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Format Media Titles

Format Media Titles

By David Gwyer
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Description

Format Media Titles applies predictable formatting rules whenever a new attachment is added to the WordPress media library.

Use it to:

  • Replace hyphens, underscores, periods, tildes, or plus signs with spaces.
  • Capitalize every word, the first word, use upper/lowercase, or leave case unchanged.
  • Keep selected words such as SEO, PDF, or UK uppercase.
  • Copy the formatted title to alternative text, caption, and description fields.
  • Preserve existing settings when updating from earlier releases.

The plugin changes WordPress attachment metadata only. It does not rename or modify the uploaded file.

Free and Pro

Format Media Titles handles new uploads. SEO Media Manager adds more cleanup rules, original-filename sources, safe batch processing for existing media, automatic updates, and priority support.

SEO Media Manager imports Format Media Titles settings on first activation, including the uppercase-word list introduced in version 1.1.0.

Screenshots

A default WordPress media upload before title formatting.
A default WordPress media upload before title formatting.
The same workflow with Format Media Titles applying saved rules.
The same workflow with Format Media Titles applying saved rules.
Additional formatting controls available in SEO Media Manager.
Additional formatting controls available in SEO Media Manager.
SEO Media Manager batch processing for existing attachments.
SEO Media Manager batch processing for existing attachments.
SEO Media Manager account, documentation, and support links.
SEO Media Manager account, documentation, and support links.

Installation

  1. Install Format Media Titles from Plugins > Add New in WordPress.
  2. Activate the plugin.
  3. Open Settings > Format Media Titles.
  4. Choose the formatting rules and optional metadata fields.
  5. Upload a new media item to apply the saved rules.

FAQ

Does this rename the original file?

No. It updates WordPress attachment metadata and leaves the uploaded file unchanged.

Can it process media already in my library?

The free plugin processes new uploads. SEO Media Manager adds safe batch processing for selected items or the complete existing library.

How do uppercase words work?

Enter comma-separated words such as SEO, PDF, UK. After the normal capitalization rule runs, matching whole words are restored to uppercase. Partial matches inside longer words are not changed.

What happens to my settings when I update?

Existing settings are retained. The new uppercase-word list starts empty until you add words.

Reviews

Save a lot of time

Desembre 2, 2018 1 reply
Before I found this plugin, I used to copy details from image title to other form. Few images no problem, bunch of images now that’s the problem. With this plugin I can skip that filling form thing and save a lot of time.

Useless – Does nothing on it’s own

Octubre 22, 2018 1 reply
While this plugin creates a nice formatted title, it is worthless without installing yet another plugin, that ads the title tag into your posts and pages. Wordpress has removed the title tag since version 3.5 (5 years ago). When I finally took the time to explain the issue to the developer, he added the feature to the PAID version, but not to the free version. He then offered me a 50% discount to buy my own ideas… If you don’t want to pay for having your image titles in your post, simply install the “Restore Image Title” plugin together with the free version and you’re all set.

Brilliant timesaver

Desembre 21, 2017 1 reply
This is one of my go-to plugins for all my sites, particularly image-heavy ones. Saves so much time and very simple to use.

Time-saver

Desembre 20, 2016 1 reply
I had been meaning to search for a plugin like this for a while. I was glad to find that it exists while preparing an article with dozens of images. It definitely saved me some time re-typing the title in a pretty way. The option to copy to ALT is handy too. Thanks for this, David.
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Contributors & Developers

“Format Media Titles” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

1.1.0 – 2026-08-11

  • Added a rule for keeping selected whole words such as SEO or PDF uppercase.
  • Modernized the settings screen and sanitized every saved field.
  • Added Unicode-aware capitalization with safe fallbacks.
  • Prevented empty titles and partial metadata updates when an attachment update fails.
  • Preserved the existing SEO Media Manager handover and settings schema.
  • Added automated unit, compatibility, packaging, and WordPress smoke tests.
  • Updated documentation and compatibility metadata for current WordPress releases.

1.0.0 – 2020-07-14

  • Updated compatibility for WordPress 5.4.2.

0.54

  • Updated the settings screen.

0.30

  • Fixed unexpected character removal during formatting.

0.26

  • Added optional caption and description output.

0.25

  • Added optional alternative-text output and translation support.

0.1

  • Initial release.

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4.8 out of 5 stars.

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