Rename Media Files: Improve Your SEO
by WPFactory · Media
Also makes 16 other plugins · 100.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Enhance SEO and organize media effortlessly. Fix upload issues, sanitize & optimize filenames, and improve SEO seamlessly.
90 health vs 59 average across 2,726 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 9K of 262.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,145 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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
Well tuned across the board
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| sanitize | #5 | #4 | — |
| rename | #7 | #6 | 0 |
| stock photos | #17 | #15 | 0 |
| file upload | #18 | #16 | — |
| file | #22 | #20 | 0 |
What to do about it
- Add “sanitize”, “stock photos” and “file upload” to your wp.org tags. You already rank #5, #17 and #18 for them without listing them. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 2024-09-21 · 729 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “9K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install trend · builds as we snapshot daily
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
Est. acquisition value
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. A small install base leaves thin data to model from. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.
Details
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.7.1 Fix – Declared Requires PHP (7.0) in the readme and plugin header, matching the code syntax. Fix – Upload-in-progress flag is now cleared when the upload finishes, fails, or the request ends, so sanitization can’t leak a 2.7.1
- — Version 2.7.0 Fix – Fixed .gitattributes file. Fix – Requires at least now uses a major version only (5.3). Dev – Excluded git-tag.sh from the distribution archive. Fix – Filename sanitization now only runs while a file upload is actu 2.7.0
- — Version 2.6.9 Dev – Removed load_plugin_textdomain and load_textdomain() functions. Fix – Fixed security issues. Dev – Updated Admin Menu library to v1.1.2. Dev – Updated Cross-Selling library to v1.1.3. Dev – Updated Promoting Notice 2.6.9
- — Version 2.6.8 Tested up to: 7.0. 2.6.8
- — Version 2.6.7 Updated cross-selling library to version 1.0.9. Updated Key Manager library to version 1.0.8. 2.6.7
- — Version 2.6.6 Updated libraries. Removed Algoritmika from contributors. 2.6.6
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- Medium · 4.4 File Renaming on Upload <= 2.5.1 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-05-25 CVE-2023-2684 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.5.1 Patched in 2.5.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
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