Blocked in China | Check if your site is available in the Chinese mainland vs VPN Guard – Block VPN, Proxy, Bots & Anonymous Visitors

Is your site available behind the Chinese Firewall? You can check using the Blocked in China API right from the comfort of your WordPress Dashboard. ✅ FREE MONTHLY STATUS CHECKS Check once per month for free if your site is available from the Chinese mainland with the click of a button. 🧑🏻‍💻 ENSURE EVERYONE IN CHINA CAN ACCESS YOUR SITE Multiple servers from different provinces test your site’s availability in China. ⏰ UPGRADE FOR WEEKLY, DAILY, OR HOURLY STATUS CHECKS Because of API limitations and usage, you can upgrade to one of our paid plans to get Weekly, Daily, or Hourly status updates. 🗓 SCHEDULE STATUS CHECKS Stay up to date with the latest status results by upgrading to a paid plan and scheduling automatic monthly, weekly, daily, or hourly status checks. ❌ DISABLE GOOGLE FONTS Disable enqueuing of Google fonts throughout your entire site with the click of a button. Google fonts can slow down your site in China because they are not available. 📖 VIEW HISTORY LOG OF STATUS CHECKS Keep a history of your status checks and easily view them under the Logs tab. ✅ PERFECT FOR: eCommerce stores selling to China. Agencies monitoring client site availability in mainland China. Global websites with Chinese traffic that need GFW visibility. Teams pairing uptime checks with speed and payment optimization for China. 🆘 TOP-NOTCH SUPPORT Get red-carpet support from the Gaucho Plugins team. Just submit a ticket. 🧠 LEARN MORE > 🌱 PLANS & PRICING > ⭐️ CHINA PLUGINS BUNDLE Roadmap: Email notifications about status results. In-depth analysis of your site to determine what files/code are being blocked. A map of your website’s status in each region in China. Check multiple 3rd party sources through our API instead of just one. Export your site’s status history. Display the latest status on the front-end. Check other sites and set status updates from the WP Admin Dashboard. Feel free to contact our team to request other features. 📕 DOCUMENTATION 🤝 JOIN THE COMMUNITY ⭐️ SAVE 35% WITH CHINA PLUGINS BUNDLE ⭐️ Like the plugins? China Plugins Bundle covers eCommerce, uptime, and speed optimization to ensure your China-based website visitors have the best possible experience on your website. SAVE 35% | LEARN MORE CHINA PAYMENTS PLUGIN Easily accept WeChat Pay and Alipay payments from Chinese customers. DOWNLOAD FREE | WEBSITE BLOCKED IN CHINA Check if your site is available from mainland China servers. DOWNLOAD FREE | WEBSITE SPEED IN CHINA Run website speed tests from mainland China servers. DOWNLOAD FREE | WEBSITE GAUCHO PLUGINS PORTFOLIO Payment Page: Start accepting payments in a beautiful payment form in less than 60 seconds Split Pay Plugin: Split WooCommerce payments across multiple connected Stripe accounts. Login for Stripe Customer Portal: Create an Account login area for your Stripe customers. Gyta Buyback: Create a trade-in / buyback business using WooCommerce. Version Info: Show WP, PHP, MySQL & Web Server Versions in the WP-Admin Dashboard. China Payments Plugin: Accept WeChat Pay and Alipay payments from Chinese customers. Blocked in China: Check if your website is available in the Chinese mainland. Speed in China: Check your website’s speed in the Chinese mainland. External Services This plugin connects to the following external services when you run a status check or when the plugin checks for updates and notifications. Blocked in China API (api.blockedinchinaplugin.com) This plugin sends your public site URL to our backend API to check availability from mainland China probe servers. Status check results are stored in your WordPress site. We use third-party probe sources (including viewdns.info) depending on server availability at the time of the check. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Freemius (api.freemius.com, freemius.com) This plugin includes the Freemius SDK for license and update management. Data is sent to Freemius when you opt in through the Freemius connect screen. Freemius Terms of Service Freemius Privacy Policy

VPN Guard is the ultimate freemium WordPress plugin to help you block VPNs, proxies, and other anonymizing networks frequently leveraged by unwanted bots and suspicious traffic in real-time — no subscription required. It uses the powerful vpnapi.io engine to scan visitors’ IP addresses and instantly block connections flagged as VPN, Proxy, Tor, or Relay—and your free account includes 1,000 API requests per day! This helps protect your site from various threats that hide behind these anonymization layers. And here’s the game-changer: YOU decide the battlefield! Want to shield your entire site? Done. Need to protect just your login page, WooCommerce checkout, specific posts, or even the entire /wp-admin/ area? VPN Guard gives you pinpoint control with its advanced targeting rules. > 💡 Premium-grade features, no premium price. Unlock serious protection with granular control, without spending a dime. ✅ Features You’ll Love ✨ NEW! Block Page Preview & Test Tab – See exactly what your blocked users see and get tips for testing your setup! 🎯 NEW! LASER-FOCUSED TARGETING! – Why block everything when you can block SMARTER? Full Site Protection: Shield your entire WordPress site with one click. Specific Areas Only: Create custom rules to protect: – Individual Post / Page ID(s) – Entire Post Types (e.g., all “products”, all “articles”, or your custom post types) – URLs based on Contains, Starts With, or Exact Match – Critical WooCommerce Pages (Cart, Checkout, My Account) – Essential WordPress Pages (Login Page, Registration Page) – The entire WordPress Admin Area (/wp-admin/) 🔍 VPN & Proxy Detection – Block anonymized traffic (VPN, Proxy, Tor, Relay) using trusted IP intelligence. Enhanced IP validation logic. 🛡️ Mitigate Unwanted Traffic – Helps reduce access from scrapers and unwanted bots that often operate through the types of anonymizing networks detected by the API. 🔐 WordPress Login Security – Harden your admin and login endpoints (now even more precise with targeting!) 🛒 WooCommerce Checkout Protection – Reduce fraud and suspicious orders by blocking high-risk anonymized connections. 🧠 Smart Role Bypasses – Let trusted roles skip blocking rules. ⏰ Scheduled Blocking – Only apply blocking rules at certain hours or days. Improved scheduler logic. 📋 View Blocked Logs – Review recent blocked IPs, URLs, and detection reasons. User Agent and Referer now included in CSV export. 📤 Export to CSV – One-click export for audit logs or compliance. Log export functionality restored and improved. ✅ IP Whitelist – Allow specific IPs even if flagged by the detection service. – 🛡️ Admin Panel Status Notice – Optional notice in your dashboard, with refined styling and more robust status display. 🧠 Ideal For Bloggers looking to protect login and admin access with precision. WooCommerce stores wanting to secure checkout or specific product categories from risky traffic. Membership sites and online courses needing to protect premium content areas. Publishers battling fake traffic or content scrapers on high-value articles or sections. Any WordPress site that needs smarter, targeted access control against anonymized and potentially malicious traffic. 🚀 Why Choose VPN Guard? While other security or VPN-blocking plugins lock core features or charge extra for flexibility, VPN Guard gives you true freemium access with unparalleled control: ✅ 100% free with generous API usage for detecting VPNs, Proxies, Tor, and Relays. 🎯 Powerful targeting rules at no extra cost! 🔓 Key features without nagging upsells. 📈 Designed for performance, speed, and SEO safety. Enhanced stability and security in the latest update. > 💥 Use it standalone or alongside other security tools like Wordfence, iThemes Security, All In One WP Security, and more! VPN Guard’s targeting complements them perfectly. 🔌 Integrations & Compatibility ✅ Fully compatible with WooCommerce (target cart, checkout, account pages) ✅ Works with popular caching plugins ✅ Integrates with any WordPress theme or builder ✅ Safe for use with CDNs and Cloudflare 📦 API Details VPN Guard uses vpnapi.io — a modern and reliable IP intelligence service. The API response includes flags for: – VPN: Is the IP a VPN? – Proxy: Is the IP a Proxy? – Tor: Is the IP a Tor exit node? – Relay: Is the IP part of a relay network? (The API may also provide a “hosting” flag indicating a datacenter/hosting IP, which contributes to identifying non-residential traffic, though VPN Guard’s primary blocking is based on the above explicit flags). 🆓 Free plan includes 1,000 requests per day 🚀 Easy upgrade options available (no commitment) 🔐 GDPR compliant, fast response times, and global coverage You’ll be prompted to add your free API key inside the plugin settings. 💬 Support Got questions or feature requests? Reach out from the plugin’s built-in feedback form or at https://vpndeals.com/wordpress-plugins/vpn-guard/ External Services This plugin utilizes the vpnapi.io service to perform real-time IP address analysis. This is essential for the plugin’s core functionality of detecting and blocking traffic from VPNs, proxies, Tor networks, and relays. Service Provider: vpnapi.io Purpose: To identify the nature of a visitor’s IP address (VPN, proxy, Tor, relay) to enable blocking or restriction based on your plugin settings, thereby enhancing website security and integrity. Data Sent: When a visitor accesses a page or area of your site that is actively protected by VPN Guard (and the result for their IP is not already cached locally or if the IP is not whitelisted), the visitor’s IP address is sent to the vpnapi.io service for analysis. Service Terms of Use: https://vpnapi.io/terms Service Privacy Policy: https://vpnapi.io/privacy Privacy Considerations VPN Guard is designed with user and site visitor privacy in mind. Here’s how we handle data: Visitor IP Addresses: To protect your site, VPN Guard processes the IP addresses of your site visitors. As detailed in the “External Services” section, visitor IP addresses may be sent to the vpnapi.io service for analysis. Data Logging: If a visitor’s IP address is blocked, VPN Guard will store the following information in your local WordPress database: the visitor’s IP address, the date and time of the block, the detection reason (e.g., “VPN”), the URL the visitor attempted to access, their browser user agent, and the HTTP referer. This data is for your security logging and review purposes. You have an option in the plugin settings to delete all plugin data, including these logs, upon uninstallation. Cookies: VPN Guard’s core IP blocking functionality does not set any cookies on your website visitors’ browsers. Site Administrator Data (Feedback Form): If you choose to send feedback to us via the plugin’s built-in feedback form, it will include your WordPress admin email, site URL, and technical details (plugin version, WP version, PHP version) to help us provide support. This is explicitly stated on the feedback form itself. * Your Website’s Privacy Policy: We recommend that you update your website’s privacy policy to inform your users about the data processing activities performed by VPN Guard, including the use of the vpnapi.io service and the local logging of blocked IP addresses.