Title: WPArtisan Filename Sanitizer Author: OzTheGreat Published: May 27, 2016 Last modified: November 7, 2017 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer.svg) # WPArtisan Filename Sanitizer By [OzTheGreat](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ozthegreat/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer.0.0.6.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/) ## Description Improves upon the default WordPress filename sanitizer to remove all non-latin special characters and accents for all new uploads, media and attachments. ## Installation 1. Upload `wpa-filename-sanitizer` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin ## FAQ Installation Instructions 1. Upload `wpa-filename-sanitizer` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin Are there any options? Nope, not at the moment Will it work in a multisite setup? Yes. Will it rename existing media filenames? Not currently. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f09f3e08df4a1ea26fd6fa99d898391358ebdf23da7f1a74b1ee036e72285c60? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Super, light and works well](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-light-and-works-well/)󠁿 [marbencz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/marbencz/) November 23, 2018 Where other plugins failed, this works. Super 🙂 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1865125bff259d603c98a8216c2fd5e4e4f9207b643e3fac89e4609968512bc6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simply the best](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simply-the-best-358/)󠁿 [jaceknn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jaceknn/) June 30, 2018 I tested few sanitizing plugins. In my opinion this is the best one! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e22f54b57dbecad0d7645dca2c8747955c7f6087bafaf55046c98d605937a243? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[The Beauty of simplicity](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-beauty-of-simplicity-1/)󠁿 [hansmosl](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hansmosl/) September 3, 2016 1 reply Thanks for this plugin! You saved my weekend, really! Best Regards. [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WPArtisan Filename Sanitizer” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ OzTheGreat ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ozthegreat/) [Translate “WPArtisan Filename Sanitizer” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.0.6 * WordPress 4.8.2 compatibility check #### 0.0.5 * WordPress 4.7.1 compatibility check #### 0.0.4 * README corrections #### 0.0.3 * README updates #### 0.0.2 * Add filter #### 0.0.1 * Plugin released ## Meta * Version **0.0.6** * Last updated **9 years ago** * Active installations **400+** * WordPress version ** 4.4 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.8.28** * Tags * [accents](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/accents/)[filenames](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/filenames/) [media](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media/)[media library](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/media-library/) [upload](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/upload/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wpartisan-filename-sanitizer/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ OzTheGreat ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ozthegreat/) ## Support Got something to say? 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