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title: "How to Disable Find (Ctrl +F/ Ctrl + G) on WordPress website?"
url: https://qa.nexterwp.com/docs/disable-find-on-wordpress-website/
date: 2023-02-24
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# How to Disable Find (Ctrl +F/ Ctrl + G) on WordPress website?

## Key Takeaways

- Nexter Extension Content Protection feature allows users to disable common keys like Ctrl + F on WordPress websites.
- Users navigate to Nexter > Extensions > Security to enable the Disable Search Hot Keys toggle in the Content Protection section.
- The feature includes options to exclude specific user roles from the disabled hotkeys rules.

At times users might have assigned some common keys like Ctrl + F, which is a simple search shortcut key on the web, to other applications or games and you don’t want your users to coincide those hotkeys while using your website.

The Nexter Extension Content Protection feature gives you options to turn off such common keys, you can disable them based on your preferences.

To check the complete feature overview documentation of Content Protection feature, [click here](/docs/content-protection-for-wordpress-overview/).

To disable the Search or Find feature, follow the below steps:

From the Dashboard, go to **Nexter **>** Extension**s > **Security**

Then go to the **Content Protection** section, enable the toggle, and click the gear icon (⚙).

![](https://qa.nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/enable-content-protection-new-1024x511.png)

In the popup, go to the **Protections** tab, turn on the **Disable Search Hot Keys** toggle.

From the **Who Can Access** section, you can exclude users by role from the above rules.

Then click the **Save** button.

![disable search](https://qa.nexterwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/disable-search-new.png)

Also, check [How to disable Browser Inspect Element on WordPress Website](https://qa.nexterwp.com/docs/disable-browser-inspect-element-on-wordpress-website/).