Rename Media Files: Improve Your SEO
by WPFactory · Media
Also makes 43 other plugins · 123.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Enhance SEO and organize media effortlessly. Fix upload issues, sanitize & optimize filenames, and improve SEO seamlessly.
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Health
A 91/100
no flags
Active installs
8K+
≈8.8K estimated
Momentum
+1070%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “media”, “seo” and “characters” for “rename media files”, “sanitize” and “organize media”. “media” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rename media files” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sanitize” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “characters” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “organize media” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
91 health vs 62 average across 3,305 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 266K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,327 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.
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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 50 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 40 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.4★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| renaming your tag | #2 | #3 | down 1 |
| rename media files | #4 | #6 | down 1 |
| rename your tag | #6 | #7 | up 1 |
| sanitize | #6 | #4 | down 1 |
| improve | #12 | #20 | 0 |
| organize media | #11 | #16 | 0 |
| characters your tag | #13 | #13 | down 2 |
| media files | #15 | #18 | up 1 |
| filenames | #15 | #13 | 0 |
| media rename | #8 | #10 | 0 |
| id upload | #15 | #13 | 0 |
| organize files | #17 | #21 | down 2 |
| media your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
128 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 116 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “media”, “seo” and “characters” for “rename media files”, “sanitize” and “organize media”. “media” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rename media files” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sanitize” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “characters” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “organize media” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “characters”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Nov 2024 · 729 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.9K · peaks are release surges
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
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 9K.
Install history since 20 Sep 2026
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
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.7.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched 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 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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 1 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
8 of 8 pass · checked 4 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Enhance SEO and organize media effortlessly. Fix upload issues, sanitize & optimize filenames, and improve..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("who want", "perfect for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, WPForms, Gravity Forms, BuddyBoss.
- ✓ Headings and lists 22 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 10,396 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-16 9K+ → 8K+ down
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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Media File Renamer: Rename Images & Files for SEO (AI-Powered) 40K+ installs · 4.6★ · 3 shared tags A -
Phoenix Media Rename 50K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
SEO Media Manager 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
XML Sitemap Generator for Google 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 500K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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