Rating: 5 stars
Just what I was looking for. Great plugin and easy to set up.
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Just installed hopefully does what it says on the tin thanks
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The plugin works well but you have to keep in mind that aside from the fact that you have to remove any caching plugins for it to work, you should also whitelist your own IP address right away in both the front end and back end settings. There are settings in each to automatically blacklist any IP address that hits the site more than X times in 24 hours (set to 10 by default, but it can be changed). Doing admin type stuff you can hit that threshold (like I did) and you will be wondering why your IP address has been blacklisted and why if you remove it from the blacklist it gets automatically put back on. This is actually a great feature but you have to be aware of it and know how to take your own IP address out of the equation.
I’m happy to say that I posted a question on the support forum and got a response a few hours later, and now it is working perfectly. This is a great plugin for getting rid of unwanted traffic, especially if you are on a shared server plan with resource limits.
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Why is it that after clicking “Deactivate”, other plugins are deactivated instead of this plugin? I had tried many times in different dates, the same results.
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Works like a charm.
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IP2Location Country blocker is a highly recommended tool, to get rid of annoying traffic. We run a small website addressing 1 country only, with no foreign customers (imagine something like a local hairdresser or a barber shop). We combine the plugin with a smart (although hand edited) htaccess file, and get wonderful clean statistics, no shopping-cart-scam anymore (running out of stock because of merchandise is in shopping cart, but never ordered); no vulnerability scans anymore, and no statistics trolls anymore – all this without damaging SEO.
Excellent support. Great plugin.
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I just have to say that this plugin is literally SAVING my website. I have been receiving reports about failed logins to my website (over 1k for 2-3 months!). I used a different plugin to find the IP addresses only to find that they all belong to only two countries… The plugin gives you the option to block specific IPs or countries. I started blacklisting IPs individually, but after figuring out where they are coming from, I just blacklisted those countries. Job done.
Also to add because I see some reviews mentioning interference with other cache plugins (even though it’s indicated in the description that they need to be disabled, which is not really the best solution), in my case, it still works with a cache plugin I use to improve my site’s performance.
Thank you!
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Hi guys, I installed your plugin before I knew much about it and was only able to make this work after disabling our caching plugin: W3 Total cache.
I see your disclaimer about disabling all caching plugin. I am asking politely, “Please explain to us why a caching plugin prevents your plugin from working?”
Caching is kind of a big deal. Comparing the Benefits of a caching plugin – to a country location blocker – I would have to say the caching plugin wins hands down as the benefits of caching helps achieve SERP ranking by improving a website’s performance. I provide a TEXT link .. ( not allowed to include an actual link in a review. ) so others can see these caching benefits that I’m talking about.
www.ads-software.com (forwardslash) plugins (forwardslash) w3-total-cache
It is for this reason I give your product 2/5 stars… it works, but not without being disruptive of our website’s performance.
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It works good!
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Absolutely brilliant plugin. Easy to install, and started working right away.
One of my websites has been getting slammed for the last 5 days with a bot from one specific country. Installed the plugin late last night, and the visits from that country are already down from more than 6,600 an hour to less than 150. I have also just lowered the threshold for the plugin to start blocking front end visits from a specific IP to a much lower number, and that seems to be catching most of the ones still slipping through. Very happy with the result so far, so will be installing it on the other 4 sites I own.
Thanks so much for this. It’s really made my day a lot less stressful ??
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Could not make the plugin work with the latest version of WordPress
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I installed this because I noticed that every time I installed a new WP website, the site immediately reveived tons of visitors from a specific country’s search engine before it had even gone live and I had even made my first post. On an altogether different site, it turned out that the biggest trolls were non-Americans, even though my site was US-centric.
I wasn’t sure whether or not this plugin would work (I keep being told that it’s oh, so difficult to block countries, practically impossible), but it does seem to be working. I noticed that failed login attempts went down to zero overnight, and that most of my visitors started coming from the US.
Understand, though, that this plugin isn’t 100% failsafe, as bad actors can also access archives of your site from the Wayback Machine or use VPNs and proxies. But it seems to do the job so far, and I’m crossing my fingers that it’ll keep working in the future.
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I have been using this plugin for a few WordPress applications for several years. In several of these instances, a client with a local business has requested to only have an American audience and not record any visits from international IPs. This plugin facilitates that need very well.
Despite being a “free” subscriber to their service, their support has been outstanding. I had an issue several weeks ago, and their rep worked with me to resolve the issue in a reasonable amount of time.
Thank you for providing such an excellent plugin and service! ??
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Easy intuitive setup. works like a charm.
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Dear website administrators,
Website owners are calling for the removal of a plugin due to the significant amount of spam it generates and its requirement for unwanted advertising in the footer of their websites. As responsible website owners, they cannot expose their users to such unethical practices, especially when it comes to online security concerns. The owners are urging developers to take immediate action and remove the plugin from the download platform to ensure the safety and well-being of their website visitors.
I am writing to express my deep concern about the unethical and potentially dangerous practices that are being used by some plugins on our platform. I have noticed that some plugins are generating a significant amount of spam and require unwanted advertising to be included on users’ websites in order to be used.
As responsible members of the community, we must take action to ensure the safety and integrity of our websites and our visitors. We cannot allow unethical practices that compromise the privacy and security of our users.
Therefore, I urge all members of the community to join me in my call to report any plugin using unethical practices. It is important that we report these incidents in reviews so that other members of the community are informed and can take action to protect their websites and their users.
I hope that together we can work to ensure that our plugin platform is a safe and trustworthy place for all users. Thank you for your attention and cooperation in this critical matter
I am writing to express my deep frustration and dissatisfaction with the malfunctioning of your website. As a loyal user, I have experienced multiple technical issues that have hindered my experience on your platform.
In particular, I have noticed third-party developers using unethical tactics such as spam and deceptive advertising in the footer of the website. This is not only annoying, but also a security risk for users who trust your website.
As a user, I am eager to see action taken against these third-party developers and strict sanctions applied to prevent future abuses. I hope that the necessary steps will be taken to address these issues and ensure that your website remains a safe and trustworthy place for users to enjoy your services without worry.
Thank you for your attention to this matter and I look forward to seeing positive changes in the near future.
Sincerely, Villalba Juan Manuel Pedro
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I think this is one of the best country blocker apps.
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This plugin is useless as you never get the verification email that it is supposed to send out. The support from the development team is non-existant. No one answers emails. Don’t waste your time trying to install this.
The support people for this plugin are useless. They don’t even know how to send an email!
They even blocked my application to join their Facebook page! I was hoping that they could resolve my issues with their Plugin on the group. Absolutely disgusting treatment of a WordPress user. Steer clear of these people!
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Just really works
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I was getting tons of alerts of people trying to log in to the back end of my site. Installed this plugin and it’s stopped everything!!! Just simply does what it says on the tin lol.
Highly recommended.
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I rarely have left a review as nothing has ever hit that chord with me. This plugin is different! We have had a problem with Restrict Content Pro that they do not want to acknowledge with accounts manually created bypassing the Plugin. The why or why not is moot. This plugin stops the issue in its tracks. It is the ONLY one I have found, as a journalist, that I trust and for a FREE version product I am blown away! Thank you to the IP2Location Team and a Happy Holidays!
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WP-Rocket plugin is already installed on my website.
Now I installed this plugin but it's not working. I tried to deactivate the wp-rocket for testing and it's started working.
but why it's not working?Rating: 5 stars
I have installed it on 3 of my sites so far. The first was getting hammered by hacking attempts using brute force and trying to exploit WP vulnerabilities. I blocked most of the world IPs where I do not deal and set them to block on only 1 attempt.
I installed it on a couple of other sites, and lo and behold they were being frequently hit also but only a few attempts an hour.
It also works well with my other plugins such as elementor, hide my wp, and many others. I’ve had no issues at all with it so far.
I am very impressed and thankful for this free solution.
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You need to be more specific when you say it doesn’t work well with one f the most popular caching plugins on the market. You might as well remove your plugin from the market place as its pointless if it doesn’t work with these kind of plugins.
Or at least let others know what works with your plugin when a caching method is used.
Even better – get your developers to fix the issues related. You cant have a plugin for WordPress and then tell all your users that use a Caching plugin that your site speed is less important then your security. Both come hand in hand.
Why not reach out to WP Rocket and ask their developers what could be the cause to the conflict.
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This IP2Location Country Blocker plugin does not work well with the WP Rocket cache plugin. To avoid unexpected results, we will strongly recommend you to deactivate the cache plugin.
WP Rocket is a heck of a lot more important. They should fix their plugin. There are other IP/Country blockers, but WP Rocket is the best and everyone needs the SPEED of the site.
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Very Easy to setup and use. Great plugin
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Installation is just easy and it does help to prevent unwanted visitors. I give 5 stars to my hero!
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Plugin does it job, it blocks unwanted countries
Although it misses some functionality:
1. Not possible to set a threshold after which the IP gets blocked forever.
2. The email sent is not very clear from which part of the site it is coming frontend or backend
Rating: 5 stars
Thank you for your service wonderful tool
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Great plug-in to keep a lot of unwanted traffic out. I particularly like the country blocker, as it allows me to filter for only those countries that might be of interest.
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Simple to set up for this UK only seller. Completely stopped all the dodgy login attempts from around the globe as soon as it was set up (only a few minutes)
If, like me, you are having issues with constant attempts to hack into your admin, give this a go. You will not be disappointed!