{"id":4027,"date":"2022-08-04T11:49:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T14:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=4027"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:42:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:42:35","slug":"departments-image-transform","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/article\/departments-image-transform\/","title":{"rendered":"Disable image tag transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Automation, when you have a placeholder with an image URL, Bybrand transforms that URL to an image tag automatically. For example, with this value in the automation placeholder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><code>https:\/\/a.bybrand.io\/ZHlsYW4ucbS5icg.jpg<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will turn into the image tag:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <code>&lt;img src=\"<code>https:\/\/a.bybrand.io\/ZHlsYW4ucbS5icg.jpg<\/code>\" alt=\"Image\" style=\"\" \/&gt;<\/code> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can be useful for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/article\/dynamic-image\/\">dynamic images<\/a> in the email signature, such as an employee&#8217;s profile picture. But it prevents you from applying CSS style, especially if you edit the signature in HTML mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we have an example with an image URL in the placeholder field. Note that the URL starts with <code>https:\/\/a.bybrand.io\/<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-image hb-magnify\"><div class=\"hb-magnify__large\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hb-magnify__small\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL1.png\" width=\"720\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disabling the option<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can disable the transformation in each automation. To make this, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Automation settings;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next, uncheck the options: <strong>Transform image URL to an image tag<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"996\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL4.png\" alt=\"Option transform the image URL to an image tag\" class=\"wp-image-4012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL4.png 996w, https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL4-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL4-768x505.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL4-50x33.png 50w, https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL4-60x39.png 60w, https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL4-100x66.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <strong>Save<\/strong> after the change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By disabling this option, you prevent transformations. Thus, you can apply <em>CSS style inline<\/em> to the image tag if you edit the signature in HTML mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon\">This technique only works if you edit the automation signature in <strong>HTML mode<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/article\/video-html-mode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read how to do this here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we have a simple example of <em>CSS style inline<\/em> in the image tag. But you can use the same code in a more complete email signature HTML.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL2.png\" alt=\"Image with CSS style inline\" class=\"wp-image-4008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL2.png 999w, https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL2-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL2-768x477.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL2-50x31.png 50w, https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL2-60x37.png 60w, https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL2-100x62.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><code>&lt;img src=\"{{photo}}\" alt=\"Image\" style=\"border: 2px solid #fff; border-radius:25px; padding:10px;background-color: #c1c1c1;width: 100px;\"&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>In the example below, you can see the final result when you click to view the employee&#8217;s signature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Employees list;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Paste in email<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL3.png\" alt=\"Employee preview with CSS border-radius\" class=\"wp-image-4011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL3.png 714w, https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL3-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL3-50x36.png 50w, https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL3-60x43.png 60w, https:\/\/www.bybrand.io\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/transformURL3-100x71.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Email client limitations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that some email clients do not support advanced CSS elements, e.g. <code>border-radius<\/code>. 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