What does Protect Uploads do?

Protect Uploads focuses on preventing unauthorized access and downloads from WordPress uploads directories. It is catalogued under Security & compliance platforms on PulseGate.

Who is Protect Uploads for?

Protect Uploads is a B2B2C product built for wordPress site owners.

Does Protect Uploads have a free plan?

Yes — Protect Uploads is free to use.

What platforms does Protect Uploads run on?

Protect Uploads runs on the web.

Is Protect Uploads still active?

Unverified. Protect Uploads has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Protect Uploads?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include WP Protect Content, Cloud Uploads Pro, and Restrict WP Upload Type.

Who develops Protect Uploads?

Protect Uploads is developed by Protect Uploads.

How long has Protect Uploads been around?

Protect Uploads first shipped in 2015.

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Protect Uploads

Name: Protect Uploads
Author: Protect Uploads

wordpress.orgSecurity & compliance platforms

Protect Uploads is a WordPress plugin that secures the uploads directory by preventing directory browsing, adding watermarks to images, disabling right-click, and enabling password protection for files. It helps site owners safeguard their media content and monitor security status via Site Health checks. Ideal for WordPress administrators seeking to protect their site's media assets.

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Overview

5 features

In the Security & compliance platforms space, Protect Uploads takes a focused approach. It focuses on preventing unauthorized access and downloads from WordPress uploads directories. Protect Uploads is a B2B2C product aimed at wordPress site owners. It is available for free. Protect Uploads is available on the web.

Protect Uploads builds and maintains Protect Uploads, and it first shipped in 2015. Key capabilities include directory protection, watermarking, and disable right-click. The interface is available in English and Irish.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Directory protection
Watermarking
Disable right-click
Password protection
Site Health checks

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserCloud-managed

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

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Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed26 Jun · 11:53 UTC
Listing verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Protect Uploads

What does Protect Uploads do?: Protect Uploads focuses on preventing unauthorized access and downloads from WordPress uploads directories. It is catalogued under Security & compliance platforms on PulseGate.
Who is Protect Uploads for?: Protect Uploads is a B2B2C product built for wordPress site owners.
Does Protect Uploads have a free plan?: Yes — Protect Uploads is free to use.
What platforms does Protect Uploads run on?: Protect Uploads runs on the web.
Is Protect Uploads still active?: Unverified. Protect Uploads has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Protect Uploads?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include WP Protect Content, Cloud Uploads Pro, and Restrict WP Upload Type.WP Protect Content Cloud Uploads Pro Restrict WP Upload Type
Who develops Protect Uploads?: Protect Uploads is developed by Protect Uploads.
How long has Protect Uploads been around?: Protect Uploads first shipped in 2015.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Languages: English, Irish
Built for: WordPress site owners
Model: B2B2C
Solves: Preventing unauthorized access and downloads from WordPress uploads directories.

Registered as

WordPress.org: protect-uploads

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 95.6
Indexed: 26 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 26 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: protect-uploads-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 26 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/protect-uploads

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