IP Location Block vs Geo Blocker

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

IP Location Block

by Ideologix

Health A88

Geo Blocker

by Mohamed Shili

Health C63

Active-install trajectory

IP Location Block Geo Blocker

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	IP Location Block	Geo Blocker
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	10K–20K ✓	1K–2K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	+67% ✓
Overall health	A · 88 ✓	C · 63
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	50/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.41★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	34 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	90/100 ✓	64/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5d ago ✓	1.3y ago
Downloads · 30d	10.0K ✓	284
Category	Blocks	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

IP Location Block Geo Blocker

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.