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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Copy Protection

14 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Copy Protection

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for copy protection comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 14 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 14 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click Best overall 89/100
  2. 2. Prevent Direct Access 85/100
  3. 3. Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 83/100
  4. 4. WP Content Copy Protection with Color Design 82/100
  5. 5. Right Click Ban 77/100
  6. 6. CopyProof Website 76/100
  7. 7. No Right Click, Content Copy Protection, Disable Right Click... 69/100
  8. 8. SafeGuard Media Protection 68/100
  9. 9. Content Copy Protection & Disable Right Click 55/100
  10. 10. Disable Right Click and Content Copy Protection 49/100
  11. 11. WP Content Copy Protection 47/100
  12. 12. Website Copy Protection 47/100
  13. 13. Mechanic 46/100
  14. 14. TG Copy Protection 45/100
2 Prevent Direct Access
Free by WP Folio Team

Prevent Direct Access

A simple way to prevent search engines and the public from indexing and accessing your files without complex user authentication.

4.7★
from 295 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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5 Right Click Ban
Free by A WP Life

Right Click Ban

Disable right click to protect your content. Blocks text copying, image dragging, keyboard shortcuts, F12 and developer tools access.

4.3★
from 7 ratings
200+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
77

WPScore

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11 WP Content Copy Protection
Free by tychesoftwares

WP Content Copy Protection

WP Content Copy Protection uses aggressive techniques in protecting your online content (text/source/images/video/audio) from being stolen.

3.5★
from 163 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2023
Tested to
WP 6.2.11
47

WPScore

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12 Website Copy Protection
Free by iamanupammaity

Website Copy Protection

Website Copy Protection prevents will protect the content of you website. On activating this plugin, copying the text, image, source code, taking prin …

5★
from 10 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Jul 2017
Tested to
WP 4.8.30
47

WPScore

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13 Mechanic
Free by Bali Mechanic Media

Mechanic

Mechanic - No Right Click previously BMT - No Right Click is a tiny plugin to not allowed right click, CTRL A, CTRL C, CTRL S, CTRL U, CTRL P and F12 …

4.2★
from 5 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Sep 2020
Tested to
WP 5.5.20
46

WPScore

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14 TG Copy Protection
Free by Ashok Dhamija

TG Copy Protection

Copy protect contents by disabling mouse and keyboard commands, or by emptying copied text, or show copyright text with copied text, and more.

4.2★
from 13 ratings
100+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2015
Tested to
WP 4.2.39
45

WPScore

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