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apply_filters( 'sanitize_file_name_chars', string[] $special_chars, string $filename_raw )

Since
2.8.0
Filters the list of characters to remove from a filename.

Compatibility

WordPress
since 2.8.0
  • 6.7.7
  • 6.8.8
  • 6.9.7
  • 7.0.4
  • 7.1.0

Present in every tracked release (6.7.7 to 7.1.0).

Parameters

$special_charsstring[]
Array of characters to remove.
$filename_rawstring
The original filename to be sanitized.

Where this hook fires · 1

  • wp-includes/formatting.php:2066sanitize_file_name()

Source code

	 *	 * @since 2.8.0	 *	 * @param string[] $special_chars Array of characters to remove.	 * @param string   $filename_raw  The original filename to be sanitized.	 */	$special_chars = apply_filters( 'sanitize_file_name_chars', $special_chars, $filename_raw ); 	$filename = str_replace( $special_chars, '', $filename );	$filename = str_replace( array( '%20', '+' ), '-', $filename );	$filename = preg_replace( '/\.{2,}/', '.', $filename );	$filename = preg_replace( '/[\r\n\t -]+/', '-', $filename );	$filename = trim( $filename, '.-_' );

Changelog

Introduced in 2.8.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

  1. 6.7.7
  2. 6.8.8
  3. 6.9.7
  4. 7.0.4
  5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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