Enable SVG uploads and sanitize them to stop XML/SVG vulnerabilities in your WordPress website.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
1M+
≈1.9M estimated
Momentum
-33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “media” and “security” for “mime types” and “vulnerabilities”. “media” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mime types” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “vulnerabilities” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 62 average across 3,278 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.8%
of downloads still active
At least 1M of 14.7M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,317 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2026-04-22Reviewers keep calling it simple and easy to use, with just a few asking for taxonomy support or inline SVG pasting and one old complaint about page load slowdown.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 79 reviews, smoothed to 4.59★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| safe svg | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| svg your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| vector your tag | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| sanitize | #3 | #2 | down 1 |
| mime your tag | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| svg tools | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| svg media | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| sanitize svg | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| vulnerabilities | #9 | #17 | down 2 |
| custom mime | #5 | #5 | down 1 |
| stop | #13 | #15 | 0 |
| mime types | #9 | #10 | 0 |
| enable | #23 | #16 | up 1 |
| uploads | #24 | #22 | — |
| preview | #24 | #12 | down 3 |
| enable uploads | #24 | #18 | 0 |
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
103 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 86 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “media” and “security” for “mime types” and “vulnerabilities”. “media” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mime types” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “security” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “vulnerabilities” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 887.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
5d ago
latest release · v2.5.2 · 26 Oct 2026
56
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1M+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Jun 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jeeni6mo ago
Very helpful plugin, thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ devlin18mo ago
Needed SVG upload support, and this plugin did the job. Very lightweight and easy to use. No issues so far. Some additional settings would be nice, but overall, it’s quite solid.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Reza Asadi12mo ago
Nice And Easy plugin for using SVG files
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rrvoigt1.4y ago
Would have given a 5 star, but it seems support is missing for the taxonomy / terms section (like in categories) upload for SVG images. Keep getting an error that the upload isn’t supported. Hopefully this will be fixed in a future update. Will update once this is added. Cheers!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stefano1.5y ago
Great plugin! very usefull, but please can you add the possibility to add an inline SVG on the block pasting svg code? Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bandgamin1.6y ago
Thanks to the plugin developers. The plugin helped me solve my issue.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jimmy Lee2.0y ago
Thanks for creating this plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ headfalcon2.3y ago
I didn’t look into it but this plugin caused my homepage in translations to take about 30 seconds to load, instead of 1-2. We use WPML. It was back to normal the moment I deleted the plugin. This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by headfalcon.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-10-26 Version 2.5.2 Added: New filter, safe_svg_max_inflated_size , allowing you to increase or decrease the max size an SVG can inflate to ( GHSA-xjvq-4jwj-3mwq ). Security: Updates the underlying enshrined/svg-sanitize package to v1.1.0 ( 2.5.2
- 2026-09-22 Version 2.5.1 Added: New REST endpoint, /safe-svg/v1/svg/ATTACHMENT-ID , that can be passed an attachment ID for an SVG and will return sanitized markup (props @dkotter , @peterwilsoncc via GHSA-3hhm-5qc9-q4xf ). Removed: Remove the $ 2.5.1
- 2026-09-07 Version 2.5.0 Security: Prevented direct access of PHP files (props @mehrazmorshed , @dkotter via #300 ). Security: The Inline SVG block now renders SVGs that carry their own element inside a shadow root, so their CSS is scoped to the 2.5.0
- 2025-09-22 Version 2.4.0 Added: Ability to upload SVGs from more admin locations (props @stormrockwell , @darylldoyle , @wpexplorer , @smerriman , @jeffpaul , @dkotter via #279 ). Changed: Added $attachment_id argument to filters safe_svg_use_wi 2.4.0
- 2025-08-13 Version 2.3.3 Security: Update the enshrined/svg-sanitize package from 0.19.0 to 0.22.0 to fix an issue with case-insensitive attributes slipping through the sanitiser and address PHP 8.4 deprecation warnings (props @darylldoyle , @su 2.3.3
- 2025-07-21 Version 2.3.2 Fixed: Visual parity between the front end and the block editor (props @s3rgiosan , @dkotter via #261 , #266 ). Changed: Bump WordPress “tested up to” version 6.8 (props @godleman , @jeffpaul , @dkotter via #251 , #254 ) 2.3.2
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 8 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.5.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2026-09-23 CVE-2026-94077 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.5.0 Patched in 2.5.1
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Safe SVG <= 2.5.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Insecure Direct Object Reference ↗2026-09-23 CVE-2026-94672 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 2.5.0 Patched in 2.5.1
- Patched Medium · 5.4 Safe SVG <= 2.2.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG ↗2024-10-17 CVE-2024-8378 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.2.5 Patched in 2.2.6
- 2023-03-23 CVE-2023-28426 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.0.3 Patched in 2.1.0
- 2022-03-25 CVE-2022-1091 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 1.9.10 Patched in 1.9.10
- 2019-11-08 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.9.5 Patched in 1.9.6
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 35 languages, 10 at 90% or more
Plus 11 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Enable SVG uploads and sanitize them to stop XML/SVG vulnerabilities in your WordPress website."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,657 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Vector" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-11 900K+ → 1M+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-10 1M+ → 900K+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-12-04 900K+ → 1M+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 1M+ → 900K+ down after 74 days in tier
- 2024-09-17 900K+ → 1M+ up after 241 days in tier
- 2024-01-20 800K+ → 900K+ up after 313 days in tier
- 2023-03-13 700K+ → 800K+ up after 160 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 600K+ → 700K+ up after 304 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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SVG Support 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A - D Disable Real MIME Check 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Hostinger Tools 3M+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag B -
Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B
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