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Remove Special Characters

v1.0.0

by CHR Designer · updated 11 years ago

This plugin will help when you add images with special characters, after activated it will remove all special characters of new images added.

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Rank
#26,406
No change yet
Active installs (est.)
≈ 25
20+ reported · High
Total downloads
1.9K
1,914 all-time
Rating
–
0 reviews
Support resolved
–
0 of 0 threads, last 2 months
Growing·Downloads +0% (30d)·Toward 30+ · ETA unknown

Remove Special Characters at a glance

Remove Special Characters is a WordPress plugin by CHR Designer with 20+ active installs, the #26,406 most popular plugin on WordPress.org. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 1 time, about the same as the month before. It has no reviews yet. Version 1.0.0 came out on Apr 17, 2015, more than 11 years ago. It is tested up to WordPress 4.0.38. It leads the 13 plugins tagged “function”. It was first released in 2014.

Chart time range

Applies to every chart below. History from Oct 9, 2026, 31 days.

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Downloads over time

Download stats

36 downloads · the last 30 days

Downloads over time
Remove Special Characters Compare series
Downloads over time: 27 days across 1 series.0246Oct 9Oct 13Oct 18Oct 22Oct 26Oct 31Nov 4
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DateRemove Special Characters
Nov 4, 20261
Nov 3, 20262
Nov 2, 20262
Nov 1, 20263
Oct 31, 20260
Oct 30, 20260
Oct 29, 20260
Oct 28, 20261
Oct 27, 20261
Oct 26, 20262
Oct 25, 20262
Oct 24, 20263
Oct 23, 20260
Oct 22, 20260
Oct 21, 20260
Oct 20, 20260
Oct 19, 20263
Oct 18, 20263
Oct 17, 20263
Oct 16, 20260
Oct 15, 20261
Oct 14, 20260
Oct 13, 20261
Oct 12, 20260
Oct 11, 20261
Oct 10, 20266
Oct 9, 20261

Unusual spikes are usually updates, not new installs.

Estimated installs

≈ 25 · -3.8% in the last 30 days

Estimated installs
Estimated installs: 12 days across 1 series.242526Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 8
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DateEstimated installs
Nov 8, 202625
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Nov 1, 202624
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Rank over time

#26,406 · down 242 in the last 30 days

Popular rank
Popular rank: 8 days across 1 series.#26.2K#26.4K#26.6KOct 27Oct 30Nov 1Nov 4Nov 6Nov 8
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DateDaily snapshot
Nov 8, 2026#26,406
Nov 6, 2026#26,348
Nov 4, 2026#26,570
Nov 3, 2026#26,588
Nov 1, 2026#26,649
Oct 30, 2026#26,551
Oct 28, 2026#26,260
Oct 27, 2026#26,164

Growth %

Average -0.33% a day in the last 30 days

Growth %, day over day
Growth %, day over day: 11 days across 1 series.0%Oct 28Oct 30Nov 1Nov 4Nov 8
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DateGrowth
Nov 8, 20260.00%
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Nov 4, 20260.00%
Nov 3, 20260.00%
Nov 2, 2026+4.17%
Nov 1, 2026-4.00%
Oct 31, 20260.00%
Oct 30, 20260.00%
Oct 29, 20260.00%
Oct 28, 2026-3.85%

Active installs band

20+ on WordPress.org

Active installs (rounded band)
Active installs (rounded band): 13 days across 1 series.192021Oct 27Oct 29Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Nov 8
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DateDaily snapshot
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Change log

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Versions in use

Share of active installs on each published version, from WordPress.org.

  • v1.0100%

Requirements & info

Version history
Version
1.0.0
Requires WordPress
3.0
Tested up to
4.0.38
Requires PHP
–
First released
Dec 3, 2014
Last updated
Apr 17, 2015
Releases, last 12 months
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Questions about Remove Special Characters

How many websites use Remove Special Characters?

Remove Special Characters is active on 20+ WordPress sites, as WordPress.org reports it. WordPress.org rounds the number down, so the real count is somewhat higher. That makes it the #26,406 most popular plugin on WordPress.org.

How many times has Remove Special Characters been downloaded?

1,914 times in total since 2014. On a typical day it’s downloaded about 1 times. See download stats

When was Remove Special Characters last updated?

Version 1.0.0 came out on Apr 17, 2015 (11 years ago).

Is Remove Special Characters compatible with the latest WordPress?

Remove Special Characters’s readme says it’s tested up to WordPress 4.0.38, while the current version is 7.1. That doesn’t mean it breaks, but its author hasn’t confirmed it works with the latest releases.

Is Remove Special Characters still maintained?

Its last release was 11 years ago, so it may no longer be actively maintained. No support threads were opened in the last two months.

What rating does Remove Special Characters have?

No one has reviewed Remove Special Characters on WordPress.org yet.

What are the best alternatives to Remove Special Characters?

The plugins most like Remove Special Characters, by the tags they share, are Hide/Remove Metadata (20K+), Meta Generator and Version Info Remover (10K+) and Remove CPT base (10K+). Compare all alternatives

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Remove Special Characters
Estimated installs≈ 25
Reported installs20+
Rating–
Reviews0
Total downloads1.9K
AuthorCHR Designer
First releasedDec 3, 2014
Version1.0.0
Requires WP3.0
Requires PHP–
Last updatedApr 17, 2015

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