Country Access Blocker vs Easy IP Blocker

Country Access Blocker lets you restrict or allow access to your WordPress site based on visitor countries. Features: * Block visitors from specific countries * Clean, GDPR-compliant country list * Easy admin interface to configure blocked countries * Enable or disable IP-based country blocking with one checkbox * No external dependencies or WooCommerce required * Uses ip-api.com free API for geolocation This plugin is ideal if you want to restrict access from certain countries or comply with geo-based regulations. License This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. Support For support or bug reports, please open an issue on the plugin’s GitHub repository or contact the author.

Easy IP Blocker is a lightweight security plugin that lets you block unwanted IP addresses directly from your WordPress dashboard. Protect your site from malicious traffic, brute-force login attempts, and spam by maintaining a blocklist with just a few clicks. Your entire blocklist is stored as a single plain-text option — one entry per line. There is no database table, no import/export workflow, and no complicated UI. Just copy, paste, and save. Back up your list by copying the textarea contents to a text file, or restore it by pasting one back in. It is that simple. Need to block IPs faster? Use the built-in WP-CLI commands to add, remove, or list entries without ever opening the dashboard. Features: Block individual IPs, CIDR ranges, or wildcard patterns CDN/proxy-aware IP detection — supports Cloudflare, Fastly, Akamai, AWS CloudFront, Sucuri, and custom headers Auto-detects your CDN/proxy and recommends the correct setting Plain-text flat list — copy and paste to back up, migrate, or restore WP-CLI support (wp eib add/remove/list/clear) for scripting and automation Lightweight and fast — no external dependencies, API calls, or extra database tables Compatible with PHP 7.4 through 8.4 Helps prevent brute-force attacks, spam, and unauthorized access Comment support — use # to annotate and organize your blocklist Modern, clean admin interface with tabbed layout Supported CDN / proxy providers: Cloudflare — reads CF-Connecting-IP Fastly — reads Fastly-Client-IP Akamai — reads True-Client-IP AWS CloudFront — reads CloudFront-Viewer-Address Sucuri — reads X-Sucuri-ClientIP Generic proxy — reads X-Forwarded-For Custom header — specify any header name your proxy sets Direct — uses REMOTE_ADDR when no proxy is in use The plugin auto-detects which CDN or proxy is in front of your site and recommends the correct setting. You can also choose manually from the Settings tab. Supported blocking formats: Exact IP — 192.168.1.1 CIDR range — 192.168.1.0/24 (blocks 192.168.1.0 through 192.168.1.255) Wildcard — 10.0.0.* or 172.16.*.* (matches any value in place of *) Comments — lines starting with # are ignored, useful for notes WP-CLI commands: wp eib add ... — Append one or more entries to the blocklist wp eib remove ... — Remove entries from the blocklist wp eib delete ... — Alias for remove wp eib list — Show all blocked IPs and rules wp eib clear — Clear the entire blocklist All commands that accept IPs support multiple entries in a single call. For example: wp eib add 192.168.1.1 10.0.0.0/24 172.16.0.* wp eib remove 192.168.1.1 10.0.0.0/24