Is an easy way to protect text content?

Elements
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Wondering if there is an easy way to protect content?

In stacks I used a plugin (Defender I think?) that protected my text from being copied and pasted. The content could still be grabbed from the web inspector, but it was a good initial deterrent for those without further skills and know how. Is there a way to do this in Elements?

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As you know this is certainly not fool-proof, and will only stop VERY casual copying of your website text.

Here’s how to “protect” text content on your website.

  1. Add a no-copy class to any text components that you want protected.

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  1. Add the following no-copy class to the “Edit Page Code” area of the page(s):
.no-copy {
  user-select: none;
  -webkit-user-select: none;
  -ms-user-select: none;
}

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  1. Optionally, you can add the following Javascript to the JS tab in the “Edit Page Code” area of the page(s). This will stop users from being able to right-click on the page.
document.addEventListener("contextmenu", e => e.preventDefault());

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Hope that helps, and do let me know if you have any questions.

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Hi @dan, many thanks for this. I have an html “app” that I have built (with some AI help!) I am going to try adding to one of my pages. I know it can be copied but I figure if I put in a first line of defence it sends out a message to say “no, no, no, I know what you are up to here” :rofl: I will give your suggestions a go and come back if I get lost (highly possible!)

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Both 1 and 2 on a page work, thanks.

I also put 3 on the page for better protection. @dan

But there are ways to get around all 3 …

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Brilliant - it worked (used 1 & 2). Thanks so much :grinning_face: AND just to add I tried the third option on a test page and that worked too - text could be highlighted and no right click.

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Any similar tricks for photos using Lightbox? @dan