eDarpan: Website Protection
by Chris Hudson · Security
The most complete website protection plugin for WordPress. Block IPs, disable right-click, prevent copy-paste, block countries, stop spam comments, an …
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Health
B 78/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “disable right click” and “ip blocker” for “website protection” and “comment protection”. “disable right click” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “website protection” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ip blocker” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “comment protection” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
78 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 50.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,060 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security 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
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 173 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.07★ 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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
24%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| website protection | #10 | #23 | up 1 |
| content protection your tag | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| country blocker your tag | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| prevent content theft | #9 | #18 | up 1 |
| comment protection | #23 | #22 | down 2 |
| copy protection | #23 | #22 | down 2 |
| copy protection wordpress | #16 | #23 | down 1 |
| spam word blocker | #15 | #15 | 0 |
| disable right click your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ip blocker your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 27 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “disable right click” and “ip blocker” for “website protection” and “comment protection”. “disable right click” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “website protection” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ip blocker” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “comment protection” sits at #23 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 1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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
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
6mo ago
latest release · v11.1 · 12 May 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 10% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 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 9 Feb 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ TheBestDownloader12.0y ago
i remember at the beginning of this year i used to use right click on some content protected websites by using a google chrome plugin this kind of plugins are easy to break… the only thing people can do is trying to search google to find if someone stole their content and then trying to report them if possible or send them an email to delete content
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pokri12.1y ago
The plugin is perfect for my needs. I have installed this plugin on my all 4 websites to protect my content. Thanks to the developer team.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zarachrome12.4y ago
I use this plugin to prevent my images to be stolen. But I’ve seen that in Firefox, without any plugin, you can pick for the second time and when you get the alert message, you can see a checkbox that allows to override the security of your plugin and then you can download original linked images. Email send to support, but after 3 days, no answer. Do not buy Pro version. It does not work with Firefox and it is a waste of money.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ imbossok13.2y ago
I tried the free version of this plugin but needed to allow access to some pages so went for the upgrade and at first I couldn’t whitelist the pages I needed to so got onto support who were very helpful and it turns out it was my fault, so either way you have a good plugin but if you want to allow access to some pages go for the upgrade, see it working http://www.affordablewww.com
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pazzaglia13.5y ago
I tired several copy protection scripts, but they all disabled the right-click button and many of my readers rebelled. They like to right-click on a link and open several recipes in their browser tabs and the other copy protection scripts prevented that. BUT, it is very easy to get around this script. All you have to do is turn off JavaScript and you can copy from the website to your heart’s content. Oh well. Ciao, L
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "The most complete website protection plugin for WordPress. Block IPs, disable right-click, prevent copy-pas..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 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 Mentions Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 8 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,872 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ip blocker" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-08 300+ → 200+ down after 74 days in tier
- 2025-12-24 400+ → 300+ down after 129 days in tier
- 2025-08-17 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-15 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-08-13 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-12 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-08-09 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-08 400+ → 500+ up after 2 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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Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP-Copyright-Protection 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
CrowdSec 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Protect Content 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Country Access Blocker 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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