WordPress plugin comparison

Remove Special Characters on Upload vs Shared Files

Remove Special Characters on Upload

by Douglas Faria

90+ installs5.0

Shared Files

by Anssi Laitila

3K+ installs4.4

At a glance

Shared Files has more active installs: 3K+, against 90+ for Remove Special Characters on Upload.
On a typical day, Shared Files is downloaded about 97 times, Remove Special Characters on Upload about 3.
Remove Special Characters on Upload is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.4 from 34 reviews.
Shared Files was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2026, against Aug 21, 2023 for Remove Special Characters on Upload.
Shared Files is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.3.14 for Remove Special Characters on Upload.
Remove Special Characters on Upload has been around longer: since 2017, against 2018 for Shared Files.

Shared Files leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Remove Special Characters on Upload	Shared Files
Popular rank	#16,854	#3,617
Active installs	90+	3K+
Downloads, last 30 days	72	5K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.4(34)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.3.14	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.02	×0.82
Last release	3 years ago	19 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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