Alternatives to BEA – Sanitize Filename

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

Snapshot
Rating: 5.0/5 (4 reviews)
Downloads: 18,302
Active installs: 1,000
Maintenance score: 61/100
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 4.0
Tested up to: 7.0
Requires PHP: 8.0

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Safe SVG
Safe SVG
Enable SVG uploads and sanitize them to stop XML/SVG vulnerabilities in your WordPress website.
(78)
Updated 79d ago
1,000,000 installs13,077,055 downloads55/100 • Actively maintained
Clean Image Filenames
Clean Image Filenames
This plugin automatically converts language accent characters to non-accent characters in filenames when uploading to the media library.
(21)
Updated 169d ago
30,000 installs348,272 downloads54/100 • Maintained
Filenames to latin
Filenames to latin
Sanitize filenames to latin during upload.
(14)
Updated 2153d ago
9,000 installs92,605 downloads24/100 • Possibly abandoned
Clean Filenames
Clean Filenames
Removes or replace international or special characters that can make your filenames not compliant with some servers or services.
(8)
Updated 444d ago
3,000 installs29,366 downloads28/100 • Possibly abandoned
Upload SVG
Upload SVG
Safely enable SVG uploads with sanitization and prevent XML/SVG vulnerabilities on your WordPress website. Preview SVG files in your Media Library.
(2)
Updated 211d ago
1,000 installs9,604 downloads40/100 • Stale
WP Sanitize Accented Uploads
WP Sanitize Accented Uploads
Simple plugin which removes accented characters from uploaded files.
(2)
Updated 3725d ago
800 installs12,898 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
MD5 Media Renamer
MD5 Media Renamer
Sanitize and rename automatically media files during upload using PHP time() as prefix and the file name encrypted in MD5() as suffix.
(3)
Updated 4696d ago
400 installs5,906 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Healthy filename
Healthy filename
Automatically clean the filenames.
(0)
Updated 1618d ago
200 installs2,436 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Space Remover
Space Remover
Space Remover removes any leading or trailing spaces from your post and page content. Securing a clean and consistent website layout.
(3)
Updated 3480d ago
100 installs9,447 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
LS Sanitize Greek Filename
LS Sanitize Greek Filename
Automatically replaces Greek characters in filename with their corresponding Latin equivalents during file uploads.
(0)
Updated 461d ago
70 installs718 downloads26/100 • Possibly abandoned
Aucor URL Sanitizer
Aucor URL Sanitizer
Converts Cyrillic, Georgian, Arabic and Chinese characters in post, term slugs and media file names to Latin characters.
(0)
Updated 2520d ago
60 installs5,533 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Strings Sanitizer
Strings Sanitizer
Aggressively sanitizes titles for clean, SEO friendly post slugs, and media filenames during upload.
(1)
Updated 5029d ago
30 installs4,565 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Support SVG – Upload svg files in wordpress without hassle
Support SVG – Upload svg files in wordpress without hassle
This plugin will help you to upload svg format image in WordPress media library regardless of the theme. That is, it works with every theme.
(0)
Updated 163d ago
30 installs2,966 downloads50/100 • Maintained
Hebrew username
Hebrew username
Add Hebrew characters to sanitize_user
(0)
Updated 3833d ago
10 installs70,090 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
The Definitive URL Sanitizer
The Definitive URL Sanitizer
The Definitive URL Sanitizer is a simple plugin that really sanitizes posts URL
(0)
Updated 5042d ago
10 installs4,053 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Clean Media Library File Names
Clean Media Library File Names
This plugin cleans uploaded file names to remove special characters and spaces.
(0)
Updated 3859d ago
10 installs2,507 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Content Cleaner
Content Cleaner
Automatically removes non-printable characters, including the ETX character, from content, title, and Advanced Custom fields.
(0)
Updated 3424d ago
10 installs1,412 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
Remove Funky X
Remove Funky X
Don't you hate it when your posts get things like 1×01 and wish it was easy to make it do 1x01 without editing the wordpress code?
(1)
Updated 6020d ago
0 installs904 downloads22/100 • Possibly abandoned
Sanitize DB
Sanitize DB
The plugin sanitizes the database by removing the unused meta entries and other unlinked records from the database. It removes unused data one by one …
(0)
Updated 1440d ago
0 installs1,275 downloads20/100 • Possibly abandoned
CodePros SVG Secure Support
CodePros SVG Secure Support
Highly secure SVG upload support for WordPress. Validates, sanitizes, and protects SVG files through a multi-layer security pipeline.
(0)
Updated 17d ago
0 installs52 downloads68/100 • Actively maintained