Country Access Blocker
by Valeri Kluger · Blocks
Also makes 1 other plugin · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Block or allow website visitors from specific countries based on IP geolocation.
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Health
B 74/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.3K estimated
Momentum
+27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “block ip” and “geo blocking” for “blocker” and “country”. “block ip” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “blocker” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “geo blocking” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “country” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
74 health vs 71 average across 2,524 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →23%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 4.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,579 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Blocks plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 280 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.6
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| country blocker your tag | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| ip blocker your tag | #6 | #9 | down 1 |
| block country your tag | #7 | #13 | down 1 |
| blocker | #7 | #13 | down 2 |
| country | #12 | #21 | 0 |
| site blocker | #5 | #13 | down 1 |
| geo blocker | #5 | #13 | down 1 |
| geo blocking your tag | #16 | #19 | down 6 |
| country block | #11 | #17 | up 1 |
| country blocking | #7 | #18 | down 1 |
| access | #22 | #24 | down 1 |
| ip geolocation | #18 | #20 | down 1 |
| countries | #24 | #23 | down 4 |
| wordpress ip blocker | #10 | #15 | down 1 |
| ip to country | #11 | #19 | down 1 |
| country ip | #13 | #19 | 0 |
| block ip your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
28 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “block ip” and “geo blocking” for “blocker” and “country”. “block ip” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “blocker” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “geo blocking” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “country” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “geo blocking”. Down 6 places since 2026-09-23, now #16. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 9 Oct 2024 · 753 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 749 · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow 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
9mo ago
latest release · v1.6 · 24 Jan 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 28% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 2K+ in roughly 537 days.
Install history since 8 Oct 2024
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dagmarkaufmann6mo ago
Just blocked one country which is not allowed to visit my website.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ carlaita9mo ago
Avevo un traffico anomalo da Singapore. Grazie a Valeri il problema è risolto!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stephan321.1y ago
Useful plugin, i can block every Country with it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Block or allow website visitors from specific countries based on IP geolocation."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 2 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 698 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("block country", "block ip", "Country blocker", "geo blocking", "ip blocker" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-20 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-07-19 1K+ → 900+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-07-16 900+ → 1K+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 800+ → 900+ up after 50 days in tier
- 2026-05-21 700+ → 800+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2026-05-02 600+ → 700+ up after 25 days in tier
- 2026-04-07 500+ → 600+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2026-03-05 400+ → 500+ up after 25 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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IP Location Block 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Login IP & Country Restriction 8K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Geo Blocker – Control Site Access by Region and IP 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Easy IP Blocker 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
IP & Country Blocker Lite 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
DevDome Country Blocker: Geo Blocking, GeoIP Block 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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