How to Post Gif to Facebook



Facebook has actually now started supporting & playing GIFs animations, but the GIFs don't move if submitted straight to the Facebook website. There's a specific simple technique which has to be practiced to guarantee that your GIFs always stimulate on Facebook-- So here's a little tutorial on how you can Include or Upload & Post animated GIFs on Facebook PC & mobile Site along with Facebook Mobile App for Android & iPhone-iPad (iOS). This approach even lets you post GIFs as Facebook status update, or in comments, or in Private Messaging too! How To Post Gif To Facebook.

 

How To Post Gif To Facebook


1. Getting the Direct URL of GIF from another host, That is submitting GIF on some other server and copying its Direct Link.

2. Pasting the Direct Link of GIF into the Facebook Text Window (Status/ Remark/ Messaging) and Publishing it! That's it! (You have effectively added an animated GIF on Facebook-- Now let's have an appearance onto each step in information).

Pre-Requistes.

  • A GIF You can use the existing GIFs or you can even develop a new one utilizing the particular approaches.


Creating GIF on Android-- Usage Graphica App for Android. Graphica even lets you develop GIFs using frames, and has an integrated direct facebook share alternative which you can straight use to share Andimated GIFs on Facebook.

Develop a GIF on iPhone-- Follow this connected tutorial to Develop & View GIFs on iPhone (Uploading GIFs to facebook will require some additonal techniques).

Technique.

  • Now, considering you have your GIF files ready, Firstly Upload the GIF files to an image-hosting site which supports hotlinking, (for e.g You can utilize Giphy.com, UltraImg.com to upload your GIFs and get the direct links. for instance in our tutorial we will be utilizing Giphy.com as our image host.

  • Browse to http://giphy.com/upload and Upload your Existing GIF by drag and droping your GIFs onto the upload Window as shown in the below image.



Now it will start submitting your GIF onto the Giphy server. Now you have to concur to their Terms of Service then click the "Upload GIFs" button.

Now when you have actually uploaded your GIF onto Giphy, it will pack a preview window, Now scroll-down to the bottom of the GIF image preview and select "Advanced" choice.

  • Once you select "Advanced" alternative it will provide you with different links, Now simply "Copy" "ctrl+ c" the GIF Download Link as revealed in the image below.



Note-- Giphy does notes that Giphy links sneak peek in Facebook & Twitter but Giphy Hyperlinks do not animate by default and for this reason we are using the GIF Download Links.

  • Now, Open Facebook.com-- And Paste the GIF Download Link into the "Update Status" field, and wait till the sneak peek loads as shown in the image below.



Note-- If the sneak peek doesn't pack even if you pasted the

right link, Please reload the page and attempt once again up until the sneak peek appears. (If you're utilizing the Facebook mobile app-- The same technique uses for Facebook app as well, paste the direct link into Update Status field and work for the preview to load.

  • Once the preview is filled, Just Click "Post" and voila! you will see the GIF is stimulating and moving, hence you have actually effectively posted Animated GIFs on Facebook!

  • Quick Idea-- You can even get rid of the pasted link, when the sneak peek is packed so that no one can think how you did it, If you deal with any issues while using this method do not hesitate to comment.


We highly suggest using Graphica App for Android for posting the GIFs on Facebook, as it instantly does the total task of creating GIF, submitting, and copy-pasting the URL for you, and besides it also offers incredible Frame Live GIFs choice so you can style your GIFs also!