iQ Block Country

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ mourinor6207

   2mo ago

   Easy to install. I just needed to stop all non usa countries. It does the job great

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2. ★★★★★ qwioqwio

   4mo ago

   But this is absolutely brilliant. I was getting bot/spam traffic that was creating draft orders from Malaysia & Singapore. Installed this, uploaded the IP database (read the FAQs – get it from Maxmind, download GeoLite2-Country.mmdb and upload it to /wp-content/uploads) and it’s blocked all the bots – no more carding/whatever they were trying to do. Works just fime with Litespeed. Thank you so much!

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3. ★★★★★ madarkosh

   11mo ago

   It doesn’t work at all and after activating it forces you to buy data from their site.

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4. ★★★★★ tranxhdr

   1.4y ago

   Needed a plugin to block specific countries from accessing my site, specifically India and Pakistan. Both countries have no good reason to access my site. Google Analytics show both countries rank in the top 3 for traffic coming to my site. Pretty sure it’s no good user agent actors for malicious activities. iQ Block Country works like a charm. I even tested it myself by using a vpn and it blocked access for IPs coming from India and Pakistan.

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5. ★★★★★ Scott Hendison

   1.4y ago

   I’ve used this on more than a dozen sites over the years, and the functionality has been fantastic. I do wish there was an easier way to keep the IPs current without FTP, but I’m a fan. Keep up the good work! This topic was modified 1 year, 4 months ago by Scott Hendison.

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6. ★★★★★ jrdon718

   1.5y ago

   Waste of time.

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7. ★★★★★ marcie73

   1.7y ago

   It does not work and nobody answer.

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8. ★★★★★ mishash

   2.1y ago

   I had to uninstall the latest version of the plugin (1.2.23) as it was causing crash of my WordPress site. To get rid of “There has been a critical error on this website.”, I had to physically delete the plugin directory on the server.  This topic was modified 2 years ago by mishash.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.2.28 Fix: Prevent rare occassion $pagenow can be bypassed in PHP 8.2 1.2.28
2. — Version 1.2.26 Fix: Plugin was no longer compatible with PHP 7 1.2.26
3. — Version 1.2.25 Changed: Fixed some PHP 8.1 compability errors Changed: Altered license check 1.2.25
4. — Version 1.2.24 Added: SiteGuru Service Changed: Multiple internal changes 1.2.24
5. — Version 1.2.23 Change: Upgraded the GeoIP Library to the latest version. 1.2.23
6. — Version 1.2.21 Fix: Minor update to support PHP 8.x better 1.2.21

5 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.3 iQ Block Country <= 1.2.18 - Country Blocking Bypass ↗
   2022-09-26 CVE-2022-41155 Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness Affects <= 1.2.18 Patched in 1.2.19
2. Medium · 5.3 iQ Block Country <= 1.2.13 - Protection Bypass due to IP Spoofing ↗
   2022-05-17 CVE-2022-1762 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 1.2.13 Patched in 1.2.17
3. Medium · 6.8 iQ Block Country < 1.2.13 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Deletion via Zip Slip ↗
   2022-03-16 CVE-2022-0246 External Control of File Name or Path Affects < 1.2.13 Patched in 1.2.13
4. Medium · 5.5 WordPress iQ Block Country <= 1.2.11 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2021-09-22 CVE-2021-36873 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.2.11 Patched in 1.2.12
5. Medium · 6.1 iQ Block Country < 1.1.20 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2015-08-24 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 1.1.20 Patched in 1.1.20

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

Translated into 68 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Plus 44 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2024-06-29 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2024-06-28 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2024-06-27 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2024-06-26 20K+ → 30K+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2024-06-24 30K+ → 20K+ down

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iQ Block Country: 20K+ active installs, 3.9★ (165 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/iq-block-country