Phoenix Media Rename vs Rename Media Files: Improve Your… (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Rename Media Files: Improve Your…
10K+ active installs
Free + Premium
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Rename Media Files: Improve Your… has a higher user rating (4.8/5 from 40 reviews) while Phoenix Media Rename leads in active installations (50K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Phoenix Media Rename has accumulated 1.5M+ total downloads while Rename Media Files: Improve Your… has 258K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Phoenix Media Rename | Rename Media Files: Improve Your… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7/5 | ► | 4.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 75 | ◄ | 40 |
| Active Installs | 50K+ | ◄ | 10K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.5M+ | ◄ | 258K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 6 months ago | ► | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2016 | 2013 | |
| Age | 10 years | 13 years | |
| WP Requires | 5.0+ | 4.0.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | 8.0+ | 5.3+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free + Premium | |
| Latest Version | 3.13.1 | 2.6.7 |
Rating Breakdown
Phoenix Media Rename
Rename Media Files: Improve Your…
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Phoenix Media Rename averaged approximately 122 daily downloads while Rename Media Files: Improve Your… averaged 51.
Recent Reviews
Phoenix Media Rename Reviews
Lovely Piece of Software!
Enjoyed using it, fast and easy to use…and did the job needed.
Wooks great
Easy to use, does the job!
Does exactly what it says
Easy rename of already uploaded images – perfect.
Rename Media Files: Improve Your… Reviews
empty file name on add media
Hi there is empty file name on upload:Media -> Add new Maybe the original file name is work when no post title found 😉
Very good and sufficient for our school website
For basic functions in the free version it’s completely sufficient for us and does what it’s supposed to do. Thanks!
Renames Plugin Files
This is a nice plugin, but I encountered issues on my theme as it broke parts of my site after it renamed some of my theme and plugin files automatically. Took me time to realize it was the culprit 🙂
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