As of April 2026, Media File Name Guess Preventer is a WordPress uploads plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Add From Server.
0/5Rating
10active installs
2.0K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
WordPress upload file names can be quite predictable sometimes, especially if uploading from the same camera – DKIM1004 comes after DKIM1003. If not all of the content on your site is public, this can be a problem as people can snoop on your media folder by guessing file names.
This plugin prepends a short 8 character hash to the beginning of every uploaded file. For example, DKIM1004.jpg turns into 8df8078e-DKIM1004.jpg. The hash is not cryptographically secure and just makes it a bit more difficult to guess file names.
The plugin works on all upload file types and all sizes of a given image get the same prefix.
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
1.0
- Initial Version
Contributors
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