Summary

Unsubscribing to a newsletter from the newsletter modal (after double-clicking an email) is broken and needs a fix ASAP. See GIFs below for a quick demo.

Issue

On the bulk unsubscribe page, using the table row action buttons to unsubscribe correctly redirects to the unsubscribe link, decrements the credit count, and triggers necessary background processes like Posthog analytics.

However, when unsubscribing after opening an email in the newsletter modal (by double-clicking any newsletter), the process only redirects to the unsubscribe link but fails to perform any other actions. This includes not decrementing the credits or updating the newsletter status. As a result, users can access the unsubscribe link, but the app doesn’t reflect the action or adjust their remaining credits.

Impact

Huge loophole. I tried this and was able to unsubscribe to more than the free limit of 5 newsletters. Additionally, the expected behavior doesn't work since it doesn't update the status of the newsletter either.

Solution

I’m currently working on a PR to fix this issue. The solution should be straightforward.

Demo

Below GIF showcases unsubscribing to a newsletter from the table row action button. This works as expected.

Below GIF showcases unsubscribing to a newsletter from the newsletter model menu. This does not work as expected.