File Media Renamer for SEO
by Alex Somale · SEO
Rename media files with SEO-friendly names, auto-update references, alt/title sync, and 301 redirects — fast and safe.
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈310 estimated
Momentum
-1%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “alt text” for “rename”. “alt text” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rename” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 66 average across 2,241 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.5%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 3.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,198 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 5 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 48 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| renamer | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| media renamer | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| file renamer | #2 | #6 | 0 |
| image renamer | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| ai image renamer | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| rename media files your tag | #17 | #22 | 0 |
| bulk rename images your tag | #22 | #21 | down 2 |
| rename | #20 | #23 | up 1 |
| media rename | #14 | #22 | 0 |
| bulk image renaming | #17 | #20 | up 2 |
| file rename | #18 | #23 | up 1 |
| media sync | #22 | #23 | up 1 |
| sync media | #22 | #23 | up 1 |
| alt text your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image titles your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
34 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 21 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “alt text” for “rename”. “alt text” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rename” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 13 Oct 2025 · 387 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.2 · 16 Sep 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 300.
At the current install trend, crossing 400+ in roughly 81 days.
Install history since 12 Oct 2025
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Rename media files with SEO-friendly names, auto-update references, alt/title sync, and 301 redirects — fas..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions OpenAI, Claude, Gemini.
- ✓ Headings and lists 15 headings and 13 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,032 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("bulk rename images", "image seo", "image titles" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 200+ → 300+ up after 94 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 100+ → 200+ up after 94 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 90+ → 100+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-03-26 80+ → 90+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-03-15 70+ → 80+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-13 60+ → 70+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2026-02-28 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-26 40+ → 50+ up after 20 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater (Add Alt Text, Image Title For Image SEO) 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
SEO Optimized Images 10K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Alt Text 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
AI Alt Text Generator 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Fix Alt Text 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Autobute – Auto Image Alt Text, Title & Caption for Image SEO 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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