SafeGuard Media Protection
by ArtistScope · Media
Also makes 7 other plugins · 1.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Secure copy protection for images, video and PDF. Prevent screenshots, screen capture and screen recording.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈190 estimated
Momentum
-37%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “copy protect”, “protect image” and “protect pdf” 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.
86 health vs 62 average across 3,286 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 4.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,320 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 43 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.18★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 21d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 21d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| safeguard | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| media protection | #3 | #9 | up 2 |
| screen recording | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| media capture | #5 | #11 | 0 |
| copy protection | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| watermark media | #12 | #17 | 0 |
| copy protect pdf | #22 | #18 | 0 |
| copy protect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| protect image your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| protect pdf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| protect video your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| watermark your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
16 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “copy protect”, “protect image” and “protect pdf” 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.
- Already on top for “safeguard”, “media protection” and “screen recording”. #1, #3 and #3 without listing them. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 13 Nov 2023 · 1,085 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 362 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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.
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 20 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Nov 2023
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Lagamanna Mirje1.5y ago
Perfect solution for preventing the media Protection from copy right
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ quangpro16101.5y ago
I used this plugin and it help full for protect a media. I like it!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kendo22.3y ago
Easy solution for adding copy protection for PDF and video that is safe from all capture and recording.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ballstream2.3y ago
I tried a lot of different “copy protect” plugins but this one really works. In fact it was the only solution that I found that actually protects from printscreen, capture and recording.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ digitalentertainment2.9y ago
Finally a real copy protection solution that I can use without having to use a dedicated server or VPS.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
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 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Secure copy protection for images, video and PDF. Prevent screenshots, screen capture and screen recording."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,810 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "protect pdf", "protect video" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-03-25 90+ → 100+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-03-22 100+ → 90+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-03-18 90+ → 100+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-03-01 80+ → 90+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2025-02-08 70+ → 80+ up after 10 days in tier
- 2025-01-29 60+ → 70+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2025-01-10 50+ → 60+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2024-12-29 60+ → 50+ down after 4 days in tier
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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CopySafe Web Protection – Copy Protect Images 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Watermark 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Protect Uploads 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Easy Watermark 30K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
Product Watermark for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B - W WP Copy Protect 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
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