Lowercase and Sanitize Upload Filenames
Converts uploaded filenames to lowercase and replaces spaces and special characters with hyphens for cleaner, URL-safe file paths.
PHPby SnipCraft
php
<?php
if ( ! function_exists( 'scseed_sanitize_filename' ) ) {
function scseed_sanitize_filename( $filename ) {
$filename = strtolower( $filename );
// Separate name from extension
$info = pathinfo( $filename );
$ext = isset( $info['extension'] ) ? '.' . $info['extension'] : '';
$name = $info['filename'];
// Replace spaces and non-word characters (except hyphens/dots) with hyphens
$name = preg_replace( '/[^a-z0-9-_]/', '-', $name );
// Collapse multiple consecutive hyphens
$name = preg_replace( '/-{2,}/', '-', $name );
$name = trim( $name, '-' );
return $name . $ext;
}
add_filter( 'sanitize_file_name', 'scseed_sanitize_filename' );
}#filenames#media#sanitize#seo#uploads