Selective Image Guard

Selective Image Guard is a lightweight WordPress plugin that adds multiple layers of protection to your website’s images. It’s ideal for photographers, designers, and content creators who want to deter theft and unauthorized use of their visual content.

Key Features

• Desktop Screenshot Prevention: Applies a blur filter to protected images when specific keyboard shortcuts for screenshots are detected. This is a deterrent, not a foolproof solution.
• Print Protection: Blurs protected images when a user attempts to print the page.
• Selective Protection: You control which images are protected. The plugin only affects images you mark as protected in the media library.

How It Works

1. Navigate to your media library and select the image you want to protect.
2. Check the “Protect this image” option.
3. The plugin will automatically apply front-end protections to the selected image to help prevent unauthorized access.

Free Features

The free version gives you solid protection against common image theft techniques:

• DevTools Detection – Prevents users from opening browser developer tools to inspect and steal images.
• JavaScript Disabling Detection – Detects when JavaScript is disabled, ensuring protections remain active.
• Desktop Screenshot Prevention – Blocks most attempts to capture screenshots of your images on desktop.
• Print Protection – Prevents printing of protected images directly from the browser.

PRO Features

The PRO version unlocks advanced and flexible controls for complete image protection:

• Bulk Protection – Quickly apply protection to all images across your website with a single setting.
• Featured Images Protection – Protects your WordPress featured images from theft.
• Protection by Post Type – Apply image protection only where you need it (e.g., posts, pages, custom post types).
• WooCommerce Product Galleries – Keep your product images safe and protect your online shop from unauthorized copying.
• Watermark – Automatically add a customizable watermark to your images for extra security.
• Premium Support – Get direct, priority support from the plugin author.

Don’t understimate the value of a deterrent.

This plugin provides a deterrent, not a foolproof solution. No client-side technique can offer 100% protection against a determined attacker.
But don’t underestimate the value of a deterrent.

Think about the methods used to keep mosquitoes away. Even if they don’t work 100%, would you rather be surrounded by hundreds of mosquitoes or just a couple? That’s the idea of a deterrent.

Examples of Use

Here are several examples where you would want to display an image on a site but discourage people from sharing it:

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