Proxy & VPN Blocker

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 55% 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. ★★★★★ PayThem

   6mo ago

   Have used this plugin for several years and seen it regularly block malicious users. It takes a little effort to setup as per your requirements, but can be very useful if you need to block certain countries, proxies and/or VPNs.

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2. ★★★★★ ssiddiqi4

   1.1y ago

   I had my non-profit website’s donnation page an attack by hackers to test stolen credit card. This plugin had denied 99% access to hackers’s access through proxies and VPN. This topic was modified 10 months, 2 weeks ago by ssiddiqi4.

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3. ★★★★★ xnabca

   1.1y ago

   Well I was using a VPN and forgot. Went to my domain to check on something and it showed that I was using a proxy or VPN (which I do not allow). Bit surprised but very happy.

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4. ★★★★★ spectraemail

   1.2y ago

   I’ve used this plugin on about a dozen sites over the past few years and it keeps improving. I’ve installed it on sites that were hosted by a number of providers and never had a situation where it didn’t work.

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5. ★★★★★ Bob333

   2.4y ago

   The plugin is well thinking , works perfectly & regularly updated.– Clear resume graphic.– Easy to use.Proxycheck.io operate a great detection Service & is already Fully Operational.Thank you author @rickstermuk This topic was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by Bob333. This topic was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by Bob333.

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6. ★★★★★ lazyym

   2.5y ago

   Great plugin for integrating with proxycheck.io! Get your API and rules well defined there and it works as described! Great followup from plugin author as well. Thanks! This topic was modified 4 months, 2 weeks ago by lazyym.

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7. ★★★★★ dirba

   2.6y ago

   Doesn’t do anything.

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8. ★★★★★ Mike

   2.6y ago

   Didn’t get the API Key, and no emails at all. Either at Proxycheck they don’t want me (or they don’t want WP-users in general); or they’re down. I removed the plugin.

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

1. High · 7.2 Proxy & VPN Blocker <= 3.5.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2026-07-08 CVE-2026-57399 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 3.5.8 Patched in 3.5.9
2. Medium · 4.3 Proxy & VPN Blocker <= 3.5.3 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-01-09 CVE-2025-69353 Missing Authorization Affects <= 3.5.3 Patched in 3.5.4

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

Translated into 5 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-07-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 17 days in tier
2. 2025-06-28 1K+ → 2K+ up after 173 days in tier
3. 2025-01-06 2K+ → 1K+ down after 12 days in tier
4. 2024-12-25 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
5. 2024-12-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 5 days in tier
6. 2024-12-17 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2024-12-15 2K+ → 1K+ down after 105 days in tier
8. 2024-09-01 1K+ → 2K+ up after 78 days in tier

Competes with

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Proxy & VPN Blocker: 1K+ active installs, 3.8★ (33 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/proxy-vpn-blocker