BEA - Sanitize Filename
by BE API 5 (4 reviews)

BEA - Sanitize Filename

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

BEA ranks #6,129 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #630 of 6,651 in the Media category, a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews, and was last updated Apr 7, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1.4)
v2.0.10 Current Version v2.0.10
Updated 7 months ago Last Update on 07 Apr, 2026
Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on
#630 of 6,651 in Media Top 10% by installs Downloads -12.7% this week
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Review 5 out of 5
5 (4 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

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Reviews & Ratings

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

No known vulnerabilities on record for BEA. Checked 3 months ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators and developers who handle file uploads. It solves the problem of uploaded filenames containing punctuation and accented characters by automatically sanitizing them.

  • Converts accented letters to unaccented
  • Deletes special characters
  • Replaces underscores with hyphens

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about BEA - Sanitize Filename

BEA - Sanitize Filename has 1,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
BEA - Sanitize Filename holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 4 user reviews on WordPress.org.
BEA - Sanitize Filename is developed by BE API and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
BEA - Sanitize Filename requires WordPress 4.0 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7 and needs PHP 8.0 or newer.
BEA - Sanitize Filename has been downloaded 16,580+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of BEA - Sanitize Filename is 2.0.10. It was last updated on April 7, 2026.
Yes. BEA - Sanitize Filename is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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