WP Sanitize Accented Uploads
WordPress plugin which removes all accented characters like åöä from future uploads and has easy wp-cli command for removing accents from current uploads and attachment links from database. This helps tremendously with…
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- Small user base (800+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.5 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where WP Sanitize Accented Uploads stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| accents | >100 |
| files | >100 |
| sanitize | >100 |
| uploads | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
About WP Sanitize Accented Uploads
From the official readme · v1.2Description
WordPress plugin which removes all accented characters like åöä from future uploads and has easy wp-cli command for removing accents from current uploads and attachment links from database.
This helps tremendously with current and future migrations of your site and helps you to avoid strange filename encoding bugs.
Sanitize accents from Cyrillic, German, French, Polish, Spanish, Hungarian, Czech, Greek, Swedish.
This even removes rare but possible unicode NFD characters from files by using PHP Normalizer class. These usually happen if you have mounted uploads into your vagrant box in OS-X.
This plugin is wordpress multisite compatible.
More information in github page: https://github.com/devgeniem/wp-sanitize-accented-uploads
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/wp-sanitize-accented-uploadsdirectory, require it in composer$ composer require devgeniem/wp-sanitize-accented-uploadsor install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
- Use the Settings->Plugin Name screen to configure the plugin
Changelog
1.0.1
- Replaces files which have accidentally turned into NFD too. First tries the filename found from DB and then tries NFD version of file name if it didn’t succeed.
1.0
- Initial release which works in multisites too.
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FAQ
WP Sanitize Accented Uploads: quick answers
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Is WP Sanitize Accented Uploads free?
Yes. WP Sanitize Accented Uploads is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is WP Sanitize Accented Uploads safe to use in 2026?
WP Sanitize Accented Uploads shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 800+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 34/100 on our health check.
How many websites use WP Sanitize Accented Uploads?
WP Sanitize Accented Uploads is active on 800+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 13,496 times since it launched in April 2016. It was downloaded 197 times in the last 30 days.
Does WP Sanitize Accented Uploads work with WordPress 7.1?
WP Sanitize Accented Uploads is officially tested up to WordPress 4.5.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was WP Sanitize Accented Uploads last updated?
The latest version, 1.2, was released on April 20, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes WP Sanitize Accented Uploads?
WP Sanitize Accented Uploads is developed and maintained by Onni Hakala.
What are the best alternatives to WP Sanitize Accented Uploads?
The most popular alternatives to WP Sanitize Accented Uploads are Remove Uppercase Accents (8K+ installs), WPArtisan Filename Sanitizer (400+ installs) and jQuery Remove Uppercase Acc… (100+ installs).
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