Why This Is Useful Shopify doesn’t allow filename edits after upload, leaving merchants stuck with “IMG_4567.jpg”–type files that hurt SEO and clutter the media library. The only current workaround is deleting and re-uploading every image manually, which is slow, messy, and not scalable for stores with multi-image products or larger catalogs. Who Would Benefit Any Shopify merchant focused on SEO, product discovery, and clean media management — especially those with visually driven products that require multiple images per listing (jewelry, apparel, beauty, home décor, etc.). How It Should Work Seller selects multiple existing product images. Seller applies a base naming template, for example: {product_title}-{material}-{brand} → creates a shared base name like: Bri-Necklace-Pearl-StandingO Vela bulk-renames all selected images using that base name. Each image then has an additional open field where the seller can enter a differentiator (e.g., “side-view”, “model”, “detail”). Final filenames become fully structured, such as: Bri-Necklace-Pearl-StandingO-side-view.jpg Bri-Necklace-Pearl-StandingO-model.jpg Bri-Necklace-Pearl-StandingO-detail.jpg Vela replaces the existing files while preserving listing structure, alt text, SEO, and image order. Optional: Vela can handle Shopify’s random suffix issue automatically.
