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Country Access Blocker

by Valeri Kluger · Blocks

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Block or allow website visitors from specific countries based on IP geolocation.

⚠ Few reviews
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78 Health · B
Maintenance 83/100
Rating quality 78/100
Support 70/100

78 health vs 67 average across 1,682 Blocks plugins

1K+

Active installs

≈1.4K estimated

3.6K

Total downloads

since 2025

4.12★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 3 reviews

+17%

413

Downloads · 30d

category median +14%

Directory ranking optimization

How it's scored →

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

89 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 93/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 54/100
Listing tuning 100/100
Support resolution 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2024-10-09 · 689 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+17% vs prior 30d
22Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

413

now · peak 749

40030d downloads · Aug 26

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Country Access Block · #6683 you IP Location Block · #1628 Login IP & Country R · #2405 Geo Blocker · #6716

Update activity

How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.

400per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

3

releases in the last 12 months

7mo ago

latest release · v1.6

3

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.6 · 7mo ago1.5 · 7mo ago1.4 · 9mo ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.6 95%
v1.4 5.1%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
1K–2K ≈1.4K

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 2K+ in roughly 292 days.

Install history · since 2024-10-08 · 686 observations

1KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Ratings · 3 reviews

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5★
3 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
0

Details

Version
1.6
Last updated
7mo ago
Added
2025-09-19
Requires WP
5.0
Tested up to
6.9.7
Requires PHP
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ dagmarkaufmann
    4mo ago

    Just blocked one country which is not allowed to visit my website.

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  2. ★★★★★ carlaita
    7mo ago

    Avevo un traffico anomalo da Singapore. Grazie a Valeri il problema è risolto!

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  3. ★★★★★ stephan32
    11mo ago

    Useful plugin, i can block every Country with it.

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2026-07-20 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
  2. 2026-07-19 1K+ → 900+ down after 3 days in tier
  3. 2026-07-16 900+ → 1K+ up after 6 days in tier
  4. 2026-07-10 800+ → 900+ up after 50 days in tier
  5. 2026-05-21 700+ → 800+ up after 19 days in tier
  6. 2026-05-02 600+ → 700+ up after 25 days in tier
  7. 2026-04-07 500+ → 600+ up after 33 days in tier
  8. 2026-03-05 400+ → 500+ up after 25 days in tier

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