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[Defender Pro] Hide “View Page Source”

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It would be appreciated if we could have a feature that Hide’s the “View Page Source” from people viewing it.

You’ll notice an array of popular features here that should slot in well with Defender:

https://getwpshield.com/plugins/content-protector/

Mon, 8 May 2023 13:43:09
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  • Adam
    • Support Gorilla

    Hi Webrora.com

    I hope you’re well today and thank you for sharing this suggestion!

    I understand the idea behind it but please note that Defender is a security plugin rather than “content theft protection” or “copyright protection” plugin.

    Most of the features listed by that WPShield Content Protector plugin are aimed at preventing possible content theft (though quite a lot of them are really just a very minor “difficulty maker” rather than efficient protection) so they wouldn’t fit Defender profile.

    As for the blocking page source view – that may look attractive and seem like a great protection but in reality, it really adds completely nothing to site security. There are “gazzilion” of other ways to get page source (same as rendered in browser) without viewing it in browser and I can’t see any reason why blocking it would prevent any attacks on site; anyone with bad intentions will be able to override that easily – and those with no “bad intentions” are not of any concern.

    This basically applies also to popular “right-click” blocking in general – there is literally no “security value” in it and a very low “content theft protection” value, I’m afraid.

    However, let’s keep this ticket open so other Members could also vote for this idea and provide feedback. Our Defender Team is watching closely these feature requests so if there is a demand for it, we’ll surely take it into account and see what could possibly be done in future :)

    Best regards,
    Adam