Advanced Country Blocker
Advanced Country Blocker helps you secure your WordPress site by restricting access based on the visitor’s geolocation (country) or IP address. Upon activation, the plugin detects the activating admin’s country and automatically sets that as the only allowed country. All other visitors from different countries are blocked, unless they use a secret key parameter to temporarily whitelist their IP. Country detection uses the privacy-friendly ip-api.com service by default but can be switched to a fully offline MaxMind GeoLite2 (or compatible) database file once you configure a local copy. Key Features: Automatically allows the admin’s country on plugin activation. Flexible IP-to-country lookups – start with the built-in ip-api.com integration and optionally switch to an offline MaxMind GeoLite2 Country (or compatible) .mmdb database file. Allowlist or blacklist mode – choose whether the country list acts as an allowlist or blocklist without re-entering countries. Temporary access via a customizable secret URL parameter (e.g., ?MySecretKey=1). CAPTCHA Challenge – allow blocked visitors to solve a CAPTCHA to gain temporary access (supports Google reCAPTCHA v2/v3, hCaptcha, Cloudflare Turnstile). Real-Time Activity Monitor – live dashboard showing active visitors, recent blocks, and traffic statistics. Analytics Dashboard – comprehensive charts and statistics about blocked attempts. Manual blacklisting and safelisting of IPs for added security and to accommodate uptime monitors. Optional email alerts when new visitors are blocked. Admin bypass so logged-in admins can always access the site (toggleable in the code). Detailed logging of blocked attempts in a custom database table, displayed in the WP admin. Custom response controls – personalise the block page title/message, choose the HTTP status (403, 410, 451) or redirect to any URL. Automatic log cleanup with configurable retention plus a one-click “Clear Logs” button. Use the plugin settings page (Country Blocker menu in WP admin) to configure the list of allowed countries, blacklisted countries, blacklisted IPs, and whether email alerts are enabled. License This plugin is open-sourced software licensed under the GPLv3 or later. External Services By default this plugin contacts the ip-api.com geolocation service to detect visitor countries. You can disable all external lookups by switching the IP lookup method to the local MaxMind database in the settings.
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Country Block – Ultimate Geo-Blocker, IP Ban & Login Security
Country Block provides an exceptionally user-friendly, powerful, and modern IP geolocation blocking experience for WordPress. Our mission is to offer incredible value for free, helping you secure your website and control access with precision and ease. Whether you want to block traffic from specific countries to reduce spam and malicious activity, or ensure your content is only accessible to visitors from designated regions, Country Block offers a flexible and robust solution. Core Features: Effortless Country Blocking: Easily block or allow access from multiple countries or pre-defined groups like the European Union. Visitor IP Detection: Uses the connection IP by default. A trusted proxy header can be selected for Cloudflare, Varnish, or Nginx when the host securely configures that header and protects direct origin access. Express Onboarding Setup: A guided wizard gets you up and running in minutes upon activation. Modern “2030 Era” UI: Enjoy an intuitive, clean, and responsive admin interface that’s a pleasure to use. Flexible Geolocation Source: Free Local Database (GeoLite2 by MaxMind): High-performance, reliable country-level blocking using a local MaxMind GeoLite2 database, updated automatically every day to ensure maximum accuracy. Requires a free MaxMind account for database updates. Whitelisting: Exempt specific IP addresses/CIDR ranges, user roles, or URL paths from blocking rules. Author Credit: The footer credit is enabled by default on new installations of this website-distributed build. Existing saved preferences are preserved when updating. Customizable Block Actions: Show a customizable message (supports basic HTML). Redirect blocked visitors to a specific WordPress page. Detailed Logging & Statistics (Opt-in): Keep track of blocked requests (IP, country, reason, timestamp). View statistics on blocked activity. Option to anonymize logged IPs for privacy. Looking to block VPNs, Proxies, or TOR users? For an additional layer of security and anonymity control, check out our companion plugin: VPN Guard! External Services Country lookups use the local database and do not send visitor IP addresses to MaxMind. Database downloads contact MaxMind from your server and send your license key. MaxMind (GeoLite2 Database) Purpose: Used to download the local geolocation database. Data Sent: Your MaxMind License Key is sent to download the database. Links: Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
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