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    How to protect images on WordPress (Pixel Sentinel Image Protection plugin)

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    Connect WordPress to your Pixel Sentinel account with the Pixel Sentinel Image Protection plugin: no code to paste. Create an API client in the dashboard, paste it into Settings > Pixel Sentinel, approve your site, and add Protected image blocks to your pages.

    The plugin is waiting for its WordPress.org directory listing. Until then, email support@pixelsentinel.net and we'll send it to you.

    Note: pictures in the Media Library, featured images and galleries are served by WordPress itself and aren't protected. Use Protected image blocks (or the [pixelsentinel] shortcode) for the pictures that matter.

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    0:03 The plugin

    If your site runs on WordPress, the Pixel Sentinel Image Protection plugin connects it to your account, so there is no code to paste. The plugin is waiting for its listing in the WordPress plugin directory. Until then, email support@pixelsentinel.net, and we'll send it to you.

    0:28 Create an API client

    In your Pixel Sentinel dashboard, open the API tab and create an API client. Name it after your site. Leave Read the account summary and List images ticked, and also tick Replace the approved sites list, so the plugin can approve your site for you. Then click Create.

    0:47 Copy the ID and secret

    Copy the client ID and the secret. The secret is only shown once.

    0:52 Connect WordPress

    In WordPress, go to Settings, Pixel Sentinel. Paste both, and save.

    1:00 Approve your site

    The plugin checks whether this site is on your approved list. If it isn't yet, click Approve.

    1:08 Add a Protected image block

    Now edit a page, and add a Protected image block. Pick a picture from your Pixel Sentinel library, and add alt text for people who use screen readers.

    1:29 Publish

    The editor shows the scrambled copy. That is expected: the editor doesn't use your plan's views. Click Publish.

    1:40 The published page

    Open the published page. Your visitors see the real picture, while downloads, other sites and bots get the scrambled copy.

    1:48 Media Library and shortcode

    One thing to know. Pictures in the Media Library, featured images and galleries are served by WordPress itself, so they aren't protected. Use Protected image blocks for the pictures that matter, and remove the originals you no longer need. In the classic editor or a page builder, use the shortcode instead. Next: online stores and marketplaces.

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