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CopySafe PDF Protection – Copy Protect PDF

by ArtistScope · Security

Also makes 6 other plugins · 1.4K+ installs across the portfolio →

Display copy protected PDF documents on WordPress pages and posts.

How scoring works →
83 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 72/100
Support 70/100

83 health vs 64 average across 997 Security plugins

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.

92 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 67/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+2% vs prior 30d
5Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

201

now · peak 663

20130d downloads · Aug 26

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

CopySafe PDF Protect · #10079 you WP Content Copy Prot · #315 WP Protect Content · #5924 CopySafe Web Protect · #7427

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

3.9Stars · Aug 26

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.

502per 1k installs · Aug 26

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v2.0 38%
v1.31 21%
v1.33 19%
v1.29 13%
v1.6 5.2%
v1.22 4.7%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

modeled estimate
400–500 ≈460

Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.

Install history · since 2015-09-19 · 1,391 observations

400Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Details

Version
2.0
Last updated
3mo ago
Added
2013-04-03 · 13 yrs old
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP

Recent reviews

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  1. Salami A.I
    4.3y 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.

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  2. wallumb
    4.8y ago

    The options and control over documents and users via Copysafe DRM is second to none.

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  3. carolina
    5.9y 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.

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  4. jacknoah
    6.5y ago

    Love to Use Your Software, Thanks for your amazing Software !!

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  5. roxannerafiepour
    6.6y ago

    Great Plugin to protect PDF and also easy to use

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  6. ravibhartiya
    6.6y 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!

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  7. dd-hack-n-slash
    11.1y 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.

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  8. jakiir
    11.5y ago

    Error! Upload directory is not writable This plugin give above error. I can not solve this.

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-08-30 300+ → 400+ up after 23 days in tier
  2. 2026-08-07 400+ → 300+ down after 479 days in tier
  3. 2025-04-15 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
  4. 2025-04-14 400+ → 500+ up after 17 days in tier
  5. 2025-03-28 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
  6. 2025-03-26 400+ → 500+ up after 7 days in tier
  7. 2025-03-19 500+ → 400+ down after 4 days in tier
  8. 2025-03-15 400+ → 500+ up after 6 days in tier

Competes with

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