I'm sending emails to my members and it looks like Gmail is blocking the images I place in the email. These are embedded as a base 64 encoded string in an img tag. I've looked at multiple threads online about Gmail not sending images but haven't found anything that helps. Here are some of the things I've tried so far. 1. enabled external images in Gmail (through the settings icon) 2. reduced the size of the images to under 8000 bytes (Outlook.com wouldn't send images ~ 15000 bytes)
I receive the images just fine if I send to an outlook.com email address, but in Gmail the src of the img tag is empty, and no images show up in the email. I'm using https://putsmail.com to test/send my emails, so I know the issue isn't a problem with SendGrid (my email sending service) or my application.
Here is one of my templates below. I'm using an email template from litmuss. Everything below is basically default except the extra info I've added like the images and some extra text in the email body.
Here is a jsfiddle with a complete template with image data that can be copied right into putsmail and be sent to test! Any help or info as to why Gmail doesn't send the images would be great!
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
<style type="text/css">
/* FONTS */
@@media screen {
@@font-face {
font-family: 'Lato';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 400;
src: local('Lato Regular'), local('Lato-Regular'), url(https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/lato/v11/qIIYRU-oROkIk8vfvxw6QvesZW2xOQ-xsNqO47m55DA.woff) format('woff');
}
@@font-face {
font-family: 'Lato';
font-style: normal;
font-weight: 700;
src: local('Lato Bold'), local('Lato-Bold'), url(https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/lato/v11/qdgUG4U09HnJwhYI-uK18wLUuEpTyoUstqEm5AMlJo4.woff) format('woff');
}
@@font-face {
font-family: 'Lato';
font-style: italic;
font-weight: 400;
src: local('Lato Italic'), local('Lato-Italic'), url(https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/lato/v11/RYyZNoeFgb0l7W3Vu1aSWOvvDin1pK8aKteLpeZ5c0A.woff) format('woff');
}
@@font-face {
font-family: 'Lato';
font-style: italic;
font-weight: 700;
src: local('Lato Bold Italic'), local('Lato-BoldItalic'), url(https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/lato/v11/HkF_qI1x_noxlxhrhMQYELO3LdcAZYWl9Si6vvxL-qU.woff) format('woff');
}
}
/* CLIENT-SPECIFIC STYLES */
body, table, td, a {
-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}
table, td {
mso-table-lspace: 0pt;
mso-table-rspace: 0pt;
}
img {
-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;
}
/* RESET STYLES */
img {
border: 0;
height: auto;
line-height: 100%;
outline: none;
text-decoration: none;
}
table {
border-collapse: collapse !important;
}
body {
height: 100% !important;
margin: 0 !important;
padding: 0 !important;
width: 100% !important;
}
/* iOS BLUE LINKS */
a[x-apple-data-detectors] {
color: inherit !important;
text-decoration: none !important;
font-size: inherit !important;
font-family: inherit !important;
font-weight: inherit !important;
line-height: inherit !important;
}
/* MOBILE STYLES */
@@media screen and (max-width:600px) {
h1 {
font-size: 32px !important;
line-height: 32px !important;
}
}
/* ANDROID CENTER FIX */
div[style*="margin: 16px 0;"] {
margin: 0 !important;
}
</style>
</head>
<body style="background-color: #f4f4f4; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;">
<!-- HIDDEN PREHEADER TEXT -->
<div style="display: none; font-size: 1px; color: #fefefe; line-height: 1px; font-family: 'Lato', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; max-height: 0px; max-width: 0px; opacity: 0; overflow: hidden;">
We're thrilled you created a YogaBandy event! Get ready for members to register.
</div>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<!-- LOGO -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#16749F" align="center">
<!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]>
<table align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600">
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="600">
<![endif]-->
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width: 600px;">
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 40px 10px 40px 10px;">
<a href="https://YogaBandy.com" target="_blank">
<img alt="Logo" src="http://litmuswww.s3.amazonaws.com/community/template-gallery/ceej/logo.png" width="40" height="40" style="display: block; width: 40px; max-width: 40px; min-width: 40px; font-family: 'Lato', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; font-size: 18px;" border="0">
</a>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<![endif]-->
</td>
</tr>
<!-- HERO -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#16749F" align="center" style="padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;">
<!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]>
<table align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600">
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="600">
<![endif]-->
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width: 600px;">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 40px 20px 20px 20px; border-radius: 4px 4px 0px 0px; color: #111111; font-family: 'Lato', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 48px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 4px; line-height: 48px;">
<h2 style="font-size: 48px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0;">Event Created</h2>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<![endif]-->
</td>
</tr>
<!-- COPY BLOCK -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#f4f4f4" align="center" style="padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;">
<!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]>
<table align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600">
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="600">
<![endif]-->
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width: 600px;">
<!-- COPY -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" style="padding: 20px 30px 40px 30px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lato', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 25px;">
<p style="margin: 0;">We're excited you have created an event. Here are some of the details below.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- Host Space -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" style="padding: 20px 30px 40px 30px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lato', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 25px;">
<p style="margin: 0;">
<a href="https://www.YogaBandy.com/Space/Public/@Model.SpaceId" target="_blank" class="thumbnail" style="margin-bottom: 0px;">
<img alt="SpaceImage" title="Space Image" style="display: block" width="225" height="126" src="data:image/jpg;base64,@Raw(Model.SpaceThumbnail)" />
<div class="caption">
@Model.SpaceName
</div>
</a>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- Host Image -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" style="padding: 20px 30px 40px 30px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lato', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 25px;">
<p style="margin: 0;">
<a href="https://www.YogaBandy.com/Profile/Public/@Model.HostId" target="_blank" class="thumbnail" style="margin-bottom: 0px;">
<img alt="HostImage" title="Host Image" style="display: block" width="225" height="225" src="data:image/jpg;base64,@Raw(Model.HostThumbnail)" />
<div class="caption">
@Model.HostName
</div>
</a>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- DATE -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" style="padding: 20px 30px 40px 30px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lato', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 25px;">
<p style="margin: 0;">@Model.Date.ToLongDateString()</p>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- TIME -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" style="padding: 20px 30px 40px 30px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lato', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 25px;">
<p style="margin: 0;">
<div>Time: @Model.Date.ToShortTimeString()</div>
</p>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- Location -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" style="padding: 20px 30px 40px 30px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lato', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 25px;">
<p style="margin: 0;">@Model.Location</p>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- DURATION -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" style="padding: 20px 30px 40px 30px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lato', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 25px;">
<p style="margin: 0;">@Model.Duration</p>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- STYLE -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" style="padding: 20px 30px 40px 30px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lato', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 25px;">
<p style="margin: 0;">@Model.Style</p>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- BULLETPROOF BUTTON -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff" align="center" style="padding: 20px 30px 60px 30px;">
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td align="center" style="border-radius: 3px;" bgcolor="#16749F"><a href="" target="_blank" style="font-size: 20px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; padding: 15px 25px; border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid #16749F; display: inline-block;">Add To Calendar</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- COPY -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" style="padding: 0px 30px 20px 30px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lato', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 25px;">
<p style="margin: 0;">If you have any questions, just send an email to the support address—we're always happy to help out.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- COPY -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#ffffff" align="left" style="padding: 0px 30px 40px 30px; border-radius: 0px 0px 4px 4px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lato', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 25px;">
<p style="margin: 0;">Cheers,<br>The YogaBandy Team</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<![endif]-->
</td>
</tr>
<!-- SUPPORT CALLOUT -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#f4f4f4" align="center" style="padding: 30px 10px 0px 10px;">
<!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]>
<table align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600">
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="600">
<![endif]-->
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width: 600px;">
<!-- HEADLINE -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#157b9d" align="center" style="padding: 30px 30px 30px 30px; border-radius: 4px 4px 4px 4px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lato', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 25px;">
<h2 style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: 400; color: #111111; margin: 0;">Need more help?</h2>
<p style="margin: 0;"><a href="https://YogaBandy/Contact.com" target="_blank" style="color: #FFFFFF;">We’re here, ready to help</a></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<![endif]-->
</td>
</tr>
<!-- FOOTER -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#f4f4f4" align="center" style="padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;">
<!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]>
<table align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600">
<tr>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="600">
<![endif]-->
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="max-width: 600px;">
<!-- NAVIGATION -->
<!-- PERMISSION REMINDER -->
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#f4f4f4" align="left" style="padding: 0px 30px 30px 30px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lato', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 18px;">
<p style="margin: 0;">You received this email because you just created a YogaBandy event. If it looks weird, <a href="https://YogaBandy.com" target="_blank" style="color: #111111; font-weight: 700;">view it in your browser</a>.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- UNSUBSCRIBE -->
<!-- ADDRESS -->
</table>
<!--[if (gte mso 9)|(IE)]>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<![endif]-->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
