The Icon Block vs SVG Block

The Icon Block plugin registers a single, easy-to-use block that allows you to add custom SVG icons and graphics to the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg). The plugin also includes the complete WordPress icon library with 290+ SVG icons. Key features 290+ native WordPress icons, including social logos Use any custom SVG icon or graphic Insert icons from your Media Library if SVG uploads are supported Includes handy icon controls (link, rotate, alignment, colors, border, padding, margin, etc.) Fully compatible with the Site Editor No block library required 🎉 Built almost entirely with native WordPress components Will get additional functionality as it’s added to WordPress core Register your own custom icon library. Learn more Stay connected View on GitHub Visit plugin project page Follow on Twitter

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 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: Content Blocks Builder – This plugin turns the Block Editor into a powerful page builder by allowing you to create blocks, variations, and patterns directly in the Block Editor without needing a code editor. Meta Field Block – A block to display custom fields as blocks on the front end. It supports custom fields for posts, terms, users, and setting fields. It can also be used in the Query Loop block. Icon separator – A tiny block just like the core/separator block but with the ability to add an icon. Breadcrumb Block – A simple breadcrumb trail block that supports JSON-LD structured data and is compatible with WooCommerce. Block Enhancements – Adds practical features to blocks like icons, box shadows, transforms, etc. Counting Number Block – A block to display numbers with a counting effect Better YouTube Embed Block – A block to solve the performance issue with embedded YouTube videos. It can also embed multiple videos and playlists. The plugin is developed using @wordpress/create-block.