Warning Messages show alerts when visitors trigger protection features. Warnings act as a visible deterrent — letting visitors know the store is protected. Warning toggles are available on all plans.

Shows a popup message when a visitor attempts to right-click. The message informs them that content is protected. This pairs with the Right-Click Lock to both block the action and explain why.

Displays a warning message in the browser’s developer console. This targets technically inclined visitors who open developer tools to inspect or extract content.

Shows a copyright protection notice when the page first loads. This proactively informs all visitors that store content is protected, before they attempt any actions.

Shows a full-screen warning overlay when a screenshot attempt is detected via keyboard shortcuts. This is independent of the Screenshot Lock — you can show the warning without blocking the keys, or block without showing the warning.

Requires the Screenshot Lock to be enabled (Advanced plan) for the detection to work.

Shows an overlay when the browser window loses focus (visitor switches to another tab or app). The overlay disappears when the visitor returns to your store. Like the Screenshot Warning, this is independent of the Focus Lock toggle.

Requires the Focus Lock to be enabled (Advanced plan) for the detection to work.

By default, warning messages include a small “Protected by Photolock” branding notice. On the Growth plan and higher, you can remove this branding:

Warning messages can be customized in different languages through the Translations feature. See the Translations article for details.