When I started the webshop I made the mistake of using underscores in my file names. I want to fix that by changing the underscores to a hyphen. I was hoping that I could export the filenames to a CSV, make the changes in a spreadsheet and import again. I am happy with my filenames, so I don’t want to use an app that composes filenames. Basically I want to do a good old “search and replace”.
Topic summary
A webshop owner wants to bulk rename files by replacing underscores with hyphens for SEO purposes.
Proposed approach:
- Export filenames to a CSV/spreadsheet
- Perform find-and-replace operations (underscores → hyphens)
- Re-import the modified filenames
Key constraint:
- The user is satisfied with current filenames and wants to avoid using dedicated file renaming applications
- Seeks a simple spreadsheet-based solution for bulk editing
The discussion appears to be seeking validation of this method or alternative suggestions for efficiently handling the filename conversion task.