AI-powered picture era, AI-generated alt texts, AMP carousels, minimized CSS, and extra — Stripo.e mail

The month is wrapping up, which suggests it’s time to share our newest updates. We’ve acquired some thrilling new options, and I’ve been trying ahead to telling you about them!

1. New: Generate pictures with AI — proper in Stripo

Beginning this February, you possibly can generate pictures immediately within the Stripo e mail editor utilizing AI companies like DALL-E, Gemini, and Stability. Merely enter a immediate, and the AI will create a picture so that you can use in your emails.

This new characteristic is on the market all over the place you’re employed with the Picture Gallery within the editor.

Widespread use circumstances for this characteristic embrace:

• product pictures, supporting visuals, and extra within the Picture block;
• eye-catching banners within the Banner block;
• customized thumbnails for the Video block;
• AMP carousels — improve a single slide or your entire set;
• distinctive icons for the Social Networks block.

Why does it matter?

AI-powered picture era streamlines the e-mail design course of by making visible creation sooner and extra versatile. Right here’s why you may wish to use it:

• saves time: Eliminates the necessity to seek for inventory pictures or change between design instruments;
• generates customized visuals: AI-generated visuals may be tailor-made to match themes, seasonal promotions, or particular product choices;
• encourages creativity: When inspiration is missing or the correct visible is lacking, AI helps generate contemporary concepts and distinctive pictures to assist the design course of.

The best way to begin utilizing it

Obtainable within the new editor for all customers, with the variety of makes an attempt various primarily based on the pricing plan.

Take the next steps to allow this characteristic:

• go to Settings → Workspace → Tasks → Synthetic Intelligence;
• toggle the mandatory AI fashions to allow or disable them as wanted;

• in your e mail template, drag the mandatory block — Picture, Banner, Video, and so forth.;
• open the Picture Gallery as you usually would when including your personal pictures or trying to find inventory pictures;
• choose the “AI Picture” possibility;
• enter your immediate;
• choose the AI service;
• select the picture measurement (out there ratios: 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, 9:16, 3:4 — relying on the chosen service).

As soon as the AI generates your picture, you possibly can edit it as you’d another picture.

2. New: Generate alt texts with GenAI

How usually do you overlook so as to add alt textual content or discover it a chore? We get it — so we launched AI-generated alt textual content.

Whenever you request AI to generate alt textual content, it analyzes the picture and supplies an in depth description you need to use immediately.

Why does it matter?

• authorized compliance: Accessibility pointers require alt textual content, so utilizing it helps meet authorized necessities;
• improved accessibility: AI generates detailed descriptions, making content material extra inclusive for these counting on display readers;
• higher e mail readability: If recipients disable picture loading, they’ll nonetheless perceive the content material by alt textual content;
• time-saving: AI-generated alt textual content removes the handbook effort whereas sustaining accuracy.

The best way to begin utilizing it

Obtainable within the new editor for all customers. Take the next steps to allow this characteristic:

• go to Settings → Workspace → Tasks → Synthetic Intelligence;
• toggle the AI alt textual content era possibility;

• click on on the picture within the e mail enhancing space;
• within the Settings bar, click on the magic wand the place you’d usually enter alt textual content to generate it with GenAI.

3. New: Let GenAI generate topic strains and preheaders out of your e mail content material

One other GenAI-powered characteristic to streamline e mail manufacturing. Now, not solely are you able to optimize topic strains and preheaders but additionally generate new ones primarily based in your e mail content material.

Why does it matter?

If you happen to’re out of artistic concepts, let GenAI generate topic strains for you — it saves time. You can even use it to verify whether or not your e mail’s essential message is evident. For instance, if GenAI suggests topic strains that mirror your key concept, you already know you are heading in the right direction.

The best way to begin utilizing it

Obtainable within the new editor for all customers, no matter their pricing plan. Take the next steps to allow this characteristic:

• go to Settings → Workspace → Tasks → Synthetic Intelligence;
• toggle the Enhance topic strains and hidden preheader possibility;

• when your e mail is prepared, open the Message settings tab within the Settings bar;
• click on the magic wand and choose the “Generate Primarily based on E-mail Content material” possibility;
• if you happen to’re proud of the AI’s suggestion, click on “Use” to use.

4. New: Google Cloud as a brand new storage server

We have expanded the checklist of supported picture storage choices, and now you can select Google Cloud because the server for storing pictures that can then be utilized in emails.

Why does it matter?

For enhanced safety, sooner loading speeds, and dependable availability, you may choose storing pictures by yourself servers or trusted third-party companies like Google Cloud, which we have added by standard request.

The best way to begin utilizing it

Obtainable in each editors for all customers, no matter their pricing plan. Take the next steps to make use of this storage:

• go to Settings → Workspace → Picture Storage → Google Cloud;
• join your Google Cloud account to Stripo.

For extra particulars on connecting picture storage companies, please confer with our information.

5. New: Decrease CSS to cut back load time and guarantee correct rendering

We have launched the Decrease CSS characteristic, which optimizes your CSS by eradicating pointless code, lowering file measurement, and enhancing e mail efficiency with out affecting performance.

Why does it matter?

• reduces CSS measurement: Helps your emails keep inside e mail shoppers’ CSS limits (like Gmail’s 16 KB restrict), guaranteeing sooner load occasions and correct rendering;
• ensures right cellular show: Prevents Gmail and different shoppers from chopping off types, guaranteeing that your mobile-optimized emails show appropriately each time;
• retains code clear and manageable: Optimized CSS is less complicated to learn, preserve, and troubleshoot, streamlining your email-building workflow.

The best way to begin utilizing it

Take the next steps to allow this characteristic:

• go to Settings → Workspace → Tasks → Integrations;
• toggle the Decrease CSS possibility.

6. New: AMP carousel within the new editor

We have introduced AMP carousels to the brand new editor. Now, there is no want to change between editors, streamlining your workflow for smoother e mail manufacturing.

Showcase a number of merchandise or spotlight totally different angles of a single product — all inside one e mail.

Why does it matter?

AMP carousel:

• enhances product showcasing: Allows you to show a number of merchandise on one display with embedded descriptions and costs, encouraging interplay and conversions;
• supplies content material steadiness: Permits e mail entrepreneurs to incorporate extra content material with out cluttering the design, sustaining a clear and useful format.

Carousel within the new editor:

• eliminates the necessity to change editors: With AMP now built-in into the brand new editor, you possibly can create interactive emails seamlessly with out toggling between the editors, making e mail manufacturing extra environment friendly.

The best way to begin utilizing it

Obtainable in each editors now for all customers whatever the pricing plan.

On this article, we lined constructing AMP carousels within the new editor.

7. New: Login and export analytics

We’ve launched new monitoring options within the House tab for higher transparency and management over your group’s exercise:

• login monitoring: See who accessed your workspace and when by the “Members” card;

• export analytics: View detailed stats on out there and used e mail exports, together with who of your teammates, which e mail, and eхport sort.

Why does it matter?

Monitoring logins ensures safety and accountability, whereas export analytics assist observe e mail utilization, handle sources effectively, and stop errors. Collectively, these options enhance transparency and streamline collaboration.

The best way to begin utilizing it

Obtainable in each editors for all customers, no matter their pricing plan.

• within the House tab, find the merchandise you wish to verify;
• click on the choices menu (three dots) within the merchandise’s nook that seems upon hover;
• choose “Analytics.”

Improved: Shared workspaces now open with a single click on on the invite hyperlink

Now, when customers be a part of your workspace through an invitation hyperlink, they’re mechanically directed to the shared workspace upon registration, guaranteeing a seamless expertise.

Our plans for the close to future

Past these updates, we’re already engaged on new options to additional improve your e mail expertise. Right here’s what’s subsequent:

1. Dwell collaborative preview

Dwell collaborative preview permits exterior customers to remark and see real-time e mail edits through a shared hyperlink. They will present suggestions anonymously — with out logging in or signing up — streamlining collaboration and dashing up approvals with groups and shoppers.

2. AMP accordion within the new editor

AMP content material, like accordions, helps preserve content material steadiness by permitting e mail entrepreneurs to incorporate extra data with out cluttering the design, holding emails clear and useful.

With the Accordion block quickly out there within the new editor, customers will now not want to change to the previous editor as they did earlier than, streamlining the e-mail creation course of.

3. Plugin extensions

This allows plugin customers to create customized blocks with distinctive enhancing logic, providing full management to tailor the plugin to their actual wants.

4. Referral program for all customers

We’re planning to launch a worldwide referral program the place all customers can drive their referrals and get some bonuses and perks.

Wrapping up

This month’s updates introduce highly effective AI enhancements, improved interactivity, and workflow optimizations to streamline your e mail creation course of.

And there’s extra to come back! We’re growing new options to make e mail manufacturing even smoother and sooner. Keep tuned for extra methods to reinforce your e mail expertise.