Selective Image Guard | A deterrent for unauthorized downloads and scraping
Protect your images from unauthorized downloads and scraping.
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·70 active installs·Updated 3 months agoAs of April 2026, Selective Image Guard is a WordPress security plugin with 70 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Top alternative: Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware….
5/51 reviews
70active installs
1.1K+total downloads
1 yearsince 2025
Overview
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
- Navigate to your media library and select the image you want to protect.
- Check the “Protect this…
Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.9+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2.1.4
- Fixed: Screenshot protection not working with the Divi theme.
- Fixed: Resolved an issue causing a continuous page refresh in certain situations.
Contributors
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.