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WP Protect Content

by WP-EXPERTS.IN · 1,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: maintained, last release 8 Jan 2026, 1 release in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4.

82/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for WP Protect Content
Ownership100
Maintenance50
Security100
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Quick answers

Is WP Protect Content still maintained?
Yes. Last release 8 Jan 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months. 8 Jan 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns WP Protect Content, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer india-web-developer since Nov 2016. 3 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WP Protect Content removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WP Protect Content safe?
No known vulnerabilities on record. 3 Nov 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WP Protect Content update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.8. No one-star spike after it. 8 Jan 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, 2 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
india-web-developer28 Nov 2016 to 8 Jan 2026, 50 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2016.

Maintenance

Last release
10 months ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
6.9 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
8.0 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WP Protect Content
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 8 Jan 2026. Tested up to 6.9, 2 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 4.0.

Rating distribution
5 star12
4 star0
3 star0
2 star0
1 star4

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Momentum

1,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for WP Protect Content
4 May 202637
11 May 202633
18 May 202644
25 May 202659
1 Jun 202650
8 Jun 202644
15 Jun 202647
22 Jun 202632
29 Jun 202635
6 Jul 202638
13 Jul 202649
20 Jul 202641
27 Jul 202664
3 Aug 202657
10 Aug 202652
17 Aug 202669
24 Aug 202647
31 Aug 202646
7 Sep 202657
14 Sep 202673
21 Sep 202665
28 Sep 202665
5 Oct 202666
12 Oct 202658
19 Oct 2026107
26 Oct 202698
2 Nov 202625

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 33% above the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.8
AuthorWP-EXPERTS.IN
Added28 Nov 2016
Last updated8 Jan 2026
Active installs1,000+
Requires WordPress6.0
Tested up to6.9.11
Requires PHP8.0
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Spam & Bot Protection
Tagscontent, prevent copy, content-protection, disable right click, content copy protection

Other plugins by this author: Protect WP Admin, WP Categories Widget, Custom Share Buttons with Floating Sidebar, Contact Form 7 Spam Killer, Menu Based Sidebar, WP Youtube Gallery, Sales Count Manager for WooCommerce, CSV Page Importer, WP Tracking Manager, WP Post Widget, WP Social Buttons, Login with OTP

Questions

Is WP Protect Content still maintained?

Yes. Last release 8 Jan 2026, 1 release in the last 24 months.

Who owns WP Protect Content, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer india-web-developer since Nov 2016.

Was WP Protect Content removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 3 Nov 2026.

Is WP Protect Content safe?

No known vulnerabilities on record.

Is the latest WP Protect Content update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.8. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 3 Nov 2026.Report a data issue