Media Rename lets you safely rename images, videos, PDFs, and any media files in the WordPress Media Library without breaking your site — and automatically cleans up filenames the moment files are uploaded.
Before you rename, you see an impact report showing where the file is used. After you rename, the plugin updates old file URLs across posts, custom fields, widgets, and site options — including data stored by page builders and block editors.
Rename any file safely
- Stem Rename panel in the Media Library and attachment edit screen
- Impact report with usage locations and risk level
- File tree preview (main file, thumbnails, WebP/AVIF siblings)
- SEO filename score with tips as you type
- Site-wide URL replacement in posts, post meta, options, term meta, and user meta
- Support for JSON-escaped, serialized, and HTML-encoded URLs
- Post-rename verification scan
- One-click rollback of the last rename
- Quick-fill suggestions from title, alt text, or parent post
Auto-rename on upload (new)
Stop uploading files named IMG_4832.jpg or screenshot-3.png. Set rules once and every upload is cleaned automatically — before the file even touches disk.
- Force lowercase —
MyPhoto.JPGmyphoto.jpg - Replace underscores and spaces with hyphens —
my photo.jpgmy-photo.jpg - Strip junk prefixes —
IMG_4832.jpg4832.jpg - Prepend parent post slug — upload from a post and get
my-post-photo.jpgautomatically - Custom prefix — add your own brand or year prefix to every file
- Works with Classic Editor, Gutenberg block editor, and the Media Library
- Multilingual support — accented characters (French, German, Spanish) are transliterated automatically
Privacy
This plugin does not contact external servers, track users, or collect personal data. All processing runs on your WordPress site.
Permissions
By default, only users with the manage_options capability can rename files. Use the orbitstem_rename_capability filter to change this.
Screenshots
Open Media Library and find the panel: Click any file in the Media Library to open Attachment details — the Stem Rename panel appears with an impact report, SEO score, file tree preview, and quick-fill suggestions.
Type a new name and rename: The SEO score updates live as you type. The file tree previews every thumbnail that will be renamed. Click Rename File and all references are updated across your site automatically.
Undo any rename instantly: The Undo last rename button restores the previous filename and reverses all URL updates with one click.
Auto-update URLs without breaking your design: The Update URLs everywhere on this site option replaces old file links in posts, custom fields, page builders, and site options — no manual fixes needed.
Auto-rename settings: Configure rules that fire on every upload — force lowercase, replace underscores with hyphens, strip junk prefixes like IMG_ and screenshot-, and add a custom prefix.
Custom prefix in action: Enter a custom prefix once and the live preview instantly shows the result. Every uploaded file gets the prefix automatically.
Post slug prefix: Upload an image directly inside a post and the post slug is prepended to the filename automatically — keeps your media organised by content.