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Protect Uploads
v0.8.0
Protect your uploads directory. Prevent browsing, password-protect files, add watermarks, and discourage right-click copying.
by Protect Uploads · Website
directory listingpassword protectionprivate filessecuritywatermark
- Rank
- #913 24h 1 · 7d 2
- Est. installs
- 39,700 High confidence
- Total downloads
- 1.6M all time
- Rating
- 4.8 ★ 12 reviews
- Official installs
- 30,000+ public bucket
- Support threads
- 1 last 2 months
- Support resolved
- 0% of threads
- Tested up to
- WP 7.1.3 compatibility
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Maintenance & compatibility
16 days ago
Last release
- Version
- 0.8.0
- Requires WP
- 5.0
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- On WP.org since
- 2015
About Protect Uploads
Protect Uploads is a WordPress plugin by Protect Uploads, first published on WordPress.org in 2015. It has 30,000+ active installations and 1,606,157 downloads in total, and ranks #913 in the WordPress.org plugin directory. Over the past week it climbed 2 places. Users rate it 4.8 out of 5 across 12 reviews. Version 0.8.0 was released 16 days ago, so the plugin is actively maintained. It is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3 and requires WordPress 5.0 and PHP 7.4 or later. In the last two months, 0 of 1 support thread was marked resolved (0%). It is listed under directory listing, password protection, private files, security and watermark. Plugins with a similar focus include Kadence Security, Blackhole for Bad Bots and Easy Watermark.
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