OH MY SVG vs ZoloBlocks – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, Website Builder & Page Design Toolkit

Enhance your WordPress website with the power of SVG images using the OH MY SVG plugin. Easily add, manipulate, and optimize SVG images directly within the Gutenberg block editor. Unlike traditional image blocks, this plugin provides an intuitive interface that allows you to incorporate SVG icons, illustrations, or HTML snippets effortlessly. Experience the convenience of automatic markup sanitation, SVGO optimization, and a range of built-in utilities like color customization, stroke adjustments, and element stripping. 🌟 Smart Dual Storage Modes (New!) One of the biggest issues with using SVGs in WordPress is database bloat. If you paste a heavy SVG directly into the editor, its entire XML markup gets saved into every single post revision, quickly cluttering your database. OH MY SVG solves this by offering two distinct storage modes: Inline Mode (Best for tiny icons): The SVG markup is embedded directly within the page’s HTML. This drastically reduces page load time by eliminating server requests and conserving bandwidth. Ideal for small, lightweight vectors. Media Library Mode (Best for heavy illustrations): To prevent database bloat, this mode saves the SVG behind the scenes as a custom post meta attached to the WordPress Media Library. The plugin automatically generates a lightweight PNG proxy image so you can see it in your media grid. On the front end, it renders cleanly using a data URI, keeping your post content light, your database clean, and your page performance high. Unleash your creativity with endless possibilities—animate SVGs using CSS or JavaScript, modify inner colors, and scale infinitely without losing sharpness. Svg are awesome because: ✌️ Pixel Perfect: SVGs render sharply on any screen and resolution. 🗄️ Zero Database Bloat: Choose to link heavy SVGs to the Media Library, keeping your post content and revisions lightweight. 🎨 In-Editor Editing: Customize colors, add strokes, and remove fills to create variations directly in Gutenberg. ⚡ Performance Boost: Use inline SVGs to save dozens of HTTP requests and reduce server download bandwidth. 🛠️ Built-in Optimizer: Automatically compress and optimize markup using the integrated SVGO tool. 🎉 Developer Friendly: Easy to animate with CSS and JavaScript since they render as DOM elements or standard image tags. 🔒 Security First The OH MY SVG plugin prioritizes your website’s security. By default, WordPress blocks raw SVG file uploads due to severe XML/XSS vulnerabilities. This plugin keeps that protection intact. Instead of allowing dangerous direct .svg uploads, our plugin safely processes the SVG markup within the editor using a robust JavaScript purifier (DOMPurify). When saving to the Media Library, it creates a harmless PNG proxy file and securely stores the sanitized SVG string as an attachment metadata field. SVGs cannot be maliciously uploaded from the website “side” (e.g., frontend forms); only trusted users with editor permissions can include them. Inspirations, links Mario Heiderich – the-image-that-called-me Fortinet – Anatomy of Scalable Vector Graphics (Svg) Attack Surface on the Web Resources dompurify © 2015 Mario Heiderich, Apache License Version 2.0 svgo © 2021 Kir Belevich, MIT License Contribute We love your input! We want to make contributing to this project as easy and transparent as possible, whether it’s: Reporting a bug Discussing the current state, features, improvements Submitting a fix 💯 or a new feature 🎉 We use GitHub to host code, to track issues and feature requests, as well as accept pull requests. By contributing, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under its GPLv3 License.

ZoloBlocks is a collection of blocks, patterns, and page templates for the WordPress block editor. It helps you design complete pages using the native editor without a third-party page builder. Live Demo | Pro Version | Documentation What ZoloBlocks Provides A library of advanced blocks that extend the default WordPress block editor. Pre-designed patterns and page templates you can insert into pages. Full Site Editing compatibility with block themes. Dynamic content options for site, post, or user data. Query loop options for posts, products, or custom post types. Animation and visual effect options for supported blocks. Optional AI text generation to help draft headings and paragraphs (third-party service, see “External services” below). Pattern import and export for reuse across sites. Key Features Layout building with pre-built sections and templates. Responsive containers for mobile, tablet, and desktop. Mega menu for multi-level navigation. Dynamic content and query loop for posts or custom post types. Entrance and scroll-based animations on supported blocks. Optional AI text generation inside the editor (third-party service). Pattern import / export for reuse across pages or sites. Available Blocks ZoloBlocks ships 60+ free and pro blocks across categories such as Image, Slider & Carousel, Post, Review, Form, Popup, Utility, Creative, Loop & Animation, Grid & List, Single Page Elements, and Advanced. A full list with live demos is available at https://zoloblocks.com/demo/. Who Is It For Website designers, freelancers, agencies, bloggers, content creators, small business owners, portfolio builders, and digital marketers who want to design WordPress pages directly in the block editor. Support The team behind ZoloBlocks ships regular updates. For help, contact support. Visit BdThemes for more plugins and documentation. Source code The compiled JavaScript and CSS files in the build/ and assets/ directories are generated from the source code in the src/ directory. Public source repository: https://github.com/bdthemes/zoloblocks Build instructions: Clone the repository. Run npm install to install dependencies. Run npm run build to generate the production assets in build/. Run composer install to install PHP dependencies (used for development tooling only). External services This plugin connects to several third-party services. Each service is only contacted when the related feature is used or configured. No personal data is sent unless the corresponding feature is enabled or the user interacts with it. 1. Google reCAPTCHA Used by the Form block when the site administrator enables reCAPTCHA protection and provides site / secret keys in ZoloBlocks settings. – What is sent: the reCAPTCHA token generated in the visitor’s browser, the visitor’s IP address, and the configured secret key, sent to https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify on form submission. The Google reCAPTCHA JavaScript (https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js) is loaded on pages containing a form when reCAPTCHA is enabled. – When: only when reCAPTCHA is enabled and a form is submitted. – Provider: Google LLC. Terms: https://policies.google.com/terms Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy 2. Google Maps Used by the Google Map block when added to a page. – What is sent: the configured Google Maps API key and a request to load the Google Maps JavaScript API from https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js. The browser of any visitor viewing a page containing a Google Map block will load map tiles from Google. – When: only when a Google Map block is present on a page. – Provider: Google LLC. Terms: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy 3. Google Fonts list (WordPress.org mirror) Optional. Used by the typography controls only when a site administrator enables Settings → Editor Options → Load Google Fonts catalog (WordPress.org mirror) in the ZoloBlocks dashboard. – What is sent: a simple HTTP GET request (no personal data) to https://s.w.org/images/fonts/wp-7.0/collections/google-fonts-with-preview.json to retrieve the list of Google Fonts. – When: only after the option is enabled, and only when the block editor needs to refresh the font list. – Provider: WordPress.org. Terms and privacy: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/ 4. Zolo AI (AI text generation by Sigmative) Used by the optional AI text generation feature inside the block editor. – What is sent: the prompt text entered by the site administrator in the editor, and the API key configured in ZoloBlocks settings, sent to https://ai.sigmative.com/api/prompt/v1/generation/chat/completions. – When: only when an administrator clicks the AI generation action in the editor. – Provider: Sigmative. Privacy: https://sigmative.com/privacy-policy 5. Mailchimp (optional Form integration) Used only when a site administrator configures a Form block to send subscriber data to Mailchimp. – What is sent: the visitor’s email address, optional first name, the configured Mailchimp API key and list ID, sent to https:// .api.mailchimp.com/3.0/lists/{list_id}/members (where is the data center prefix derived from the API key). – When: only when a visitor submits a form whose Mailchimp integration has been configured by the administrator. – Provider: Intuit Mailchimp. Terms: https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/ Privacy: https://www.intuit.com/privacy/statement/ 6. Custom Webhooks (optional Form integration) Used only when a site administrator pastes a custom webhook URL into the Form block settings. – What is sent: the visitor’s email address and optional first name, sent as a JSON POST request to the URL configured by the administrator. – When: only when a visitor submits a form whose webhook URL has been configured by the administrator. – Provider: the third-party service chosen by the administrator. The administrator is responsible for ensuring the destination has an appropriate privacy policy.