{"id":2206,"date":"2021-06-09T12:58:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T04:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelliwolf.com\/?p=2206"},"modified":"2021-06-09T12:58:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T04:58:27","slug":"allow-admins-upload-svg-to-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-757293-2559390.cloudwaysapps.com\/allow-admins-upload-svg-to-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Allow Admins To Upload SVG To WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scalable Vector Graphics (\"SVG\") can be a great way to display line art on your site at a range of sizes without having to worry about file sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They're particularly useful for a logo or for social media icons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, due to the way they're coded, uploading an infected SVG can be a potential security risk, which is why WordPress doesn't allow you to upload them by default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might see something like this if you try to upload them in the usual way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image shadow\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/intelliwolf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-06-09-upload-svg-to-wp.png\" alt=\"screenshot saying sorry this file type is not permitted for security reasons\" class=\"wp-image-2207\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The potential security flaw comes from uploading a file from a malicious user, or from allowing a malicious user to upload them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you've created the SVG yourself and you're the admin of the site, you should be allowed to easily upload an SVG file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, we probably only want to allow admins to upload SVGs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To allow administrators to upload SVG files to WordPress, add the following code to your <em>function.php<\/em> file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>add_filter( 'upload_mimes', 'iw_add_svg_mime' );\nfunction iw_add_svg_mime( $mimes ) {\n  if ( !current_user_can( 'edit_theme_options' ) ) {\n    return $mimes;\n  }\n  $mimes&#91;'svg'] = 'image\/svg+xml';\n  return $mimes;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>This code hooks into the \"upload_mimes\" filter. 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