CopySafe PDF Protection – Copy Protect PDF
by ArtistScope · Security
Also makes 7 other plugins · 1.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display copy protected PDF documents on WordPress pages and posts.
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Health
B 83/100
no flags
Active installs
300+
≈400 estimated
Momentum
+20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “pdf security” and “prevent copy” for “copy protected” and “copy protect”. “pdf security” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “copy protected” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “prevent copy” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “copy protect” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 38.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,059 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.
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 15 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.9★ over 14 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
14%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdf protection your tag | #2 | #3 | up 1 |
| copy protect pdf your tag | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| protect pdf | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| secure pdf your tag | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| copy protected | #7 | #15 | 0 |
| copy protect | #9 | #16 | 0 |
| prevent copy your tag | #12 | #16 | 0 |
| copy | #24 | #18 | 0 |
| pdf security your tag | #24 | #21 | — |
| copy protection | #17 | #19 | down 2 |
| copy id | #16 | #18 | down 2 |
| copy protect web page | #16 | #22 | up 1 |
| wordpress copy protect | #23 | #22 | — |
34 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 21 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “pdf security” and “prevent copy” for “copy protected” and “copy protect”. “pdf security” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “copy protected” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “prevent copy” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “copy protect” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “prevent copy”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 663 · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 38% 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band today and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Salami A.I4.5y ago
Hello there, am testing out your CopySafe PDF plugin, but every PDF file(.class file) I added to the web page shows as an image. Kindly help to resolve this issue because am considering purchasing the licensed version. Thanks in anticipation of your quick response.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wallumb4.9y ago
The options and control over documents and users via Copysafe DRM is second to none.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ carolina6.1y ago
Not compatible with Gutenberg Editor, not even shortcode example for copy/paste provided. This topic was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by carolina.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jacknoah6.7y ago
Love to Use Your Software, Thanks for your amazing Software !!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roxannerafiepour6.8y ago
Great Plugin to protect PDF and also easy to use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ravibhartiya6.8y ago
Hello, I download this app and install on my computer and found one of the best pdf copy protection software. Not only this app provide the most secure copy protection for PDF but they have provided a simple to use plugin for us WordPress users for FREE!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dd-hack-n-slash11.3y ago
I seriously gave ArtistScope the benefit of the doubt after seeing negative reviews on the CopySafe PDF. I read the documentation, read the support pages for similar issues I have been having, and could not get this plugin working for the life of me. Don’t get me wrong, ArtistScope has the right idea and I believe ~$300 is a hell of a lot better than paying upwards to thousands of dollars for insecure enterprise software. It just doesn’t work for me and the organization I work for. If you feel you would like to give this plug-in a shot despite all of the reviews, please read the documentation (should it help). Maybe you’ll have better luck than I did.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jakiir11.6y ago
Error! Upload directory is not writable This plugin give above error. I can not solve this.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display copy protected PDF documents on WordPress pages and posts."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("ideal for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,354 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("pdf protection", "pdf security", "prevent copy", "secure pdf" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-30 300+ → 400+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2026-10-13 400+ → 300+ down after 44 days in tier
- 2026-08-30 300+ → 400+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 400+ → 300+ down after 479 days in tier
- 2025-04-15 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-14 400+ → 500+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-03-28 500+ → 400+ down 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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WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Protect Content 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
CopySafe Web Protection – Copy Protect Images 800+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag A -
Disable Right Click RB – Content Copy Protection, Prevent Copy & No Right Click 600+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
CopyProof Website 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Website Copy Protection 100+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag D
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