CountryLock is a WordPress app, with a 5.0 average rating from 1 review, as of Aug 31, 2026.
CountryLock is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by topsyde. With a rating of 5.0★ from 1 reviews.
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CountryLock is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. Category data on the canonical marketplace listing is currently incomplete, so AppRanks falls back to platform-wide rather than category-relative comparison for this listing. 1 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (5.0★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by topsyde — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (1) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How CountryLock works
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CountryLock provides a simple, lightweight way to allow or block countries from accessing your WordPress site.
It’s designed to be “set it and forget it” with no upsells, ads, or complex configurations.
✨ Key Features
Master Toggle: Enable or disable the firewall with a single click.
Allowed Countries List: Specify which two-letter country codes (e.g., US, CA) are allowed. Everyone else is blocked.
Admin Bypass: Logged-in administrators can always bypass the block (toggleable).
IP Allowlist: A simple list of IPs or CIDR ranges (like 123.45.67.89 or 10.0.0.0/8) that are always allowed.
Block Logging: See which countries and IPs are being blocked (toggleable).
Zero-Lookup Detection: Automatically uses Cloudflare (HTTP_CF_IPCOUNTRY) and other common server-level GEO headers for instant decisions with zero performance impact.
Remote Lookup: As a fallback, it can query an external service (ipapi.co) if no headers are found.
External Services This plugin uses one external service as a fallback to determine a visitor’s country if no local GEO headers (like those from Cloudflare or a server-level GeoIP module) are present.
Service: ipapi.co
What it’s used for: To look up the country of origin for a visitor’s IP address.
Data Sent: The visitor’s IP address is sent to the service. This happens only if the “Use remote lookup if no geo headers” setting is enabled AND no local GeoIP headers are detected.
Service Policies:
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
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Frequently asked questions
What is CountryLock?
CountryLock is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 5.0-star rating from 1 merchant review, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. AppRanks tracks its category position, review-velocity trend, and the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by topsyde.