SVG for logos and icons and WebP for images.

[+SeNioR- 203]

We already know that in 4.6 we will be able to use the WebP format.

• We need webp NOW
• (.webp) images support

But will SVG support also be added? Why? Because SVG format is intended for logos and icons. Assets load in lightning speed, much faster than in PNG.

Please consider the suggestion 🙂

[Jordan Invision 672]

Thanks for the suggestion! Anything that improves speed is eye-catching. 

Curious what the rest of the community thinks about this 🙂 

[+Linux-Is-Best 110]

Was there a technical reason why this has not been standardized? I am curious as to why SVG support has not already been added.

SVG has been around for 20 years (technically, 19 years, 20 this September). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Vector_Graphics It became a browser standard 10 years ago (since 2011) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Vector_Graphics#Native_browser_support I am surprised to learn even discontinued Internet Explorer 9 - 11 all supported SVG.

Or was this an oversight? 🤔

 

 

 

Edited April 6 by Linux-Is-Best

[+Joey_M 493]

From what I've read it makes a lot of sense, the positives could see a large improvement for those that utilizes it - especially if .webp is used in conjunction.

Most people don't have overcomplicated graphics or logos.

[+Eudemon 153]

Currently have an app pending on marketplace that lets you use svg logo as one of the features 

[+Interferon 232]

It's a good idea to use images that are double the resolution you need at 100% DPI scaling, especially for logos.

[+SeNioR- 203]

9 hours ago, Eudemon said:

Currently have an app pending on marketplace that lets you use svg logo as one of the features 

Great! Can you also add SVG support for category icons and reactions?

Edited April 7 by SeNioR-

[+Eudemon 153]

8 hours ago, SeNioR- said:

Great! Can you also add SVG support for category icons and reactions?

I will think about it, I bundle all features that I would use on my own site in one app, I put them on marketplace not for money, just to share, tho it won't be free

Edited April 7 by Eudemon

[Jordan Invision 672]

13 hours ago, Eudemon said:

Currently have an app pending on marketplace that lets you use svg logo as one of the features 

[+The Old Man 1,339]

SVGs are definitely great for logos and non-complex images, they scale nicely being vector images although they can add a lot of bloat to a page but fortunately they're cachable. Something that came to mind, I'm not sure what if any protection is in place within IPS for non-IPS provided/third party uploaded SVGs. You need to be careful and make sure that they’re sanitized to stop SVG/XML vulnerabilities affecting your site.

There's a good library available here that can help to avoid opening up security holes by allowing uploads of unsanitised files, it's used by some highly rated SVG Wordpress plugins:

https://github.com/darylldoyle/svg-sanitizer

Just something to be mindful of. 🙂