How To Add Images/Videos To The KnowledgeBase Article

2 min. readlast update: 10.17.2023

Often, an article requires some visuals to make it more clear and appealing. You can use images, videos or GIFs to show step-by-step guides, processes or charts that you wouldn’t be able to present with plain text.

Here’s the full guide on how to add media to the KnowledgeBase Article.

How to add an image/GIF to the article

  1. Create a new line in which you’d like to insert media.
  2. Click the “plus” icon that appears on the left side of the editing area.
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  1. Click the “Picture” icon.
  2. Select the image/GIF you’d like to add to the article and submit.
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  1. Update the article and refresh your Knowledge Base widget. The image/GIF should be already there.

KnowledgeBase supports images (.jpg, .png) and animations (.gif). The maximum file size is 5MB.

How to add a video file to the article

KnowledgeBase editor allows you to embed videos hosted on YouTube, Vimeo or Wistia platforms.

Follow these steps to add a video to your article.

  1. Create a new line in which you’d like to insert media.
  2. Click the “plus” icon that appears on the left side of the editing area.
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  1. Click the “Camera” icon and paste the link to the YouTube/Vimeo/Wistia video.
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  1. Hit Enter to add the video.
  2. Update the article and refresh your KnowledgeBase widget. The video should be already there.

Note: Please note that the posted videos cannot be private.

We support links from Youtube, Vimeo, Wistia, and Aparat.

For more information, read on in Adding the KnowledgeBase widget to your LiveChat and How to write, format, and publish articles to your KnowledgeBase.

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