IP Location Block

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1. ★★★★★ dollyforsue

   2mo ago

   Good so far. Just needs to stop reminding me on every single page to leave a review and will be great. Thank you.

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2. ★★★★★ tom4all

   6mo ago

   Works as promised, I just have a few problems with the nonce…

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3. ★★★★★ dmac

   12mo ago

   This plugin is a lifesaver for managing access by location. Setup was quick and straightforward, and it’s been working perfectly right out of the box. Since installing it, I’ve noticed a significant decrease in suspicious login attempts. If you want an easy, reliable way to block visitors from certain countries, this is an excellent choice. A practical and well-built plugin!

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4. ★★★★★ ibosch

   1.2y ago

   S’ha de ficar com a “mu” a les opcions per a tallar el trànsit que no es vol.Si el teu target de clients està al Chunguetistan, pots fer una white list de chunguetistan, la teva IP de gestió i la IP del servidor. D’aquesta manera evites els centenars d’atacs continuats que rebia des de EEUU, Alemanya, Irlanda, França, … i ara gràcies a aquest plugin només rebo visites dels meus clients, que estan a Chunguetistan. 0 bots o crawlers, només visites reals i ventes!gràcies!

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5. ★★★★★ thebuilder

   1.2y ago

   It doesn’t seem to work. Under Settings, in the Matching Rule, Whitelist is selected and it says ‘A request from which the country code or IP address is NOT in the whitelist will be blocked.’ I’ve added my state US:State:Colorado. When spam is submitted, I looked-up their IP address and saw they were from Florida. In the Blacklist matching rule, I added US:State:Florida, and I still get spam from Florida.

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6. ★★★★★ arultamilnadu

   1.5y ago

   This plugin does exactly what I needed—blocks traffic from specific countries without any hassle. Super easy to set up, and it works flawlessly. I’ve seen a big drop in unwanted login attempts since installing it. If you’re looking for a simple and effective way to control access by location, this is the one to go for. Huge thanks to the developer, Darko G., for creating such a useful plugin! I am From India, Tamilnadu.

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7. ★★★★★ allbutone

   1.6y ago

   I am using this plugin to block all countries from the backend (except my own of course) and to redirect foreign visitors (bots) from my contact page with a form to another contact page without a form (to prevent spam). This all works very well!The disadvantage is that the UI is rather poor and difficult to navigate. Thank you for the plugin!

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8. ★★★★★ aprit

   1.7y ago

   excellent plugin, one suggestion: file class-ip-location-block.php line 1486 replace strpos to stripos

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.3.9 Release Date – 5 Jul 2026 Fix: Admin scripts and styles were enqueued on unrelated wp-admin pages, which could disable checkboxes on other plugins’ screens (e.g. WP to Buffer). Assets now load only on IP Location Block’s 1.3.9
2. — Version 1.3.8 Release Date – 13 Mar 2026 Fix: PHP Warnings Fix: Deprecated jQuery calls Add: Kinsta/WPEngine Deprecate WP-ZEP (Zero-Day Prevention) to be removed in 1.4.0 Test with WordPress 7.0 1.3.8
3. — Version 1.3.7 Release Date – 07 Nov 2025 New: Add instructions to migrate to latest IP Location Block platform New: Test with latest WordPress 1.3.7
4. — Version 1.3.6 Release Date – 06 Aug 2025 Fix: Uncaught ReferenceError: IP_LOCATION_BLOCK_AUTH is not defined Fix: IP_Location_Block::is_user_logged_in() in certain cases Fix: Plugins run if HASH constants are not defined 1.3.6
5. — Version 1.3.5 Release Date – 20 Jul 2025 Fix PHP warnings related to string translation Fix PHP Fatal error related to undefined constants (eg. NONCE_KEY) 1.3.5
6. — Version 1.3.4 Release Date – 07 Mar 2025 Fix PHP warnings Test with PHP 8.4 Test with WordPress 6.7 and 6.8-beta1 1.3.4

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 5 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-03-03 9K+ → 10K+ up after 34 days in tier
2. 2024-01-29 8K+ → 9K+ up after 80 days in tier
3. 2023-11-10 7K+ → 8K+ up after 85 days in tier
4. 2023-08-17 6K+ → 7K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2023-08-16 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2023-08-15 6K+ → 7K+ up after 111 days in tier
7. 2023-04-26 5K+ → 6K+ up after 110 days in tier
8. 2023-01-06 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 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).

• Geo Blocker – Control Site Access by Region and IP 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
• Country Access Blocker 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• HTACCESS IP Blocker 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag D
• CrowdSec 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B
• IP & Country Blocker Lite 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
• Anti Fake Orders & IP Blocker 300+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag B

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IP Location Block: 10K+ active installs, 4.6★ (34 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/ip-location-block