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Sanitize Filename

BEA – Sanitize Filename

by BE API · WordPress.org page · Website

v2.0.10 Tested up to WP 7.0.4 PHP 8.0+

Sanitize Filename has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 19,292 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on April 7, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Sanitize Filename at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
19,292
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Sanitize Filename well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 7.0.4, not yet with the current 7.1

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • All accented letters will be converted to same letters without accent
  • Special characters will be deleted
  • Underscores will be replaced by hyphens

Sanitize Filename reviews and ratings

4 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

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  • Works Fine

    A very good plugin. Thanks

    Olivier GBLEM

  • Tip top !

    Il est intégré à tous mes projets depuis plusieurs mois, content qu'il soit maintenant sur le repo officiel !

    GregRuelle

  • essential

    This script is missing from the core

    madvic

  • An absolutely must have

    Hi, This plugin is an absolutely must have. It will correct at the upload each file name that are not respecting good practices. I don't understand why it's not a part of WordPress. Good job guys!

    Cyrille Sanson

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Details

Remove all punctuation and accents from the filename of uploaded files.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • media
  • sanitize
  • uploads

More from BE API

Version
2.0.10
Last updated
Apr 7, 2026
First published
Feb 3, 2018
Requires WordPress
4.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
8.0
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Sanitize Filename FAQ

What does Sanitize Filename do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Sanitize Filename offers All accented letters will be converted to same letters without accent, Special characters will be deleted and Underscores will be replaced by hyphens.

How many active installs does Sanitize Filename have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Sanitize Filename as of September 7, 2026.

Is Sanitize Filename still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on April 7, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.

Is Sanitize Filename free?

Sanitize Filename is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.