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I have to install a plugin to allow my WP sites to support SVG because they can potentially contain scripting, what a pain in the ass. All we wanted was vector
by pupppet 5y ago
I have to install a plugin to allow my WP sites to support SVG because they can potentially contain scripting, what a pain in the ass. All we wanted was vector images, what we got was vector images and a couple kitchen sinks. Bring on the alternatives.
- ARandomerDude 5y agoAlso, don't use WordPress. It sucks.
- anaganisk 5y agoWordpress itself doesn’t suck, its the plugin ecosystem developed by script kiddies that suck.
- jancsika 5y agoFYI-- if a user right clicks to "View Image" on an SVG, the new tab will run any scripts contained in the SVG.
- wongarsu 5y agoSVG is basically HTML, but for graphics; with much the same ecosystem (JS, CSS, etc). In my opinion that's pretty awesome and opens a whole world of possibilities. At some point it looked like SVG was poised to become the successor of Flash, but the authoring site never appeared so we didn't get any successor to Flash. Of course this has some drawbacks, particularly when talking about user-uploaded SVGs on a website (they probably shouldn't be on the same domain as the website at all). But that's a much narrower use case than what SVG was supposed to be or even than what SVG is used for today.