IP2Location Country Blocker
by IP2Location · Blocks
Also makes 8 other plugins · 37.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Blocks unwanted visitors from accessing your frontend (blog pages) or backend (admin area) by countries or proxy servers.
81 health vs 67 average across 1,682 Blocks plugins
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
Biggest win: Support resolution
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
72.8K
now · peak 72.7K
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
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.
7
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.42.2
186
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.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-03-10 · 1,449 observations
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
Est. acquisition value
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. The recent download trend is too spiky to read.
Details
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence9 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.
- 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 ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.38.3 Patched in 2.38.4
- 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
- 2022-02-07 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 2.26.9 Patched in 2.26.9
- Medium · 5.3 IP2Location Country Blocker <= 2.26.4 - Ban Bypass ↗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, 1 at 90% or more
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
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 -
DocoDoco Country Redirection 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags C -
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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 -
404 to 301 – Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 Monitoring 100K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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