IP Geo Block
by tokkonopapa · Security
It blocks spam posts, login attempts and malicious access to the back-end requested from the specific countries, and also prevents zero-day exploit.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
7K+
≈8K estimated
Momentum
+33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “brute force”, “firewall” and “login” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 66 average across 1,776 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 780.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,060 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2840 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.31; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 95 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2840 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
7%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| brute force your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| firewall your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| vulnerability your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 17 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “brute force”, “firewall” and “login” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 711 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
7.8y ago
latest release · v3.0.17.4 · 22 Jan 2019
23
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 8K.
Install history since 3 May 2020
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 3.0.17.4 Fix issue: Add an option “Metadata Exploit Protection” in “Validation rules and behavior” section and make it disabled by default because it potentially caused “Sorry, your request cannot be accepted”. Fix issue: Fix the 3.0.17.4
- — Version 3.0.17.3 Sorry for the frequent update. * Fix issue: Remove wp_user_roles from “Metadata Exploit Protection” which was equipped in 3.0.17 because some plugins/themes would add their own role and capability without admin authority 3.0.17.3
- — Version 3.0.17.2 Fix issue: Fixed the fatal error under certain condition. 3.0.17.2
- — Version 3.0.17.1 Fix issue: Inadequate verification of IPv4 with some CIDR notation. Fix issue: Insufficient path parsing for document root and content directory when real path and symbolic link were mixtured on virtual host. Fix issue: 3.0.17.1
- — Version 3.0.17 Fix issue: Avoid the error of “Can not load Geolocation API libraries” caused by the race condition on upgrading this plugin. New feature: Enhance protecting against certain types of attacks by privilege escalation. New 3.0.17
- — Version 3.0.16 Fix issue: Fix the issue that some functions did not work properly when “Validation timing” was set as "mu-plugins" (ip-geo-block-mu.php) under some conditions before WP 4.0. New feature: Add “ Sites list ” page at Netwo 3.0.16
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 122 languages, 4 at 90% or more
Plus 98 more locales with partial translations.
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
8 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "It blocks spam posts, login attempts and malicious access to the back-end requested from the specific count..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "suitable for", "use cases").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions bbPress, BuddyPress, Cloudflare.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,594 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Brute Force" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-25 8K+ → 7K+ down after 107 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 9K+ → 8K+ down after 120 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 10K+ → 9K+ down after 839 days in tier
- 2023-11-24 20K+ → 10K+ down after 568 days in tier
- 2022-05-05 30K+ → 20K+ down after 591 days in tier
- 2020-09-21 40K+ → 30K+ down after 622 days in tier
- 2019-01-08 30K+ → 40K+ up after 331 days in tier
- 2018-02-11 10K+ → 30K+ up after 362 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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Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall 100K+ installs · 4.9★ · 3 shared tags A -
Patchstack – WordPress & Plugins Security 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP fail2ban – Advanced Security 60K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A
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