# Allow to rename file names of uploaded images

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-to-rename-file-names-of-uploaded-images/25469>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [2월 21, 2015, 5:00오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-to-rename-file-names-of-uploaded-images/25469 "2015-02-21T05:00:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![meglio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/meglio/32/71444_2.png) [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\
**Post date:** [2월 21, 2015, 5:00오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-to-rename-file-names-of-uploaded-images/25469/1 "2015-02-21T05:00:36Z")

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After an image is uploaded, its name is shown when you mouse over:

![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/c/cc0cb61d078205321afd666935d9e673a1a8c924.png)

It doesn’t make a lot of sense for users nor for SEO.  
It would be good if moderators and post authors were able to **change that name after upload**.

NB. It doesn’t make a lot of sense to ask users to rename images before uploading because:

1. They often do screenshots and the file name is given to the screenshot automatically and copied to the clipboard.

2. The often just copy a URL to an existing image on the net and just insert it.

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