Plugin: image-watermark (Used by 5,737 domains)

Enhance your WordPress site’s image security and branding. Image Watermark allows you to apply image or text overlays to new uploads and bulk process existing Media Library images with ease.

Key Features:

• Watermark Types: Choose from image-based or text-based watermarks with full customization.
• Flexible Application: Automatic watermarking on uploads, manual/bulk apply/remove via Media Library.
• Advanced Customization: Position watermarks precisely, adjust sizes, opacity, and more.
• Backup & Restore: Secure backups for easy watermark removal.
• Image Protection: Prevent copying via right-click, drag-and-drop, and developer tools.
• Technical Excellence: Supports JPEG, PNG, WebP; ImageMagick/GD engines; preserves metadata.

Perfect for photographers, bloggers, and businesses looking to safeguard their visual content.

For more information, check out the plugin page, documentation, or support forum.

Feature Breakdown:

Watermarking Types:
* Support for image-based watermarks (upload custom images as watermarks)
* Support for text-based watermarks (customizable fonts, colors, and sizes)
* Automatic watermarking on new uploads to the Media Library
* Manual and bulk watermarking for existing images (apply or remove via Media Library actions)

Customization & Settings:
* Flexible watermark positioning (9 alignment options with pixel or percentage-based offsets)
* Three watermark size modes: original, custom dimensions, or scaled to image size
* Adjustable watermark transparency and opacity
* Watermark image preview for real-time adjustments
* Selective application: Choose specific post types or enable everywhere (including frontend uploads)
* Image format selection (baseline or progressive JPEG)
* Configurable image quality settings

Backup & Management:
* Automatic image backup functionality (stores originals for easy restoration)
* Option to remove watermarks (restores from backups when available)
* Secure backup storage with .htaccess protection

Image Protection:
* Disable right-click context menus on images
* Prevent image copying via drag-and-drop
* Block access to developer tools for image inspection
* Customizable protection notice/toast message displayed to users attempting to copy images

Technical Information:
* Support for JPEG, PNG, and WebP image formats
* Dual image processing engines: ImageMagick (preferred) with GD library fallback
* EXIF and IPTC metadata preservation (where supported)
* Cache-busting for immediate thumbnail updates after watermark changes
* Translation-ready with included .pot file