Media File Renamer vs Redirection
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| Feature | Media File Renamer v6.3.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details | Redirection v5.10.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 40,000+ | 2M+ |
| Last updated | October 3, 2026 | September 19, 2026 |
| Editions | Media File Renamer · Media File Renamer Pro ($) | Redirection |
| Pros | Renames on upload, in bulk or by hand; Updates references in posts, meta and excerpts; Optional AI-suggested names through AI Engine | Free, with no paid edition; Regular expression and conditional redirects; Logs 404 errors and can redirect changed permalinks |
| Cons | Renaming changes file URLs, so a backup is needed first; Some features need the Pro version; AI naming depends on the AI Engine plugin | Adds its own database tables and logs that grow over time; Apache and Nginx module options need server-side setup; Large plugin with many screens for simple redirect needs |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 1 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | — | No |
| XML sitemaps | — | No |
| Redirects | — | Yes |
| Local SEO | — | No |
| WooCommerce | — | No |
| AI content | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Rename on upload, Delayed rename on upload by cron, Manual rename and move of a file, Update references in posts, meta and excerpts, Bulk rename of content references, AI-suggested file names through AI Engine, Pro module loaded when present ($) | Redirect manager with groups, Regular expression and conditional matches, 404 error logging, Automatic redirect on permalink change, Import and export of redirects, Apache and Nginx file modules |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | AI Engine, WPML, Advanced Custom Fields, Yoast SEO | Yoast SEO, Simple 301 Redirects |
| Other | — | WP CLI |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 6.7 |
| Requires PHP | 8.1 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Custom tables | — | 4 |