wp_upload_rename
by Nolan Chou · Admin & Utilities
Change upload filename to random characters / random numbers / date / other by yourself.
47 health vs 53 average across 2,832 Admin & Utilities plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.22, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2630 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
121
now · peak 135
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,382 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-04 300+ → 200+ down after 129 days in tier
- 2025-02-25 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-24 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-23 200+ → 300+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2025-02-10 300+ → 200+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2025-01-13 200+ → 300+ up after 662 days in tier
- 2023-03-23 300+ → 200+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Clean Image Filenames 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
Auto Upload Images 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
Media Deduper 9K+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B -
Replace Image 8K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags C -
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Media Cleaner: Clean your WordPress! 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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