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Best sanitization plugins for WordPress

The most popular sanitization plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. SVG Support leads with 1M+ active installs, ahead of WP SVG Images (30K+) and SEO File Renamer (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “sanitization” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 4 sanitization plugins

  1. 1.
    SVG Support

    The most installed sanitization plugin, with 1M+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 356 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  2. 2.
    WP SVG Images

    30K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 13 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    SEO File Renamer

    Fewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.

  4. 4.
    Sanitize DB

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.

All 4 plugins tagged “sanitization”