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/*
| ===================================================
| ALLOW SVG UPLOADS TO MEDIA LIBRARY
| ===================================================
*/

function cc_mime_types($mimes) {
  $mimes['svg'] = 'image/svg+xml';
  return $mimes;
}
add_filter('upload_mimes', 'cc_mime_types');


// below restores svg upload broken in WP version 4.7.1
function bodhi_svgs_disable_real_mime_check( $data, $file, $filename, $mimes ) {
    $wp_filetype = wp_check_filetype( $filename, $mimes );

    $ext = $wp_filetype['ext'];
    $type = $wp_filetype['type'];
    $proper_filename = $data['proper_filename'];

    return compact( 'ext', 'type', 'proper_filename' );
}
add_filter( 'wp_check_filetype_and_ext', 'bodhi_svgs_disable_real_mime_check', 10, 4 );