Embedding Images in Email Templates.

ammireddys

A Score Level 1

over 7 years ago

Hi, i need to insert an image in the email footer with hyperlink on it. By looking at the previous posts i have learnt that documents (i.e. images) from the Appian repository can not be rendered externally so in order to get it work i need to place the image in web server. Is this image should be stored some where in Appian server or external web server where client is hosting their web sites? I am bit confused with the location to refer the images.

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0 Arun Theja Muthyalu
Certified Lead Developer
over 7 years ago

As per my knowledge,
We can embed images in email using HTML. In HTML, we will specify the URL which references the physical location of the image in the <img> tag. User who receives the email should have access to the location of the image otherwise image will not be displayed. Since access to Appian resources would require Authentication, I think storing the image in a different web server and making it openly available (no authentication) would be better, so that href in the <img> could directly access the image. However security for images is slightly compromised in this way.
Other way is that we can include that image as a hidden attachment in the email and we can access it directly within the email. But this approach has its impact on the size of the email.
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