WP-Copyright-Protection
by Dave Ligthart · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 5.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple copyright protection for your images and text. No right click, no text selections, no screenshots. A very lean and clean plugin.
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Health
C 60/100
Stale
Active installs
5K+
≈5.5K estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “content protection” and “disable right click” for “copyright protection” and “ie6”. “content protection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “copyright protection” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “disable right click” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ie6” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
60 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 180.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 616 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 4.19★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 616 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.
26
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-1.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| copyright protection | #5 | #9 | down 1 |
| copyright your tag | #15 | #15 | down 8 |
| ie6 | #11 | #11 | 0 |
| content protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| disable right click your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| image protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| protection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “content protection” and “disable right click” for “copyright protection” and “ie6”. “content protection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “copyright protection” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “disable right click” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ie6” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “copyright”. Down 8 places since 2026-09-21, now #15. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.9K · 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
1.7y ago
latest release · v1.9 · 23 Feb 2025
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 54% 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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 53% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Pierluigi3.6y ago
Versione 6.1.1 funziona correttamente.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iand05.2y ago
All you have to do is install the plugin, activate it, and you’re done! This plugin does exactly what I was looking for. 100% satisfied
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ragrant06.3y ago
I installed and quickly tested this plugin. With the plugin activated and excluding no pages, I can still take screenshots using Ctl-Alt-PrtSc and paste the screenshot image into another program. So, I’ve uninstalled this plugin. If you can add the ability to prevent this, I will be happy to update the rating in my review. Another content protection plugin is able to block the screenshot capability in the browser (at least on desktops). I’m looking for a more lightweight plugin to replace the other content protection plugin, which is causing a warning message to appear in Google PageSpeed Insights – something about about dynamic scrolling being disabled. Hoping I can find one. *EDIT: updated to four stars as I realise a lot of people probably don’t need to disable printscreen copy functionality to protect their work. This topic was modified 6 years ago by ragrant0.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bastienchilloux6.6y ago
Impossible to access the personalization panel when the plugin is enabled. This topic was modified 6 years, 3 months ago by bastienchilloux.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ william7.1y ago
Après activation , le menu latéral gauche de Elementor n’apparaît plus pour editer les pages. after activation, the left menu of Elementor no longer appears to edit or modify pages
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sergeyua127.1y ago
Плагин простой, но работает. Спасибо!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ megasenko7.5y ago
Works great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hkey7.8y ago
High, this plugin dont function any more properly together with the WP software 5 and Grahene theme. If activated and going to the dashboard, the graphene settings are not available any more
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0 First version. 1.0
- — Version 1.1 Disable save image in iOS. Disable imagetoolbar in IE6. 1.1
- — Version 1.2 Unprotect pages. Disable copyright protection for logged in users. Added settings page. 1.2
- — Version 1.3 Prevent image save iOS. 1.3
- — Version 1.4 Fixed Firefox dropdown issue. 1.4
- — Version 1.5 Compatibility fixes 1.5
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2
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
0 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! 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 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 204 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("content-protection", "disable right click", "image protection" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-12 6K+ → 5K+ down after 288 days in tier
- 2025-07-28 7K+ → 6K+ down after 298 days in tier
- 2024-10-03 8K+ → 7K+ down after 180 days in tier
- 2024-04-06 9K+ → 8K+ down after 183 days in tier
- 2023-10-06 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-05 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-04 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1442 days in tier
- 2019-10-23 20K+ → 10K+ down after 747 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★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Content Copy Protection 10K+ installs · 3.5★ · 3 shared tags D - W WP Copy Content Protection 500+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D
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Right Click Ban – Disable Right Click & Content Copy Protection 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags A -
Disable Right Click & Content Copy Protection 80+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
ContentShield Lite 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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