How to Disable Right-Click on Shopify
Shopify has no setting to turn off right-click. Here's how to switch it off across your store in about a minute, with no code, and protect phones at the same time.
Short answer
Shopify doesn't have a built-in setting to disable right-click. The quickest way is Ongoing Defender: install it, switch on its app embed, and right-click is off across your store. Image dragging, text copying and press-and-hold on phones are protected from the start too.
Why stores turn off right-click
Right-click is the fastest way to take a product photo. Save Image As is one click away, and Copy Image puts your photo straight into someone else's listing. Copycat stores and dropshippers rely on it because it's quick and takes no skill.
Turning it off removes that easy path, which is where most copying starts, and shows visitors you take your content seriously. You can choose how much to protect:
| Setting | What it protects | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Store-wide | The right-click menu everywhere on the page | Stores whose photos and descriptions are both original |
| Images only | Right-click on images, while links and text work as normal | Stores where shoppers like opening products in new tabs |
How to do it with Ongoing Defender
- 1Install Ongoing Defender from the Shopify App Store and approve the plan. Your 5-day free trial starts straight away.
- 2Follow the setup guide in the app. It opens your theme editor with the Defender app embed already selected. Switch it on and click Save.
- 3In Defender's settings, choose store-wide or images-only right-click protection.
- 4Under Exclusions, add your current IP in one click, so you can keep working on your store normally.
- 5Open a product page on your phone using mobile data and try to save an image. You'll see your store is protected.
New installs also block image dragging, text selection, copying and press-and-hold on phones, so your store is covered on every device from the moment you switch it on.
Protect shoppers on phones too
Most Shopify shoppers browse on their phones, and phones don't have right-click. They save images by pressing and holding, which brings up Save to Photos.
Ongoing Defender blocks press-and-hold on images and links on iPhone and Android, and stops text being selected on phones too, so your store is protected wherever people shop.
Keep protection out of your customers' way
- Search, login, newsletter and discount-code fields always work normally, so protection never costs you a sale.
- Leave protection off on pages where copying helps, like a size guide or your returns address, with the ignore list.
- Let wholesale customers and VIPs copy freely by excluding their customer tag.
- Google and link previews always see your store as normal, so your rankings and shared links are safe.
Why Ongoing Defender instead of editing your theme
| What you need | Theme code | With Ongoing Defender |
|---|---|---|
| Setting it up | A developer edits your theme files | Switch on an app embed in one click |
| Theme updates | Code can be lost when you switch or update themes | Keeps working, and the app shows you if the embed is off |
| Phones | Not covered | Press-and-hold blocked on iPhone and Android |
| Your team | Blocked like everyone else | Exclude your IP, staff and wholesale customers |
| Pages where copying helps | All or nothing | Leave chosen pages unprotected |
| Uninstalling | Code to find and remove | Nothing left in your theme |
Tips for best results
- Turn on the Save Page shortcut block as well. It stops someone saving every image on a page with one keystroke.
- Watermark your original artwork, so your brand travels with the image wherever it goes.
- After switching themes, switch the Defender app embed on in the new theme. The app shows Paused until you do.
- Choose images-only protection if shoppers often compare products in new tabs.
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