Introducing a Kit feature…
Do you like using GIFs in your emails? (you know those little animated graphics that kinda runs on repeat – like this one below👇)
Until recently, if you wanted to use one in your Kit email, you’d need to go search for one that works for you and then save it, before uploading it as an ‘image’ in Kit.
But now, it’s built right into the Kit editor using the GIPHY tool available via the Kit Apps store.
You need to either be on the ‘Creator‘ or ‘Creator Pro‘ plan to access it, but it’s free to use once installed.
To install it in your account, do this;
Step 1:
Navigate to the menu option ‘Automate’ > ‘Apps’
Look for the GIPHY app and click on the ‘Install’ button (the image below shows mine, which is already installed)
Once installed, you can access the library of images directly from within the Kit editor by inserting a ‘GIPHY’ element.
You can do this in one of two ways; either by clicking the little ‘+’ icon and scrolling down until you see the GIPHY app, or if you prefer using the keyboard, just type ‘/giphy’ and the element will automatically appear in the drop-down list.
It’s a handy little feature and saves any hassle looking outside of Kit for a GIF, but I’d urge minimal use of GIFs inside any single email, for two reasons;
Firstly, I think too many GIFs can look too busy and distracting, and secondly, they can add a chunk of file size to your email which could potentially negatively impact your email deliverability (it’s good practice to stay under 100kb per email).
Using one or two in your emails is fine. 😊
