What is GIFs for GitHub?
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Extension summary
Do you simply need GIFs to express yourself in GitHub? All those pull requests, code reviews, issues, and comments... wouldn't life be easier if you could just search and add a GIF in the click of a button? Well, look no further. Now you can search GIPHY straight from any comment box in GitHub, and add a GIF to your wordy masterpiece in a matter of seconds. No more trying to find a GIF that's under 10MB, no more manual tab opening and searching, no more writing your own markdown — just living your best GIF life.
How does it work?
- Click the GIF button in the top right of your comment box
- A GIPHY dropdown will appear on-screen so you can search for your purrfect GIF
- Select your GIF, and it will appear wherever your cursor is in the text box
- You're done! Send away
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User reviews
- Enhances code reviews with fun GIFs
- Users express themselves better in pull requests and issues
- Makes the code review process more enjoyable
- Many users have reported using it daily
- Effective at increasing popularity in team interactions
- Issues with functionality after GitHub changes
- Some users experienced the GIF button not appearing
- Temporary bugs causing users to disable the extension
- Positive impact on code reviews
- Functionality issues related to GitHub changes
- GIF button not appearing for some users
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Extension safety
Risk impact
GIFs for GitHub requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
GIFs for GitHub has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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