Banhammer – Monitor Site Traffic, Block Bad Users and Bots vs Country Block – Ultimate Geo-Blocker, IP Ban & Login Security

⚡ Banhammer: Protect your site against enemy hordes! Banhammer gives you full control over who and what may access your site. Visit the Armory to monitor traffic and review suspicious visitors. If you find some user or bot that is causing problems, you can ban them with a click. Or, if you just want to keep an eye on someone, you can flag them with a warning. Any banned users will be denied access to your site, until you restore access via the Tower. Check out the video and screenshots to get a better idea of how it works. 👉 Important: Not yet compatible with WP Multisite! Core Features Ban or Warn any WP user or IP address Restore access to any banned targets Monitor site traffic in the Armory Monitor logged users in the Admin Area Monitor all visitors on the front-end Manage banned targets in the Tower Complete Ajax-powered navigation Useful tools like jump, sort, search Complete documentation via Help tab Automatically clear logged data Sound effects for Ban, Warn, et al NEW: manually block any IP address Options Galore Optionally ignore logged-in users Optionally protect Login Page and Admin Area Customize the banned response and status code Display banned message or redirect the request Choose the interval to clear logged data One-click restore plugin default options All collected data may be deleted easily More Features Easy to use Clean code Fast and secure Built with WP API Lightweight and flexible Regularly updated and “future proof” Works great with any WordPress theme Comprehensive search of all logged data Works great with other WordPress plugins Works with or without Gutenberg Block Editor Focused on usability, performance, and security Banhammer is perfect for site owners, admins, and developers who want to keep an eye on traffic and block any unwanted visitors. It is a simple, flexible, and powerful security solution. Perfect for the best WordPress sites. Exclusive Features in Pro Version Ban based on URI request, referrer, or user agent Whitelist any IP address or user agent View cookies, POST data, and FILES data Email Alerts for banned & warned requests Display custom message to each banned target Add private notes to warned/banned targets Customize target strings for user agents, IPs, etc. Disable logging of banned, warned, and whitelisted targets Smart bot detection Paged results in Tower User avatars in Tower For complete documentation, visit the Help tab on any Banhammer screen. ⚡ Banhammer Pro now available » Privacy User Data: Banhammer collects user data to “do its thing”. The collected data is temporary and automatically deleted every day, or at whatever time interval is specified in the plugin settings. The only time that any data is “remembered” is when you ban something. For each person/thing that you ban, the plugin stores either the IP address OR the username (never both). At any time, all saved data may be deleted permanently via the plugin settings and Armory Tools. Cookies: Banhammer does not set any cookies for regular visitors, but does set a few simple cookies for admin-level users. These simple cookies enable dope effects and interactivity in the Armory and Tower UI. But no cookies are set or used for any other visitor/user or purpose. Services: Banhammer uses a free lookup service for GeoIP information. This happens only for admin-level users when they are viewing data in the Armory or Tower. No other third-party services are used by this plugin. Banhammer is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author. Support development I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation or purchase one of my books: The Tao of WordPress Digging into WordPress .htaccess made easy WordPress Themes In Depth Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins: BBQ Pro – Blazing fast WordPress firewall Blackhole Pro – Automatically block bad bots Banhammer Pro – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys GA Google Analytics Pro – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics Head Meta Pro – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress REST Pro Tools – Awesome tools for managing the WP REST API Simple Ajax Chat Pro – Unlimited chat rooms USP Pro – Unlimited front-end forms Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂

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