wp_handle_upload_prefilter WordPress Filter Hook

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When you upload Media from your WordPress admin dashboard, wp_handle_upload is called once for each file the user specified. wp_handle_upload_prefilter is an admin filter that is called by the wp_handle_upload function. The single parameter, $file, represent a single element of the $_FILES array. The wp_handle_upload_prefilter provides you with an opportunity to examine or alter the filename before the file is moved to its final location.

Using this, in conjunction with the upload_dir, you can dynamically determine which directory to upload to, based on the files you upload.

add_filter('wp_handle_upload_prefilter', 'custom_upload_filter' );

function custom_upload_filter( $file ) {
    $file['name'] = 'wordpress-is-awesome-' . $file['name'];
    return $file;
}