As of April 2026, Clean Image Filenames is a WordPress files plugin with 30K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 21 reviews. It has been downloaded 338K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are up 10% this week. Top alternative: File Manager Pro – Filester.
This plugin automatically converts language accent characters in filenames when uploading to the media library. Characters are converted into browser and server friendly, non-accent characters.
The plugin only converts fi…
Works like indicated. Simple and efficient
I recommend this. When there is diacritics in the file name, this simply substitutes that for a letter without diacritics. Works very well!
This is completely a bogus plugin.
Saves my life every day, German words just have to many Äs, Ös & Üs 😉
In Denmark, we use the letters æ, ø, and å, which by danish standards, are translated into ae, oe and aa when necessary. Many plugins similar to Clean Image Filenames, fails to do that properly. That’s no catastrophe, its only media filenames after all, but you might as well get it right if possible.
Futhermore, titles are left alone – that’s a big plus. So the title of a file called “Æblegrød.jpg” stays that way, while the filename get converted to “aeblegroed.jpg”, just as I need it.
Lastly, this plugin, seems to be the only one of its kind, that has been tested with WordPress 5.1 – the others, while still working, seems abandoned.
So – a big 5-star thank you from me.
Bjarne
| WordPress | 2.9+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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