From a7b304d61d74eb82b530acf5047ca7b32876323e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alya Abbott <alya@zulip.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:25:50 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] help: Add caveat about previews of old image uploads always
 animating.

---
 help/allow-image-link-previews.md | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/help/allow-image-link-previews.md b/help/allow-image-link-previews.md
index f436740c98..c1f73b774e 100644
--- a/help/allow-image-link-previews.md
+++ b/help/allow-image-link-previews.md
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ always show the animation, show it when you hover over the image with your
 mouse, or not show it at all. You can always see the animated image by opening
 it in the [image viewer](/help/view-images-and-videos).
 
+!!! warn ""
+
+    This configuration applies only to images uploaded since July 21, 2024 on
+    Zulip Cloud, or on Zulip Server [9.0+](/help/view-zulip-version) in
+    self-hosted organizations. Previews of images uploaded earlier are always
+    animated.
+
 {start_tabs}
 
 {tab|desktop-web}