IP2Location Country Blocker
by IP2Location · Blocks
Also makes 10 other plugins · 37.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Blocks unwanted visitors from accessing your frontend (blog pages) or backend (admin area) by countries or proxy servers.
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Health
B 83/100
no flags
Active installs
30K+
≈39K estimated
Momentum
-43%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “redirection” and “ip address” for “unwanted” and “countries”. “redirection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “unwanted” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ip address” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “countries” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 71 average across 2,527 Blocks plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 30K of 1.9M lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Blocks plugin keeps 2.1%, across 1,580 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 15 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 3 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.1★ over 128 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
4%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
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 | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| ip2location your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| country | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| block country your tag | #3 | #3 | down 1 |
| blocker | #3 | #4 | down 1 |
| country block | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| unwanted | #5 | #7 | up 1 |
| ip blocker | #4 | #3 | down 2 |
| block proxy your tag | #8 | #9 | down 2 |
| ai blocker | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| ip address blocker | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| countries | #8 | #11 | down 2 |
| proxy blocker | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| country redirection | #4 | #5 | down 3 |
| detect and block by country | #5 | #4 | down 1 |
| country ip | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| disable ip address and country | #5 | #7 | down 1 |
| ip to country | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| wordpress ip blocker | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| block countries | #9 | #8 | down 5 |
| redirection your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
103 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 75 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 “redirection” and “ip address” for “unwanted” and “countries”. “redirection” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “unwanted” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ip address” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “countries” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 102.9K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
15
releases in the last 12 months
3d ago
latest release · v2.46.0 · 29 Oct 2026
197
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “30K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Sep 2019
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 10 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.46.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Download IP2Location Country Blocker <= 2.38.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-01-24 CVE-2025-24731 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.38.3 Patched in 2.38.4
- Patched Medium · 5.3 IP2Location Country Blocker <= 2.33.3 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Debug Log File ↗2024-01-17 CVE-2024-22294 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 2.33.3 Patched in 2.33.4
- Patched Medium · 6.4 IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.26.9 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2022-02-07 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects < 2.26.9 Patched in 2.26.9
- 2022-01-06 CVE-2021-25096 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 2.26.4 Patched in 2.26.5
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 9 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Blocks unwanted visitors from accessing your frontend (blog pages) or backend (admin area) by countries or..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 13 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,661 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("block country", "block proxy", "ip address", "redirection" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-04-27 20K+ → 30K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-25 30K+ → 20K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-23 20K+ → 30K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-04-21 30K+ → 20K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-04-17 20K+ → 30K+ up after 926 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 10K+ → 20K+ up after 678 days in tier
- 2020-11-25 7K+ → 10K+ up after 459 days in tier
- 2019-08-24 4K+ → 7K+ up after 532 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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IP2Location Redirection 7K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
IP Address Widget II 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
DocoDoco Country Redirection 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
301 Redirects – Redirect Manager 300K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
All 404 Redirect to Homepage 200K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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