WordPress corrupts svg images, prepending i0.wp.com to URLs.

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  rwmj · Member · Feb 12, 2015 at 6:42 pm

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  Example: https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2014/04/29/virt-builder-rhel-7-release-candidate/

  This post used to have a correct link to an SVG image, written in the posting source as:

  <img src=”http://libguestfs.org/virt-builder.svg” width=”200″ />

  However all of these images are now broken. They link to a non-existant file https://i0.wp.com/libguestfs.org/virt-builder.svg (but the source remains correct).

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Feb 12, 2015 at 10:32 pm

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  rwmj · Member · Feb 12, 2015 at 10:43 pm

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  Thanks — I am subscribed to this topic already.

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  timethief · Member · Feb 12, 2015 at 10:45 pm

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  You’re welcome.

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Feb 13, 2015 at 11:58 pm

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  Hi there,

  I’m sorry, but I just confirmed with our team that we do not allow SVG graphics on WordPress.com for security reasons.

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  rwmj · Member · Feb 14, 2015 at 8:47 am

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  Even externally hosted? Note these are not using the image uploader, they are hosted on my site. What are the security issues with SVG?

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  rwmj · Member · Feb 14, 2015 at 8:57 am

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  OK I have read up on the security issues. Not sure to what extent they apply to externally hosted content, but WP is free to deny hosting of what they want. It seems odd to just break images though. I have dozens of SVG images in my blog, all now broken.