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Photection — WordPress Security Plugin

Photection – Easy image protection for WordPress

by Colormelon · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.0.0 Tested up to WP 4.6.0

Photection has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 15,580 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 27, 2016, tested up to WordPress 4.6.0.

Photection at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
15,580
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Photection well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 4.6.0, not yet with the current 7.1

Photection reviews and ratings

3 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

3 reviews

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  • Simple and Effective!

    It works so fine, no crash, no errors. And so simple. Should be on your "usefull plug-in list" always.

    samican

  • Just as described! I like it!

    Leaves your site visitor with their context right click options except on your site images. Sweet!

    marcfuller

  • Works!

    Works like described and you can add a custom message that shows up when someone tries to right click on image

    darkansol

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Details

With this plugin you can disable right click on your images with a custom message!

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Rankings Photection competes in

Tags

  • disable right click
  • images
  • no right click
  • pictures
  • protection
Version
1.0.0
Last updated
Sep 27, 2016
First published
Sep 27, 2016
Requires WordPress
4.5.0
Tested up to
4.6.0
Requires PHP
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Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Photection FAQ

How many active installs does Photection have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Photection as of September 7, 2026.

Is Photection still maintained?

The last release was on September 27, 2016, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Photection free?

Photection is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.