Best text selection plugins for WordPress
The most popular text selection plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Content Protection and Disable Right Click leads with 40+ active installs, ahead of Disable Text Selection (30+) and DesheeLabs Content Protection (fewer than 10). All 4 plugins tagged “text selection” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 text selection plugins
- 1.
Content Protection and Disable Right ClickThe most installed text selection plugin, with 40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 2.
Disable Text Selection30+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 3.
DesheeLabs Content ProtectionFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
Smart Content Protection ToolFewer than 10 active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
All 4 plugins tagged “text selection”

Content Protection and Disable Right Click
Down in the last 7 days:120#22,285by WP Copy Defender1 year ago
Protect your content and disable right click, copy paste, text selection, and view source with this SEO-friendly plugin.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Disable Text Selection
#24,568by Gulshan Kumar1 year ago
This plugin safeguards your valuable content by disabling text selection for regular users while allowing full access for administrators and editors.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

DesheeLabs Content Protection
#52,856by desheelabs7 months ago
A comprehensive content protection plugin to prevent copying, right-click, text selection, and image saving on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Smart Content Protection Tool
Down in the last 7 days:6,448#73,117by inventorx2 years ago
A simple plugin to disable text selection and prevent image dragging on your WordPress site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 1/day