WordPress plugin comparison

Shared Files vs Uploaded file name sanitizer

Shared Files

by Anssi Laitila

3K+ installs4.4

Uploaded file name sanitizer

by devliudaseu

10+ installs5.0

At a glance

Shared Files has more active installs: 3K+, against 10+ for Uploaded file name sanitizer.
On a typical day, Shared Files is downloaded about 97 times, Uploaded file name sanitizer about 1.
Uploaded file name sanitizer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.4 from 34 reviews.
Shared Files was updated more recently: Oct 21, 2026, against Feb 29, 2016 for Uploaded file name sanitizer.
Shared Files is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for Uploaded file name sanitizer.
Uploaded file name sanitizer has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Shared Files.

Shared Files leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Shared Files	Uploaded file name sanitizer
Popular rank	#3,617	#31,090
Active installs	3K+	10+
Downloads, last 30 days	5K	32
Rating	4.4(34)	5.0(1)
Support threads resolved	100%	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.82	×0.00
Last release	20 days ago	10 years ago
Requires PHP	7.2	–

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