How to Allow SVG Files Upload in WordPress

To add support for SVG files to be uploaded in WordPress media, you can use the following steps. This involves adding some custom code to your theme’s functions.php file or creating a simple plugin to enable SVG support.

 

/**
 * Allow SVG uploads for administrator users.
 *
 * @param array $upload_mimes Allowed mime types.
 *
 * @return mixed
 */
add_filter(
	'upload_mimes',
	function ( $upload_mimes ) {
		// By default, only administrator users are allowed to add SVGs.
		// To enable more user types edit or comment the lines below but beware of
		// the security risks if you allow any user to upload SVG files.
		if ( ! current_user_can( 'administrator' ) ) {
			return $upload_mimes;
		}

		$upload_mimes['svg']  = 'image/svg+xml';
		$upload_mimes['svgz'] = 'image/svg+xml';

		return $upload_mimes;
	}
);

/**
 * Add SVG files mime check.
 *
 * @param array        $wp_check_filetype_and_ext Values for the extension, mime type, and corrected filename.
 * @param string       $file Full path to the file.
 * @param string       $filename The name of the file (may differ from $file due to $file being in a tmp directory).
 * @param string[]     $mimes Array of mime types keyed by their file extension regex.
 * @param string|false $real_mime The actual mime type or false if the type cannot be determined.
 */
add_filter(
	'wp_check_filetype_and_ext',
	function ( $wp_check_filetype_and_ext, $file, $filename, $mimes, $real_mime ) {

		if ( ! $wp_check_filetype_and_ext['type'] ) {

			$check_filetype  = wp_check_filetype( $filename, $mimes );
			$ext             = $check_filetype['ext'];
			$type            = $check_filetype['type'];
			$proper_filename = $filename;

			if ( $type && 0 === strpos( $type, 'image/' ) && 'svg' !== $ext ) {
				$ext  = false;
				$type = false;
			}

			$wp_check_filetype_and_ext = compact( 'ext', 'type', 'proper_filename' );
		}

		return $wp_check_filetype_and_ext;

	},
	10,
	5
);