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title: "How to Disable Find (Ctrl +F/ Ctrl + G) on WordPress website?"
url: https://nexterwp.com/docs/disable-find-on-wordpress-website/
date: 2023-02-24
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# How to Disable Find (Ctrl +F/ Ctrl + G) on WordPress website?

## Key Takeaways

- Nexter Extension Content Protection lets site owners turn off common keys like Ctrl + F and Ctrl + G on a WordPress website.
- Nexter > Extensions > Security is the Dashboard path to the Content Protection section, where the toggle is enabled and the gear icon opens the settings.
- Disable Search Hot Keys appears in the Protections tab, and Who Can Access lets users exclude roles before clicking Save.

At times users might have assigned some common keys like Ctrl + F, which is a simple search shortcut key on the web, to other applications or games and you don’t want your users to coincide those hotkeys while using your website.

The Nexter Extension Content Protection feature gives you options to turn off such common keys, you can disable them based on your preferences.

To check the complete feature overview documentation of Content Protection feature, [click here](/docs/content-protection-for-wordpress-overview/).

To disable the Search or Find feature, follow the below steps:

From the Dashboard, go to **Nexter **>** Extension**s > **Security**

Then go to the **Content Protection** section, enable the toggle, and click the gear icon (⚙).

![](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/enable-content-protection-new-1024x511.png)

In the popup, go to the **Protections** tab, turn on the **Disable Search Hot Keys** toggle.

From the **Who Can Access** section, you can exclude users by role from the above rules.

Then click the **Save** button.

![disable search](https://nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/disable-search-new.png)

Also, check [How to disable Browser Inspect Element on WordPress Website](https://nexterwp.com/docs/disable-browser-inspect-element-on-wordpress-website/).