Polar Mass Advanced IP Blocker

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1. ★★★★★ Michael Kupietz

   4mo ago

   Once this plugin has seen an IP address be blocked, it remembers and blocks it forever, not just for the 24 hours I have it in settings. Whitelisting it using the form in the settings screen does not remove it. Removing the block in WordFence and whitelisting the IP does there not remove it. I’ve permanently lost access to a needed service because this plugin won’t stop re-adding it to my cloudflare blocked IPs every time I remove it. An issue submitted to the developer a week ago wasn’t acknowledged. This has needlessly cost me troubleshooting time. My only choice is to remove the plugin entirely.If the developer addresses the issue I’ll change the rating and review. It’s too bad. This is a great idea and would be a really great plugin, but as long as a single accidental false positive can permanently block connection from a needed service, with no way to mitigate it other than disabling the plugin, it’s not reliable for use.

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2. ★★★★★ victune

   1.1y ago

   This plugin works very well and in my opinion should be part of Wordfence itself. It’s a great add-on to block unwanted traffic. The instructions are clear and it’s working immediately. Thanks for sharing it.

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3. ★★★★★ azherahmed

   1.4y ago

   Great way to synch up IPs across Cloudflare & WP easily. Kudos.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-06-28 80+ → 100+ up after 37 days in tier
2. 2026-05-22 70+ → 80+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-05-21 80+ → 70+ down after 22 days in tier
4. 2026-04-29 90+ → 80+ down after 3 days in tier
5. 2026-04-26 80+ → 90+ up after 3 days in tier
6. 2026-04-23 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2026-04-22 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2026-04-21 90+ → 80+ down 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).

• Injection Guard 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A
• Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A

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Polar Mass Advanced IP Blocker: 100+ active installs, 3.7★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-09-01. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/polar-mass-advanced-ip-blocker