TG Copy Protection
by Ashok Dhamija · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 230+ installs across the portfolio →
Copy protect contents by disabling mouse and keyboard commands, or by emptying copied text, or show copyright text with copied text, and more.
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Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈160 estimated
Momentum
+108%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “content protection”, “copy protect” and “copy protection” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 13.4K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4109 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4109 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 protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| copy protect your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| copy protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| copyright your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| duplicate 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 protection”, “copy protect” and “copy protection” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 91 · 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
11.3y ago
latest release · v1.0 · 1 Aug 2015
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 57% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Ashish Pal9.1y ago
I liked your plugin in and work perfectly on my system.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rihannab9.5y ago
There is no protection against saving.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ccsx9.7y ago
What a wonderful tool~~!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ freitesjose9.9y ago
Excellent PlugIn… Just what I was looking for to prevent access to the source code; I want to protect iframe code and the test I have performed using IE11, Edage, Opera and Chrome using this Plugin works smoothly… “Muchas gracias!”
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ssaron10.0y ago
best of the rest plugins for content protection
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ messman10.6y ago
This plugin is simply great! It also works great without any problem 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ green00710.6y ago
installed, activated. set options.. save. – nothing. easy copy and paste everything from my site. was trying to do that from other computer and another browser.. plugin is not working.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ irodayaak10.6y ago
Dear Mr Ashok Dhamija, I would like to express how I appreciate your work on this plugin. I have tried two other content copy protector plugins recently, both had many thousands of users. But, they did not do the job as well as this one. The problem was, that I have registration forms on my site. After switching on the plugins, I tried registration. It did not work. It was not possible to WRITE the @ sign in the registration field, nor copying the email address into it. So, they were a disappointment. But, YOUR plugin DOES allow both writing @ and pasting email addresses into the appropriate field. It works. Great job. I hope you are going on with developing other plugins or this one, it IS worth. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Copy protect contents by disabling mouse and keyboard commands, or by emptying copied text, or show copyrig..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); 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 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,777 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "content-protection", "duplicate" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-28 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-26 200+ → 100+ down after 349 days in tier
- 2025-06-11 300+ → 200+ down after 397 days in tier
- 2024-05-10 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-05-09 300+ → 400+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2024-05-03 400+ → 300+ down after 82 days in tier
- 2024-02-11 500+ → 400+ down after 1 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).
- W WP Copy Content Protection 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags D
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Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
CopyProof Website 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Content Copy Protection 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Content Copy Protection with Color Design 5K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP-Copyright-Protection 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
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