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How to Stop Content Thief from copying Blog Content
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Blogging has a new door for all and many blogger creating thousands of blog every day. Many creative blogger writing innovative article and some blogger creating unique widget. But often we fall in problem that online theft often steal our content just by copying within a simple way. For this reason many enthusiastic creative blogger stop blogging due to this kinds of problem. Many blog content thief make DMCA complaint against original author or blogger after copying from their blog. I have personally face this problem. I was released a auto slide out widget and after one month a thief has copied my widget and filed DMCA against me. But fortunate I have win in DMCA complain after filing a Counter claim.

In this tutorial I will share a trick that how you can stop copying your content by disabling right click. But this won't be able to effective for all blog. Because those who create widget then for sharing purpose they must be give copying opportunity to the visitors for using this. However this trick is fruitful for journal, Job site and article based site those who don't not create any widget tutorial for others. So for activating this trick just follow the below steps.

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1. Disable Text Selection On Your Blog Post

Step 1 Log in to your Blogger Account and Go to your Blogger Dashboard


Step 2 Click on  Now click on -> Template -> Edit HTML-> 

Step 3 Now Find this code ]]></b:skin> by Pressing Ctrl+F (Windows) or CMD+F (Mac)   Ctrl + F

Step 4 Paste the below code  Before/above ]]></b:skin> and Save the templates. 

.post {-webkit-user-select: none; -khtml-user-select: none; -moz-user-select: -moz-none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;}

The above code is not suitable for those who make tutorial so to solve the problem just add the below code above ]]></b:skin>  instead of above . It will disable copy and allow copy from Blockquote.

.post-body {-webkit-touch-callout: none; -khtml-user-select: none; -moz-user-select: -moz-none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none; text-align: justify;} blockquote {-webkit-touch-callout: text; -khtml-user-select: text; -moz-user-select: text; -ms-user-select: text; user-select: text;}

disable right click


2. Disabling Right Click On Your Blog

Actually this is old concept but can prevent to see your template source code. The main code has created by Renigade from Dynamic Drive. To install this just follow the below simple steps.

Step 1 Log in to your Blogger account and Go to your Blogger Dashboard

Step 2 Go to your Layout tab.

Step 3 Click on "Add a Gadget" then select "HTML/JavaScript" Gadget.

Step 4 Now Copy the below code and paste it in "HTML/JavaScript" Gadget and Save it.


<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
//Disable right click script III- By Renigade (renigade@mediaone.net)
//For full source code, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com
http://www.bloggerspice.com
 var message="";
///////////////////////////////////
function clickIE() {if (document.all) {(message);return false;}}
function clickNS(e) {if
(document.layers||(document.getElementById&&!document.all)) {
if (e.which==2||e.which==3) {(message);return false;}}}
if (document.layers)
{document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEDOWN);document.onmousedown=clickNS;}
else{document.onmouseup=clickNS;document.oncontextmenu=clickIE;}
 document.oncontextmenu=new Function("return false")
// -->
</script>


Alternative Method

We have another simple method which is disable right click on Blogger template.

Step 1 Log in to your Blogger Account and Go to your Blogger Dashboard

Step 2 Now click on -> Template -> Edit HTML->

Step 3 Now Find this code <body> by Pressing Ctrl+F (Windows) or CMD+F (Mac)

Step 4 And replace it by below code

<body oncontextmenu='return false;'>

Step 5 Finally click on Save template button.

I hope this tutorial will help to protect your blog content being theft. If you have any query just feel free to leave comment. 

4 comments

  1. Hello, this first one inst working for me.
    • Hi Jibola, What error have u got?
  2. i Have 1 Question I Have Free Games Downloading Blog Can I Copy Games Articles From wikipedia?
    • Hi Furqan, Downloading site has not any guarantee about stability. It can be deleted by Google at any time. So its better switch your blog to WordPress. Then you can do everything.
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