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SVG Support

by Benbodhi · Uncategorized

Also makes 1 other plugin · 1.0M+ installs across the portfolio →

Securely upload SVG files to your media library, with built-in sanitization and advanced features for styling and animation.

How scoring works →
91 Health · A
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 95/100
Support 70/100

91 health vs 56 average across 16,378 Uncategorized plugins

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.

99 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 94/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 100/100

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,421 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-31% vs prior 30d
0Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

619.8K

now · peak 1.3M

628.9K30d downloads · Aug 26

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

SVG Support · #48 you Safe SVG · #54 WP SVG Images · #1064 OH MY SVG · #12532

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.8Stars · Aug 26

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.

629per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Actively maintained
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

9

releases in the last 12 months

1mo ago

latest release · v2.5.17

61

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

2.5.17 · 1mo ago2.5.16 · 3mo ago2.5.15 · 3mo ago2.5.12 · 3mo ago2.5.9 · 3mo ago2.5.10 · 3mo ago2.5.14 · 3mo ago2.5.13 · 3mo ago2.5.11 · 3mo ago2.5.8 · 2.0y ago2.5.7 · 2.1y ago2.5.6 · 2.1y ago2.5.5 · 2.2y ago2.5.4 · 3.8y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v2.5 94%
Older / other versions 6.3%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “1M+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
1M–2M ≈1.4M

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2015-11-11 · 1,461 observations

1MInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A declining trend compresses what a buyer would pay.

Details

Version
2.6.1
Last updated
1mo ago
Added
2014-07-22 · 12 yrs old
Requires WP
5.8
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4

Recent review vibe

read from the latest 12 reviews to 2026-04-15
Positive PraisePerformanceCompatibility

Reviewers say SVG Support just works for uploading and styling SVGs, with only one report of a big memory spike that pushed a user back to a manual snippet.

Recent reviews

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  1. VS4Net Sistemas
    4mo ago

    Thanks!

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  2. Randy
    6mo ago

    Needed SVG upload support and this plugin fixed it right away. No complicated setup, just install and done. Works smoothly with the media library. Small plugin but really useful. tnkz dev 👍

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  3. Jean Werk
    9mo ago

    It works out of the box and it’s safe

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  4. filtrocreativo22
    10mo ago

    The best and simplest

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  5. atkulp
    12mo ago

    I wanted to be able to use SVG files for logo and other assets and this plugin made it easy. Thanks!

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  6. Nandor
    1.0y ago

    Works well, happy to use. Thank you

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  7. viniferraz24
    1.1y ago

    It did what it promised. I will definitely use it again in future projects!

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  8. douglockyer64
    1.1y ago

    Makes uploading and applying/styling custom svg icons a breeze. Integrates perfectly with elementor and font awesome.

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 2.6.0 New Features : Completely redesigned settings screen with the new SVG Support brand — cleaner panels, real toggle switches, role picker chips, and a live code sample Settings now auto-save as you change them, with a save 2.6.0
  2. Version 2.5.17 Security Enhancements : Fixed a stored XSS sanitization bypass via the .svgz extension – .svgz uploads are now sanitized just like .svg (decompressing the gzip stream first when present), instead of skipping sanitization 2.5.17
  3. Version 2.5.16 General Updates : Updated the author social link from Warpcast to Farcaster (farcaster.xyz/benbodhi) Removed the source map reference from the bundled DOMPurify library to stop browsers requesting a missing .map file (ha 2.5.16
  4. Version 2.5.15 Security Enhancements : Fixed a broken access control issue in the inline featured image toggle (CVE-2026-48973) – the AJAX action is no longer exposed to logged-out visitors and now checks edit permissions on the specif 2.5.15
  5. Version 2.5.14 Security Enhancements : Remove default roles from the sanitizer bypass settings Fixes : More comprehensive upload checks, allowing generator tags and comment patterns Performance Improvements : Cleanup duplicate inline_f 2.5.14
  6. Version 2.5.13 Code Improvements : Better PHP 8.3 compatibility – added null checks to prevent deprecated warnings in PHP 8.3 2.5.13

Known vulnerabilities

via Wordfence Intelligence

8 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

  1. 2026-07-24 CVE-2026-13340 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.5.16 Patched in 2.5.17
  2. 2026-05-27 CVE-2026-48973 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.5.14 Patched in 2.5.15
  3. 2025-02-24 CVE-2022-23638 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.5.8 Patched in 2.5.9
  4. 2025-02-21 CVE-2024-10222 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.5.10 Patched in 2.5.11
  5. 2024-07-17 CVE-2023-6708 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.5.7 Patched in 2.5.8
  6. 2022-11-16 CVE-2022-4022 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects 2.5 - 2.5.1 Patched in 2.5.2
  7. 2022-09-05 CVE-2022-1755 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.4.2 Patched in 2.5
  8. 2022-01-03 CVE-2021-24686 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.3.19 Patched in 2.3.20

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 Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 30 languages, 7 at 90% or more

Czech 100%
Dutch 100%
Dutch (Formal) 100%
English (UK) 100%
Spanish (Argentina) 100%
Spanish (Chile) 100%
Spanish (Spain) 100%
Japanese 68%
Dutch (Belgium) 62%
Russian 58%
Korean 57%
Ukrainian 57%
Persian 56%
Galician 54%
French (France) 53%
English (Australia) 52%
English (New Zealand) 52%
Swedish 51%
English (Canada) 48%
Spanish (Venezuela) 48%
German 38%
German (Formal) 24%
Arabic 21%
Italian 20%

Plus 6 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

No tier crossings observed yet.

Competes with

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SVG Support: 1M+ active installs, 4.8★ (355 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/svg-support