Add Link to Copied Text
by Amit Sonkhiya · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 3.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add a link to the page/website when users copy and paste text from your website or prevent users from copying content.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+54%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “content”, “copied” and “copy” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 58 average across 25,764 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 15.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2022-01-23Reviewers say it does exactly what it promises, adding a source link to copied text, and the newer reviews are happy where a couple of older ones complained it broke their theme's spacing or layout.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2153 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2153 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| content your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| copied your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| copy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| copyright your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| website your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “content”, “copied” and “copy” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 241 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
5.9y ago
latest release · v2.0 · 10 Dec 2020
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago and the previous band took 4.8 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 2K.
Install history since 1 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ branhampaul4.8y ago
I downloaded and have been using this plugin, it works fine as expected. This plugin is great for adding source link whenever a user copies text from my website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ apsheronskworking7.2y ago
Доброго времени суток, Плагин хороший, мне понравился! У меня есть несколько идей: 1. Возможность исключать действия плагина для определённой группы пользователей (Администратор, Редактор, …) и/или автора поста. 2. Ограничить на объем скопированного: по символам (50, 100, 200, …), по абзацам (1, 2, 3, …). P.S. конечно эта идея сложна и принципе бесполезна, но не предложить я не могу 😉 В скопированном тексте плагин добавляет/меняет местами буквы и/или добавляет/меняет местами слова.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 温唯7.3y ago
這真是太棒了，任何人想要複製我的文章，結果貼上之後卻只看得到我的文章標題與網址。這個外掛能夠保護我的文章不容易被複製，任何人想要得到我的文字，只能憑藉螢幕截圖或者是自己打字。 這是一個能夠避免文章被複製貼上的外掛！ 希望這個外掛的安全性無虞，因為我發現最近一次更新是五個月前…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous7.4y ago
It is very helpful and useful! I have tried two similar plugins! This one is simple, while another one can let you see what posts or content have been copied. Both plugins are good.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ no7.5y ago
This plugin easily deserves 5 star rating, works as advertised and better.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bdonmez11.6y ago
Good job. Silent and Perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ macdonjo11.8y ago
This does not work. It adds text at the top of my site instead
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.0y ago
Good idea and wanted to use it, but it changed all the spacing on my template. Not worth the effort to figure out how to fix my template so I reluctantly had to delete this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add a link to the page/website when users copy and paste text from your website or prevent users from copyi..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,221 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "copyright" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-17 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1765 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 1K+ → 2K+ up after 370 days in tier
- 2020-08-12 700+ → 1K+ up after 969 days in tier
- 2017-12-17 400+ → 700+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Starter Sites 900+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Copyrighted Post 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
Yoast Duplicate Post 3M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
One Click Demo Import 1M+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A - D Duplicate Menu 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
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