Hotlink Protection
The WordPress Automatic Image Hotlink Protection plugin is a single step script designed to stop others from stealing your images.
Hotlink Protection ranks #11,784 among WordPress.org plugins with 200+ active installations, is #1,219 of 6,314 in the Media category, a 1/5 rating from 5 reviews, and was last updated Aug 16, 2018. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.
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- Version
- trunk
- Last Updated
- Aug 16, 2018
- Requires WP
- 4.0.0+
- Tested Up To
- 4.9
- PHP Version
- N/A
- Author
- zuda
Support & Rating
- Rating
- ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 1
- Reviews
- 5
- Support Threads
- 0
- Resolved
- 0%
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TL;DR
AI summary of the plugin's readmeThis plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to prevent other websites from hotlinking their images. It solves this by automatically adding an .htaccess file that blocks external servers from linking directly to your image files.
- Adds .htaccess file automatically
- Blocks external image hotlinking
- Tests server compatibility before activation
- Removes .htaccess code on deactivation
- Works with primary domain only
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