Rename WP Media Files Name
by Sajjad Hossain Sagor · Media
Also makes 34 other plugins · 10.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈550 estimated
Momentum
+26%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Add “name”, “rename” and “media files” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8, #9 and #12 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
82 health vs 62 average across 3,299 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.1%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 12.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,324 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.
This plugin shipped 2 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 158 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| edit media file name your tag | #7 | #21 | up 1 |
| name | #8 | #17 | down 1 |
| rename | #9 | #21 | 0 |
| media files | #12 | #22 | down 1 |
| file name | #6 | #19 | 0 |
| files | #23 | #24 | up 1 |
| rename media files | #8 | #19 | 0 |
| change name | #9 | #19 | up 1 |
| media rename | #9 | #18 | 0 |
| file rename | #10 | #18 | up 2 |
| from name | #16 | #21 | down 1 |
| post name | #22 | #23 | down 3 |
| change attachment file | #22 | #22 | 0 |
| attachment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| edit post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 7 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
- Add “name”, “rename” and “media files” to your wp.org tags. You rank #8, #9 and #12 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 839 · 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
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v2.0.3 · 29 May 2026
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 20 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ alamea1.1y ago
File names can be easily renamed underneath the image. What’s special is that it’s excellently compatible withImage Regenerate & Select CropandShortPixel Image Optimizer.Even when renaming an image that’s already been compressed with ShortPixel, which also has five additional image styles created via Image Regenerate & Select Crop, there are no problems.You can simply copy the titles (uppercase) into the field, and the renaming is done cleanly in lowercase with separators.I’m thrilled.Thank you for this helpful plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pkovalchuk6.7y ago
My site is on WordPress. I searched for a plugin for a long time so that it would be easy to rename the media file. The plugin “Rename WP Media Files Name” is exactly the option that I needed. Installation without problems, does not require additional settings. The media file renaming field is located in the file editing form, which is a plus, since it does not take up space in media file browsing. To rename, enter a new file name and click the “Update” button, while other fields of the form are not changed. In other plugins, when renaming, “Title” field changed, which was an unpleasant surprise for me. Thanks to Sajjad Hossain Sagor for developing a useful plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tanjimul Islam8.5y ago
It’s very popular plugin though.. You have put your unique idea. Don’t give up boy… You have inner power as well as a good potential.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ parvezpreo8.5y ago
I have looked for a good media renamer for a long time. Finally, this is one that actually does what it says it does. It is good to start out with the files properly renamed but not always possible. Media File Renamer is for just those occasions. & I’m a web designer and use this plugin on every site I create and would definitely recommend it to save hours of your valuable time. A batch file renaming function with a sequential numbering ability (similar to Photoshop and other file name utilities) would make it indispensable. “Lot OF Thnks”
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 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
0 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 278 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("edit post", "edit-media-file-name", "post" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-03-07 700+ → 500+ down after 300 days in tier
- 2024-05-11 600+ → 700+ up after 139 days in tier
- 2023-12-24 500+ → 600+ up after 36 days in tier
- 2023-11-18 400+ → 500+ up after 275 days in tier
- 2023-02-16 300+ → 400+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2023-01-18 400+ → 300+ down after 56 days in tier
- 2022-11-23 300+ → 400+ up
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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LH Add Media From Url 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C - A Add From Server 60K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag C
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