FAQ

How to rename files translated with WPML?

Make sure that the WPML Multilingual CMS and WPML Media Translation plugins are activated (you can find more information on WPML in the WPML official site).

Add one or more images to your media library, WPML Media Translation will add the localized version to your media library.

Go to WPML -> Media Translation and edit the localized version of your media files, you can change both the image title and the file attached to localized version.

Rename images using Phoenix Media Rename.

Go to your media library, select the rename operation, check all the files you want to rename, edit the filenames and confirm the bulk operation, Phoenix Media Rename and WPML will do all the rest!

Please look at the screenshoot section to see how the process works.

How to serialize file names?

You can serialize file names enclosing the variable parts between { and }, this will cause Phoenix Media Rename to generate a sequence of filenames.

The variable part has to be an integer number, but can start with 0 (i.e. 0023).

Please note: check all the files you want to serialize and write the name for the first one, see screenshot-3.jpg for reference.

How to avoid removing accents in file name?

Go to the Phoenix Media Rename settings page and unckeck “Remove accents” option, this will prevent accents sanitization.
Please note: avoid accents sanitization can cause broken URL on some hosting.

How to avoid processing revisions?

Go to the Phoenix Media Rename settings page and unckeck “Update Revisions” option, this will prevent revions update.
Please note: avoid revision processing will speed up the rename process, but will cause broken media file link in you revert a post to an older version.

How to rename a single media?

Go to the Media section of the admin panel and open a media of your choice. You will see a new field named “Filename” and your current filename in it. Change it to whatever you want the new name to be and hit the “Update” button.

How to bulk rename medias?

Go to the Media section of the admin panel, select the “Rename” or “Rename & Retitle” bulk action (depending on if you want the media get retitled too) from the dropdown, check the medias you would like to rename and change their filenames using the “Filename” fields at the last column. When you are done, hit the “Apply” button and let the plugin do its magic!

How to rename medias getting the filename from the title of the post they are attached to?

Go to the Media section of the admin panel, select the “Rename from Post” or “Rename & Retitle from Post” bulk action (depending on if you want the media get retitled too) from the dropdown, check the medias you would like to rename and hit the “Apply” button

Can I use the plugin to rename medias via code?

Sure, you can use the “do_rename” static function, located at the Phoenix_Media_Rename class. Prototype: do_rename($attachment_id, $new_filename, $retitle = 0, $title_from_post = 0, $name_from_post = 0, $check_post_parent = true ). On success the function returns 1, and on error – the error message.

Can I integrate 3rd party plugins?

Sure, you can use the “pmr_renaming_successful” that fires when the rename process is complete and returns old and new filenames.

Feel free to ask for more custom actions!

Example:

/**
* Your function
*
* @param [string] $old_filename
* @param [string] $old_filename
*/
function my_callback( $old_filename, $old_filename ) {
    // your code
}

add_action( 'pmr_renaming_successful', 'my_callback', 10, 2 );

Do you need more features?

If you would like more features, such as automatic renaming, or a dashboard for renaming files, have a look at the freemium plugin Media File Renamer. Yes, we are friends!