WP SVG Images

83 Quality Score

Active Installs

20/30

At roughly 30,000 active installs and 13 ratings, the user base is a small fraction of category leaders like Safe SVG, though the popularity score is inflated by a high install-to-rating ratio.

Update Freshness

25/25

Updated on May 11, 2026, and tested against WordPress 7.0, the maintenance signal is the strongest part of the profile and suggests an actively maintained codebase.

User Rating

15/15

A perfect 100/100 from 13 ratings is encouraging but the sample size is too small to be statistically meaningful.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened and zero resolved is neutral rather than negative, but it also means there is no public track record of responsive help.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Tested with WordPress 7.0 and requiring only PHP 5.6.40, the compatibility surface is broad and should run on virtually any current host.

Scores higher than 89% of indexed plugins

About

Add SVG support to your WP website. Securely upload SVG files, automatic sanitization, Media Library preview.

Active Installs 30k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2026-08-20 2:26pm GMT

Requires WordPress 3.0.1+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 5.6.40+

Security History

2 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 Medium

Most recent: June 20, 2024

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What It Does

WP SVG Images lets WordPress sites accept SVG uploads through the standard Media Library and renders them with a visual preview thumbnail. It includes built-in sanitization to strip potentially malicious XML content before the file is stored. The result is functional SVG support without needing to edit functions.php or use a separate file conversion step.

Who It's For

This plugin fits design-heavy WordPress sites that rely on inline or uploaded SVG assets, including creative portfolios, agency sites, and corporate branding pages where crisp, scalable graphics matter. It is also a reasonable pick for small teams that want SVG support without committing to a larger utility suite like Orbit Fox.

Who Should Skip It

If you already use Safe SVG or SVG Support, both of which have a million installs and higher overall scores, there is little reason to switch. Sites that rarely handle vector artwork or that already serve SVGs through a page builder with native support will get no meaningful benefit.

The Bottom Line

WP SVG Images delivers exactly what its name promises, and the active maintenance and WordPress 7.0 compatibility are real positives. The catch is community scale: 13 ratings and 30,000 installs leave very little public feedback to lean on, and category leaders like Safe SVG offer the same core feature with a much larger user base. For most site owners, a safer pick is one of the higher-install alternatives; this plugin is best suited to users who have already evaluated the alternatives and prefer its specific implementation.

Related Plugins

Safe SVG 89/100

Pick Safe SVG when you want the same sanitized SVG upload feature backed by roughly 1 million installs and a larger community.

SVG Support 89/100

Choose SVG Support if you also need to embed SVGs inline within posts or use them as featured images, not just upload them.

Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More 84/100

Orbit Fox makes sense if you want SVG uploads bundled with other site utilities like custom fonts and menu icons in a single plugin.

The Icon Block 83/100

The Icon Block is the better fit if your SVG needs are limited to inserting icons inside the block editor rather than uploading arbitrary files.

Easy SVG Support 80/100

Easy SVG Support is worth a look if you want a similarly minimal feature set but prefer a plugin with a larger install count at 40,000.