WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Rename media file

auxclass on "Rename media file"

auxclass — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:47:08 +0000

I never link directly to a file - I always put the file in a Post or Page and send the link to the Page or Post - that way when I need to update a file I just upload a new file and give it a new name (so that visitors can keep things straight on their PC) and change the link.

I have also been known to put a note about the file being updated as of xxxxx date.

airodyssey on "Rename media file"

airodyssey — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 02:42:35 +0000

Hi. To my knowledge, due to the way WordPress.com works, you cannot rename a file once it's uploaded or replace an old file with a new one while keeping the same filename. Or maybe there is a way but it's not so easy.

programmingpraxis on "Rename media file"

programmingpraxis — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:15:09 +0000

I have a pdf file that I have uploaded in Media. The file has some errors so I need to replace it. I permanently deleted the file and uploaded the corrected version, but it is named differently than the original; if the original version was file.pdf the corrected version is file1.pdf. I want the file to be named file.pdf, so that anyone who has already linked to the file will get the corrected version instead of a "missing file" message. How can I change the filename?