SVG for logos and icons and WebP for images.

[SeNioR-]

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 Miller]

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

Curious what the rest of the community thinks about this 🙂 

[Linux-Is-Best]

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, 2021 by Linux-Is-Best

[Joey_M]

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]

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

[Interferon]

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

[SeNioR-]

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, 2021 by SeNioR-

[Eudemon]

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, 2021 by Eudemon

[Jordan Miller]

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]

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. 🙂

[Eudemon]

SVG / WebP as one of the features, you can see it live at https://turboduck.net/ and inspect the logo

 

[SeNioR-]

Great, but I was expecting plugin only with SVG and WebP support without any unnecessary stuff. A plugin that will add the ability to upload icons and logos in new extensions.

Your plugin only replaces the logo code.

[Grafidea]

Yes please support svg! Logo, reactions etc.

[Grafidea]

Will it be in the next version?

[My Sharona]

On 1/6/2022 at 1:06 PM, Jim M said:

SVG is not supported yet for a theme logo. Some of the icons, depending on the manifest specification from the provider, allow it but others do not so we only allow it where that is possible.

There's a feature suggestion here that you're welcome to add on to with your comments: https://invisioncommunity.com/forums/topic/461372-svg-for-logos-and-icons-and-webp-for-images/

 

Is .webp currently supported for logos? Unless I am mistaken, within the ACP, I only see an option within "Posting" to set images upload extensions but I see no other abilities to set extensions throughout the site. Am I missing where I can enable this?

When I try to upload a .webp logo, I get the error:

[Grafidea]

When will there be support for svg vector?

[Xaviours]

I'm actually quite surprised this hasn't been implemented yet....

[SeNioR-]

On 3/18/2022 at 2:16 PM, Xaviours said:

I'm actually quite surprised this hasn't been implemented yet....

Yep, me too.

[Myr]

 We can use them for badges... wouldn't anywhere we use images make sense to have svg as an option at least?

[SeNioR-]

A year has passed... It seems to me that IPS thinks too much about the backend and forgot about the frontend.

[Gary]

Time sure does fly when you're having fun!

Let me add this to my list of things to bring forward to the team. Without a backend, there wouldn't be a frontend, but I do understand that this has been a common request so I'll see how, when and if this can be implemented.

I'll come back to you with some info everyone.

[Grafidea]

On 11/28/2022 at 4:24 AM, Gary said:

Time sure does fly when you're having fun!

Let me add this to my list of things to bring forward to the team. Without a backend, there wouldn't be a frontend, but I do understand that this has been a common request so I'll see how, when and if this can be implemented.

I'll come back to you with some info everyone.

Any news on adding this feature yet?

[Gary]

Hi @Grafidea,

Not just yet!

The Team is aware of this request but until it is implemented, I am unable to provide any additional information at the moment.