules to work seemlessly by authors around the world, we require a certain unification regarding standard tags such as headlines and paragraphs. We require singular, plural and Capitalize.

Tags

• Header Headline
  The headline of a header. Singular, because it's never used twice.
• Header Subline
  The subline of a header. Singular, because it's never used twice.
• Header Paragraph
  The Paragraph of a header. Singular, because it's never used twice.
• Header Button
  The Button of a header.
• Headlines
  Headlines for common modules, such as Intro's, 2 Column, 3 Column, Outro's, etc.
• Sublines
  Sublines for common modules.
• Paragraphs
  Paragraphs for common modules.
• Titles
  Titles are the secondary headlines in a module with a different style attached. Often used for multiple column headings.
• Subtitles
  Subtitles are the secondary sublines in a module with a different style attached. Often used above or below Titles.
• Buttons
  Buttons for common modules.
• Ghost Buttons
  Ghost Buttons are the buttons without a background and with an outline.
• Links
  Plural, because we can expect the customer to insert more links.
• Dividers
  Often a small colored border beneath a Headline or Subline.
• Unsubscribe
  The Unsubscribe link. Singular, because it's never used twice.
• Body
  The outer background color of a module.
• Bgcolor
  The inner background color of a module.

Please, pick a few modules from the Vault and use them in the Editor to see how they work.

Earnings

There are multiple streams of income for Authors, let's go through each of them:

Earnings

• Per Vault Module
  We pay $12.5 per module that is fully compatible with StampReady and all major browsers.
• Per Vault Template
  On top of that we pay an extra $25 if the approved modules under the same Theme Name contains one of each of the required types.
  
  However, if your navigation is inside the header, simply add a column or banner module. The required module types to be eligible for this bonus are:
  
  - Navigation
  - Header
  - Introduction (foreword, often a single paragraph with content what the campaign is about)
  - 1 Column
  - 2 Columns
  - 3 Columns
  - Banner (quote, call to action, etc)
  - Outroduction
  - Footer
  - Unsubscribe (often a thin bar containing the date and company name, etc). As well as a piece of text such as Terms of Agreement and/or a logo
  
  Template bonus will automatically be added to your monthly invoice.
• Vault Prize Pool
  We also host a monthly prize pool. The more customers use your modules, the bigger the piece you get from the pie. Every first of the month a new pool is hosted, and the authors receive an Invoice on their billing page automatically.
  
  We measure when customers send campaigns.
• Live Previews
  Being an author provides a feature in the editor to convert your template to a Live Preview, which you can host on third party marketplaces.
  
  The responsibility and support relies at you.

Upload and Verification

You can upload your modules on the Manage Modules page (link temporary hidden). Every module requires to be uploaded separately. Here are some things to keep in mind before uploading modules:

Submit

• Host Images On Your Server
  Please, make sure before submitting modules that the images in your modules are hosted on your own server. After approval, we download and host them on our servers automatically.
• Theme Name
  A Theme Name is required. Submitting modules under the same Theme Name will bind them together. For example, naming 10 of your modules Nova will add the option to view them as a template in The Vault.
• Module Type
  A Module Type is required. Customers are able to search for specific modules, such as a Header, Columns with 2 cells, Footer, etc. But we also detect whether your modules with the same Theme Name contain every of the required module types, in order to receive the Template bonus.
• Tags
  Tags are required. This way we can categorize modules. There's quite a selection of tags availabe to choose from and you're not limited to 1.
• Module HTML
  A HTML File is required. We do a basic check to see if the uploaded HTML is compatible for the editor. It will return an success or error message depending on the results of the check.

Note: Any module submitted will be reviewed closely.

Framework

The required StampReady framework is simple and straight forward. One of the important things is that we clear any floating tables for mobile when it reaches a max width of 640 pixels.

Download and review the StampReady Framework here.

Download an example of a column module here.

Notes

• @media screen and (max-width: 640px)
  This is the point where the template will try to render for mobile.
• table.center-float, td.center-float
  These classes will clear any floats for mobile.
• a[x-apple-data-detectors]
  Prevents automatically converting certain text to blue links on Apple devices.
• u + #body a
  Prevents automatically converting certain text to blue links in Gmail.
• table.row
  Changes the format to 100% width when it tries to render on mobile.