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Prevent Content Theft [Disable Right Click]
Prevent Content Theft [Disable Right Click] is the most popular WordPress plugin to avoid content theft with 3,000+ active installs
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Prevent Content Theft [Disable… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 900+ sites, is rated 3.5/5 and was last updated 7 years ago, and scores 33/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (900+ active installs)
- No update in 6 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.3 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Prevent Content Theft [Disa… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| avoid content theft | #20 |
| avoid right click | >100 |
| disable right click | >100 |
| no right click | >100 |
| prevent right click | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 from 13 reviews
About Prevent Content Theft [Disable Right Cl…
From the official readme · v2.1Description
Prevent Content Theft [Disable Right Click] is the most popular WordPress plugin to avoid content theft with 3,000+ active installs
Prevent Content Theft Lite [Disable Right Click] plugin prevents right click menu on your WordPress website and blog which avoids copying website content and source code up to some extent.
Are you worried about content theft? Try Prevent Content Theft WordPress plugin, this plugin helps to avoid content theft by disabling the right click context menu.
Upgrade to Prevent Content Theft PRO version and get the following features
- Uses beautiful alert box to show the disable message which automatically hides after few seconds
- Disable Cut/Copy Shortcut Keys
- Disable Save Shortcut Key
- Disable Text/Image Selection
- Disable Image Drag-n-Drop
- Exclude Pages option to allow right click on the pages you want
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Credits
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Installation
Extract the zip file and just drop the contents in the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation and then activate the Plugin from Plugins page.
Changelog
2.1
- Bugfix: A javascript bug fixed which was causing error on some websites
2.0
- A complete makeover
- Re-coded the plugin to decrease the size and requests (now the plugin size is around 6kb)
- Added new popup modal (removed jQuery UI dialog box)
1.4
- Compatible with WordPress 4.7
- Added activation notice
1.3
- Disable Right Click WordPress plugin is now renamed as Prevent Content Theft
- Fixed 404 errors for images [Thanks to John]
- Compatible with WordPress 4.6.1
- Minor bug fixes and enhancements
- Prevent Content Theft is now available in PRO version which offers more features
1.2
- Avoid cut (ctrl+x) and copy (ctrl+c) keys
- Now you can exclude multiple pages with tweaking the code if you are familiar with PHP
1.1
- UI enhancements
- Re-coded from the ground with OOP
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FAQ
Prevent Content Theft [Disable Righ…: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 11, 2026
Is Prevent Content Theft [Disable… free?
Yes. Prevent Content Theft [Disable… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Prevent Content Theft [Disable… safe to use in 2026?
Prevent Content Theft [Disable… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 900+ sites, is rated 3.5/5 and was last updated 7 years ago, and scores 33/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Prevent Content Theft [Disable…?
Prevent Content Theft [Disable… is active on 900+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 54,518 times since it launched in September 2013. It was downloaded 147 times in the last 30 days.
Does Prevent Content Theft [Disable… work with WordPress 7.1?
Prevent Content Theft [Disable… is officially tested up to WordPress 5.3.26, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Prevent Content Theft [Disable… last updated?
The latest version, 2.1, was released on February 26, 2020 (7 years ago).
Who makes Prevent Content Theft [Disable…?
Prevent Content Theft [Disable… is developed and maintained by Shrinivas.
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