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Developer Tools Blocker

by SwiftNinjaPro · WordPress.org page · Website

v3.2.1 Tested up to WP 5.8.15 PHP 5.2.4+

Developer Tools Blocker has 400+ active installs on WordPress.org and 15,420 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on November 9, 2022, tested up to WordPress 5.8.15.

Developer Tools Blocker at a glance

Active installs
400+
Total downloads
15,420
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 Developer Tools Blocker well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Behind
tested up to WordPress 5.8.15, not yet with the current 7.1
One-star reviews
13%
2 of 15 reviews on WordPress.org

Developer Tools Blocker reviews and ratings

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

All reviews
4.2 out of 5

15 reviews

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  • if you want to ruin your SEO, then use it!

    After a few months, I regularly got an alert from my Google search console that the pages were not crawlable.I checked everything but the problem persists…until deactivated this amazing plugin!

    themasterclass

  • Muy buen Plugin

    Hola, el plugin funciona de maravilla, las únicas dudas que tengo son: 1. ¿Por qué el plugin no me da las métricas de Page Speed en versión Escritorio? 2. ¿El Plugin deja entrar a todos los motores de búsqueda para no perjudicar al SEO? Si el posicionamiento web, funciona de correctamente, entonces el plugin se merece un 10 de puntuación. Con este plugin dificualtas varias cosas a personas con malas intenciones. Espero que el desarrollador Swift pueda responder a mis dudas y también sacar una actualización con mejoras, un cordial saludo y muchísimas gracias por trabajar en un plugin como este, saludos.

    rottwail

  • Just one word A M A Z I N G !!!!

    Just one word A M A Z I N G !!!! This plugin works perfectly! I love it! very simple and effective! stop those who try to hack your website! it's fantastic!

    rolarseo

  • It works

    This plugin just does what is promises. After disabling the right click for my website, the only thing to fix is developer tools. And this simply fixes the issue by redirecting to a 404 page and thus your wp-content exposure is limited to only basic items.

    Tilakpranesh

  • This plugin is really good, but not working for IOS mobile devices.

    This plugin is really good, but not working for IOS mobile devices... Because it's automatically redirecting to 404 page from IOS mobile devices. Please fix for IOS mobile user. I'm deactivating the plugin now because of not working in my iPhone. It's redirecting to 404 page automatically. But it's fine on android devices.

    Mahinur Khan

  • Amazing until no more

    08/2021 - Update 3.0 resolved this issue, amazing plug in Original Review: This is amazing tool, for no expert users works great, the thing is I was able to break this "protection" in a very easy way: 1.- Open developer tools in firefox or chrome (of course the plug in re direct the user to the 404 error page), perfect! until... 2.- Press the "back" button in the internet browser, then it go back to the previous page with all developer tools open (developer tools do not close en back) so then the plug in do not redirect again to the 404 page, it stay in the original page with all the code and developer tools available, I hope you guys can correct this because is an amazing tool. thank you

    DesignsnMore

Details

This plugin blocks non-admin users from using inspect element, while still allowing access those with manage_options permission.

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

Tags

  • block
  • browser
  • console
  • element
  • inspect

More from SwiftNinjaPro

Version
3.2.1
Last updated
Nov 9, 2022
First published
Feb 16, 2019
Requires WordPress
3.0.1
Tested up to
5.8.15
Requires PHP
5.2.4
Pricing
Free on WordPress.org

Developer Tools Blocker FAQ

How many active installs does Developer Tools Blocker have?

WordPress.org reports 400+ active installs for Developer Tools Blocker as of September 7, 2026.

Is Developer Tools Blocker still maintained?

The last release was on November 9, 2022, more than a year ago. WordPress.org shows a warning on plugins that go this long without an update.

Is Developer Tools Blocker free?

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