Title: [Plugin: Front End Upload] Changes File Name
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Front End Upload] Changes File Name

 *  Resolved [Adam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/panhead/)
 * (@panhead)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-front-end-upload-changes-file-name/)
 * Why does FEU change the file name of uploaded files? Would prefer if the original
   file name was kept. Great plugin! Thanks!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/front-end-upload/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/front-end-upload/)

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 *  [dporchia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dporchia/)
 * (@dporchia)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-front-end-upload-changes-file-name/#post-2551622)
 * Its in the front-end-upload.php file, go to line 720 and match this line:
 * unique_names : false
 *  Thread Starter [Adam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/panhead/)
 * (@panhead)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-front-end-upload-changes-file-name/#post-2551626)
 * Thanks, dporchia. Would this be something I could place in my functions.php file?
   I’d prefer not to have to remember to update this change in the plugin should
   an update become available, which would probably overwrite this file.
 *  Plugin Contributor [Jon Christopher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jchristopher/)
 * (@jchristopher)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-front-end-upload-changes-file-name/#post-2551651)
 * Hey guys, version 0.5 includes this setting by default and it will remain as 
   false from here on out.
 *  Thread Starter [Adam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/panhead/)
 * (@panhead)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-front-end-upload-changes-file-name/#post-2551652)
 * Thanks, Jonathan! Much appreciated! 🙂
 *  Plugin Contributor [Jon Christopher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jchristopher/)
 * (@jchristopher)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-front-end-upload-changes-file-name/#post-2551667)
 * Just marking this as resolved.

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 * Last reply from: [Jon Christopher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jchristopher/)
 * Last activity: [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-front-end-upload-changes-file-name/#post-2551667)
 * Status: resolved