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title: "How to Stop Image Download and Save in WordPress?"
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# How to Stop Image Download and Save in WordPress?

## Key Takeaways

- Nexter Extension’s Content Protection feature stops image download and save in WordPress by disabling right-click, drag-and-drop, and common keyboard shortcuts.
- Content Protection includes Protections toggles for Disable Right Click, Disable Drag/Drop, Disable Dev’s Tools Hot Keys, Disable Ctrl+U/CMD+U, and Disable F12.
- Who Can Access lets specific user roles be excluded from the restrictions, so administrators or editors can keep right-click access while other visitors are blocked.

Are your website images accessible for anyone to right-click and save? Unauthorized downloads of your brand visuals, product photos, or original illustrations can allow others to use your work without permission.

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

**Best Used For:**

- Photography and portfolio sites protecting original images from unauthorized download

- WooCommerce stores preventing product image theft

- Design agencies and digital artists protecting branded visual assets

Nexter Extension’s Content Protection feature lets you stop image download and save in WordPress by disabling right-click, drag-and-drop, and common keyboard shortcuts.

To set this up, follow these steps:

Go to **Nexter** → **Extensions** → **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 and turn on the toggles for **Disable Right Click**, **Disable Drag/Drop**, **Disable Dev’s Tools Hot Keys**, **Disable Ctrl+U/CMD+U**, and **Disable F12**. These settings block the most common methods visitors use to save or download images from a page.

From the **Who Can Access** section, you can exclude specific user roles from the above restrictions. Use this when you want administrators or editors to retain right-click access while all other visitors are blocked.

Then click the **Save** button.

Also check: [How to Prevent Video Download in WordPress](https://nexterwp.com/docs/prevent-video-download-in-wordpress/).