Display an SVG image as a block, which can be used for displaying images, icons, dividers, buttons
This SVG block allows you to display SVG images as inline HTML markup. You can either choose an icon from the icon library with more than 3000 icons or you can upload or input your custom SVG images directly in the block’s setting. It also allows you to upload SVG images to the WordPress media library, and load them into the icon library. Only SVG files that have XML declaration at the top like <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> can be uploaded to the WordPress media library.
Key Features
Accessibility ready with ‘img’ role, automatically generates title and description from settings.
Automatically sanitize SVG markup to make it safe and lightweight.
Include almost all settings to customize the SVG image.
Include a collection of common non-rectangular dividers.
An icon library included icons from “Bootstrap Icons”, “Ionicons”, “Dashicons” and new “WordPress Icons”.
Allow uploading SVG images to the WordPress media library
Automatically load SVG images from the media library into the icon library
Video tutorials
How to create an icon with custom styles using the icon library:
How to create a non-rectangular background section:
How to create icon buttons:
Please take a look at these custom block patterns that use this block to see how it can be applied to real-world sites.
If this plugin is useful for you, please do a quick review and rate it on WordPress.org to help us spread the word. I would very much appreciate it.
Please check out my other plugins if you’re interested:
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Breadcrumb Block – A simple breadcrumb trail block that supports JSON-LD structured data.
The plugin is developed using @wordpress/create-block.
Installation
Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/svg-block directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
Screenshots
Create an arrow background section
Add an icon and add styling to it
Create a curved background section
Use the responsive height feature
Use the SVG block as the image block
Block's settings
Block's placeholder
FAQ
What problem does this plugin solve?
It helps to input inline SVG images as blocks easily and safely. You can use SVGs from the icon library or upload your own. It also supports uploading SVG images to the media library and displaying them with this block.
When should we use this plugin?
When you need to quickly input some icons. It bundles with more than 3000 icons from some popular icons library such as “WordPress”, “Dashicons”, “Ionicons”, and “Bootstrap icons”.
Or you need to use an SVG image as a divider, or separator. It also bundles with some common non-rectangular dividers like tilts, curves, triangles…
You can also use it as an image block but for SVG format only like images from undraw.co.
You can also use it as a button with an icon, and it can be nested inside the Query Loop with the ‘Link to post’ enabled.
Why needs this plugin?
It’s super easy to use. It’s accessibility-ready. It comes with lots of additional features like responsive width and height, responsive spacing (padding and margin), responsive justify alignment, flip, revert, responsive border, border-radius, box-shadow builder…
Who needs this plugin?
Anyone can use this plugin.
Changelog
1.1.23
Release Date – 03 July 2024
Improved – Refactor code to make the placeholder look good when installing the block from the inserter
Improved – Adjust vertical spacing style for some inspector controls
Added – Support clientNavigation interactivity
1.1.22
Release Date – 30 May 2024
Updated – Update the unique ID for the SVG on the server
Refactor – Vertical spacing
Improved – Adjust the styling for the replacement SVG dropdown in the contentOnly mode
1.1.21
Release Date – 22 May 2024
Improved – The SVG URL input UI component
Updated – Put the shadow panel inside the Border panel
Improved – Allow inputting alpha value for colors
Fixed – Fix some small styling issues
1.1.20
Release Date – 28 April 2024
Improved – Uploading SVGs: sanitize and allow only the administrator can upload SVG
1.1.19
Release Date – 19 April 2024
Added – Allow inputting SVG data, URL, button text on the content only locking
Updated – Refactor code
1.1.18
Release Date – 01 April 2024
Added – Allow the ability to exclude the icon library from the icon popup
Updated – Update SDK
Updated – Icon Library
1.1.17
Release Date – 31 October 2023
Added – Allow uploading SVG images to the WordPress media library and load those images into its icon library
Updated – Update icons from the latest version of third-party providers
Updated – Update SDK
1.1.16
Release Date – 22 September 2023
Added – New setting named linkToPost. The block now can be used in a Query Loop and acts like a link/button with an icon that links to the post
Updated – Update ‘Requires at least’ to 6.3 for the new HTML API, and new default size controls
Fixed – Change border from BorderBoxControl to BorderControl
1.1.15
Release Date – 08 September 2023
FIX – Generate empty variables for margin
1.1.14
Release Date – 03 September 2023
DEV – Use the default control for border, spacing settings
DEV – Disable toggle off for width, icon width, gap between icon and text
1.1.13
Release Date – 09 August 2023
DEV – Update new style for the icon library popup in WP 6.3
DEV – Refactor code
1.1.12
Release Date – 28 June 2023
DEV – Use ToolsPanel for inspector controls
DEV – Improve performance
1.1.11
Release Date – 11 March 2023
DEV – Update icon library
DEV – Add more clear help texts for the title and the description
DEV – Refactor for WP 6.2
1.1.10
Release Date – 09 February 2023
DEV – Add better support for the ‘Use as button’ feature
1.1.9
Release Date – 03 February 2023
DEV – Add SVGO GUI tool to the help text
DEV – Update SDK
1.1.8
Release Date – 27 October 2022
DEV – Allow clear color for the ColorGradientControl
1.1.7
Release Date – 04 October 2022
FIX – placeholder’s style is not loading in the site editor
1.1.6
Release Date – 03 October 2022
FIX – Focus on the search box on the first load
1.1.5
Release Date – 29 September 2022
REFACTOR – Redesign the placeholder for the block
DEV – Add divider icons to the icon library
REFACTOR – Using a data store for the icon library
FIX – Remove empty style variables and add deprecated for them
1.1.4
Release Date – 18 September 2022
FIX – Compatibility issue with the Gutenberg plugin
DEV – Refactor for localization
1.1.3
Release Date – 31 August 2022
DEV – Add stack context
1.1.2
Release Date – 30 August 2022
DEV – Change the default value for box-shadow
FIX – Reset icon lists by clicking on the reset search button
1.1.1
Release Date – 27 July 2022
FIX – The block makes the page in ‘dirty’ state
1.1.0
Release Date – 26 July 2022
DEV – Allow the ability to turn the block into a button with text & icon
DEV – Add ‘auto’ value to the options of width and height
DEV – Double click on the icon on the modal to insert the icon
1.0.13
Release Date – 01 July 2022
DEV – Add box-sizing as border-box by default
1.0.12
Release Date – 30 Jun 2022
FIX – Convert inline style to style object
1.0.11
Release Date – 19 Jun 2022
DEV – Update SDK
DEV – Refactor icon library modal
DEV – Allow uploading SVG files
1.0.10
Release Date – 12 May 2022
REFACTOR Update sdk
1.0.9
Release Date – 30 April 2022
FIX – Missing color slug
1.0.8
Release Date – 30 April 2022
DEV – Upgrade color format
1.0.7
Release Date – 28 April 2022
DEV – Add title to block registration in JS
1.0.6
Release Date – 21 April 2022
DEV – Optimize code for performance
1.0.5
Release Date – 19 April 2022
REFACTOR – Move the PanelColorGradientSettings out of PanelBody
1.0.4
Release Date – 15 April 2022
DEV – Icon library modal: focus the search box on open, press enter to insert icon
1.0.3
Release Date – 12 April 2022
FIX – Remove old cached icons due to storage limitation issue.