DMCA Website Protection Badge
by NewClarity · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
The DMCA Protection plugin for WordPress lets you install protection badges on your site in order to deter content thieves and protect your content
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Health
B 82/100
no flags
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+69%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “copyright” and “protection” for “website protection” and “copyright protection”. “copyright” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “website protection” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “protection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “copyright protection” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 58 average across 25,752 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 153.3K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2023-09-13Early reviewers liked the badge setup and called it easy, while the recent ones report plugin conflicts, a broken editor, a version number stuck at 0.0, and authentication that still doesn't work.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 31 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.2★ over 19 reviews, smoothed to 3.85★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dmca your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| takedown your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| badge your tag | #8 | #19 | down 1 |
| website badge | #3 | #19 | 0 |
| install badge | #3 | #14 | up 1 |
| website protection | #9 | #21 | up 1 |
| new badge | #4 | #15 | up 1 |
| copyright protection | #11 | #18 | down 4 |
| custom badge | #7 | #20 | 0 |
| badges | #19 | #22 | down 4 |
| custom badges | #23 | #22 | down 2 |
| copyright your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 11 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “copyright” and “protection” for “website protection” and “copyright protection”. “copyright” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “website protection” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “protection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “copyright protection” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.1K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v2.3.1 · 1 Oct 2026
20
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 23 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ vanessa62973.1y ago
The plugin was easy to install and set up but It had conflicts with other plugins i was using. I noticed that it altered my editor removing featured images, categories and tags listings. I don’t know if this was a one off but if this wasn’t the issue i would keep using it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ PhiladelphiaDANCE4.3y ago
Your plugin is constantly appearing as needing an update as it keeps installing as version 0.0 So either you have done absolutely no work on this plugins development or you have simply failed to include a version number update.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous5.3y ago
DMCA.com doesn’t seem to fix this official plugin, this is not a good thing. This topic was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by Alex Lion (阿力獅).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Uğurcan ÇETİN5.4y ago
Yaptığı güzel, Ancak Çok hatalı. Örneğin sitemde JetPack için olan erişimi bozdu. Nasıl derseniz, Sağ tık engellemesi için tüm sayfalara javascript kodu ekliyor. ve bu xmlrpc.php dosyasında ki olması gereken tek kodun yanına olmaması gereken bir kod daha ekliyor bu yüzden jetpack erişimi bozuluyor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amreos5.9y ago
Great plugin , make it easy .
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rosdi ab latiff6.6y ago
personal program system,organization identity
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpericux6.6y ago
I really like this plugin for it’s unique idea and working as the way it should. But I am badly need some improvements. Currently this plugin only works with Posts and Pages. But I wanted to have it working with all post type specially WooCommerce product and event post type. I am using Events calendar plugin where events frontend should be controlled with this plugin. I think many other users will agree with this, so if there is a way to select some post type admin wanted to work, it would be fantastic. I am waiting for author’s reply on this point. But still this is good.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Farhad Ali6.6y ago
Thank you so much for awesome plugin! This plugin help me lot to protect my website content. Highly recommended 🙂 Cheers! This topic was modified 6 years, 4 months ago by Farhad Ali.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.3.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The DMCA Protection plugin for WordPress lets you install protection badges on your site in order to deter..."
- ✓ 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 Never says who the plugin is for or 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 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 796 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "copyright", "takedown" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-30 2K+ → 1K+ down after 237 days in tier
- 2024-04-07 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1515 days in tier
- 2020-02-13 4K+ → 3K+ down after 147 days in tier
- 2019-09-19 3K+ → 4K+ up after 814 days in tier
- 2017-06-27 2K+ → 3K+ 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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WP Content Copy Protection 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP-Copyright-Protection 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
Wxs Text Watermarking 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - D DMCA WaterMarker 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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PixGuard Scanner 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - C Copyright Protected — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/dmca-badge" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="DMCA Website Protection Badge — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> DMCA Website Protection Badge: 1K+ active installs, 3.2★ (19 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/dmca-badge
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