Generate a ready-to-paste HTML email for Luminate Online from a Google Docs copy document. URLs are embedded directly in the doc — no separate UTM spreadsheet needed. No coding required.
You will need:
<Donate> ( https://… )) or image marker (e.g. [image of Jake]( https://… ))..zip file will be saved to your Downloads folder..zip → Extract All… → click Extract..zip file. A folder will appear beside it..html file — this is the file the builder needs..html file from Step 1 onto the drop zone labeled “Google Docs HTML”.
The builder parses the doc, stitches the section library, and takes you to the review screen.
The review screen has several areas:
Click the Preview button in the top-right of the toolbar. A live preview panel opens to the right of the editor.
At the bottom of the screen you will find action buttons:
Click New Build in the bottom-right corner to clear everything and return to the upload screen. You can then drop in a new document and start fresh.
The BCHT parser is heuristic-first — section tags are optional. Use these conventions in the Google Doc so the builder maps content correctly:
<Button Text> ( https://… ) — the URL in parentheses becomes the link.[image of Jake]( https://… ) — bracket label describes the image, URL is the linked destination.[on pale blue background] … [end pale blue background] to swap its background colour.PRESENTING SPONSOR: followed by [Logo] switches to the p2p-sponsor variant.| Problem | Solution |
|---|---|
| A button has no link in the output | Confirm the URL is parenthesized directly after the <Button> marker in the copy doc, e.g. <Donate> ( https://… ). Both raw URLs and <a href>-wrapped URLs are accepted. |
| A heading and body paragraph were merged together | BCHT copy docs sometimes pack heading + body + button into a single paragraph separated by line breaks. Insert a blank line between blocks so each becomes its own paragraph. |
| Pale-blue background did not apply | Make sure both [on pale blue background] and [end pale blue background] markers are present, each on its own line, wrapping the sections. |
| Preview panel looks blank or bare | Scroll down inside the preview — the email body, footer, and social icons may be below the visible area. |
| The drop zone does not accept the file | Confirm the file has an .html or .htm extension. If you downloaded the Google Doc as a .zip, make sure you extracted/unzipped it first. |