Title: Filename Randomizer
Author: mohemiv
Published: <strong>August 11, 2022</strong>
Last modified: August 11, 2022

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It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Filename Randomizer

 By [mohemiv](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mohemiv/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/filename-randomizer.1.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/filename-randomizer/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/filename-randomizer/#reviews)
 * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/filename-randomizer/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/filename-randomizer/)

## Description

The plugin adds “xxxxxxxx-” prefix for each uploaded file. The original file name
will be kept, only the prefix adds randomization. The prefix may contain only [a-
f0-9] characters to increase the readability of the final file name.

 * Without Plugin: preview.png
 * With Plugin: a0fb4cbe-preview.png

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Filename Randomizer” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ mohemiv ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mohemiv/)

[Translate “Filename Randomizer” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/filename-randomizer)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/filename-randomizer/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/filename-randomizer/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/filename-randomizer/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/filename-randomizer/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.1.0

 * Minor metadata changes to comply with WordPress.org requirements

#### 1.0.3

 * Randomizing prefixes for reuploaded files as well.

#### 1.0.2

 * Excluding unnecessary files from builds.
 * Enforcing 16-character randomization prefix for Windows systems. For *nix it’s
   8 characters.

#### 1.0.1

 * Added build.sh script.
 * If the uploading file already has the “xxxxxxxx-” prefix, no randomization is
   applied.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial Release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.0**
 *  Last updated **4 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.4 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.0.11**
 *  PHP version ** 7.0 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/filename-randomizer/)
 * Tags
 * [files](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/files/)[Randomization](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/randomization/)
   [security](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)[upload](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/upload/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/filename-randomizer/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ mohemiv ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mohemiv/)

## Support

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