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Clean Image Filenames

by Upperdog · Media

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This plugin automatically converts language accent characters to non-accent characters in filenames when uploading to the media library.

How scoring works →
80 Health · B
Maintenance 82/100
Rating quality 84/100
Support 70/100

80 health vs 59 average across 2,206 Media plugins

30K+

Active installs

≈39K estimated

357.7K

Total downloads

since 2014

4.33★

Rating (adjusted)

4.6★ raw · 21 reviews

+10%

4.3K

Downloads · 30d

category median +18%

Directory ranking optimization

How it's scored →

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

93 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Well tuned across the board

Update recency 92/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 80/100
Listing tuning 100/100

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,421 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+10% vs prior 30d
165Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

4.3K

now · peak 19.4K

4.3K30d downloads · Aug 26

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Clean Image Filename · #968 you Media Cleaner: Clean · #480 Filenames to latin · #2304 Custom Upload Dir · #3205

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.6Stars · Aug 26

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

145per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

1

releases in the last 12 months

7mo ago

latest release · v1.5

8

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.5 · 7mo ago1.4 · 2.4y ago1.3 · 3.8y ago1.2.1 · 6.0y ago1.2 · 8.5y ago1.1.1 · 8.8y ago1.1 · 11.7y ago1.0 · 11.8y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.5 75%
v1.4 12%
v1.3 7.6%
Older / other versions 5.1%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
30K–40K ≈39K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2015-03-30 · 1,463 observations

30KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price.

Ratings · 21 reviews

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5★
18 4★
1 3★
0 2★
0 1★
2

Details

Version
1.5
Last updated
7mo ago
Added
2014-10-03 · 11 yrs old
Requires WP
2.9
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. — Version 1.5 Add support for WebP and AVIF image formats. Thanks to @vinkla for the pull request. 1.5
  2. — Version 1.4 Add support for cleaning filenames when sideloaded (usually when uploaded programmatically) using the wp_handle_sideload_prefilter hook. 1.4
  3. — Version 1.3 Rewrite cleaning function to better handle specific characters. Make sure code is compliant with WordPress Coding Standards. 1.3
  4. — Version 1.2.1 Enable plugin to be translated/internationalization. 1.2.1
  5. — Version 1.2 Set original, un-cleaned filename as attachment title. 1.2
  6. — Version 1.1.1 Added uninstall script that deletes plugin settings when the plugin is uninstalled. 1.1.1

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.5.3

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Languages

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Translated into 12 languages, 11 at 90% or more

Chinese (Taiwan) 100%
French (France) 100%
German 100%
German (Formal) 100%
Spanish (Chile) 100%
Spanish (Mexico) 100%
Spanish (Spain) 100%
Spanish (Venezuela) 100%
Swedish 100%
Czech 90%
Latvian 90%
Slovak 80%

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2025-08-12 40K+ → 30K+ down

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