Smart Country Blocker
by Shakib R Khan · Security
Also makes 1 other plugin · 20+ installs across the portfolio →
Block visitors from specific countries for both frontend and backend (wp-admin) access with comprehensive logging and reporting.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈21 estimated
Momentum
-1%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “country block” and “geo blocking” for “country blocker” and “blocker”. “country block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “country blocker” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “geo blocking” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “blocker” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 66 average across 1,786 Security plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.6%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 301 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Security plugin keeps 1.4%, across 1,061 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Security plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 104 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.3
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 | #8 | #19 | down 1 |
| blocker | #24 | #24 | 0 |
| geo blocker | #13 | #23 | 0 |
| site blocker | #18 | #23 | down 2 |
| country blocking | #23 | #24 | — |
| ip blocker | #22 | #23 | down 3 |
| country block your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| geo blocking your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| geoip your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ip blocking your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| security your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 14 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “country block” and “geo blocking” for “country blocker” and “blocker”. “country block” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “country blocker” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “geo blocking” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “blocker” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 14 Jul 2026 · 112 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 92 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 22 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Block visitors from specific countries for both frontend and backend (wp-admin) access with comprehensive l..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "essential for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Cloudflare, WP Rocket, LiteSpeed.
- ✓ Headings and lists 24 headings and 13 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 10,470 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "geo blocking", "IP-blocking" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 10+ → 20+ 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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IP Location Block 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
AntiSpam for Contact Form 7 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Advanced Country Blocker 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced IP Blocker 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Smart User Slug Hider 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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