SVG Support

svg-support · By Benbodhi
1M+ installs 4.8 (356) Updated 1 month ago v2.6.1 WP 5.8–7.0.5 PHP 7.4+

Impact score

Footprint Score across the two most representative contexts.

Homepage Score

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v2.6.1 · 3 scans
Consolidated score over 90 days · 1 versions
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Time
15 ms
Memory
0.0 MB
SQL
+0
Assets
0
HTTP ext.
0

Admin Score

Impact measured in the WordPress admin

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About

The complete SVG solution for WordPress – secure, flexible, and easy to use.

SVG Support enables secure SVG uploads with powerful features for both basic users and developers:

Key Features:
– Secure SVG uploads with automatic sanitization
– Inline rendering for direct CSS/JS manipulation
– File size optimization through minification
– Role-based access control
– Advanced developer options
– Multisite compatible
– Full Block Editor (Gutenberg) compatibility

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🔒 Security First:
– Built-in sanitization removes potentially harmful code
– Role-based upload restrictions
– Comprehensive MIME type validation

🎨 Designer Friendly:
– Direct styling of SVG elements
– Animation support
– Custom class targeting
– Automatic dimension handling

💻 Developer Ready:
– Advanced mode for additional features
– REST API support
– Gutenberg compatible
– Extensive hooks and filters

Basic Usage:
– First, install and activate SVG Support via your WordPress dashboard
– Upload SVG files to your media library like any other image
– Works seamlessly with Image blocks, Cover blocks and featured images

Advanced Usage:
– Enable “Advanced Mode” for minification and inline rendering
– Customize with hooks and filters for tailored functionality

Block Editor Usage:
– Use Advanced Mode to enable inline rendering:
– Add the "style-svg" class to Image blocks
– Add the "style-svg" class to Cover blocks to render SVG backgrounds inline
– Use “Skip Nested SVGs” setting to control inline rendering of SVGs within Cover blocks

Classic Editor Usage:
– Use Advanced Mode to add the "style-svg" class to <img> tags for inline rendering
– Enable “Auto Insert Class” option for automatic class insertion in Classic Editor

Common Issues & Solutions:
– SVG not displaying? Ensure dimensions are set in CSS.
– Need help? Use the support tab and I will do my best to assist you.

With a single click, you can spin up a completely free test site to test SVG Support using TasteWP! No sign up, no cards, nothing! How cool is that? Give it a go:
Click Here to spin up a test site in seconds

SVG Support prioritizes security with automatic sanitization and role-based restrictions. Only trusted users should have upload permissions. Configure settings to balance functionality and security.

I’m open to your suggestions and feedback – Thanks for using SVG Support!

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The development version of SVG Support is maintained on GitHub. Feel free to contribute:

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Tags
mime type safe svg sanitization SVG Vector

Screenshots

Author-supplied previews from wordpress.org.

Settings screen
Settings screen
Advanced Mode settings
Advanced Mode settings
Featured Image checkbox to render SVG inline
Featured Image checkbox to render SVG inline
SVG used in WP native Image Widget
SVG used in WP native Image Widget
Inline SVG in the front end markup
Inline SVG in the front end markup
Help tab - Overview
Help tab - Overview
Help tab - The Settings
Help tab - The Settings
Help tab - Standard Usage
Help tab - Standard Usage
Help tab - Render SVG Inline (advanced usage)
Help tab - Render SVG Inline (advanced usage)

Per-version history

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How the plugin evolves version by version.

Version Homepage Admin Last scan
v2.6.1 3 scans 2 days ago

Scan history

Show individual scan log (7 scans)

Date Version Context Score Grade Time Memory
2 days ago v2.6.1 messages.page_type.custom 98/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
2 days ago v2.6.1 Homepage 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 week ago v2.6.1 messages.page_type.custom 99/100 A 9 ms 2.0 MB
1 week ago v2.6.1 messages.page_type.custom 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 week ago v2.6.1 Homepage 100/100 A 15 ms 0.0 MB
1 week ago v2.6.1 messages.page_type.custom 100/100 A 0 ms 0.0 MB
1 week ago v2.6.1 Homepage 99/100 A 23 ms 0.0 MB