Best country block plugins for WordPress
The most popular country block plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. IP Location Block leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of SF GeoGuard (50+) and Wonderful Geoblocking Countries (30+). All 12 plugins tagged “country block” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 country block plugins
- 1.
IP Location BlockThe most installed country block plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 35 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
SF GeoGuard50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Wonderful Geoblocking Countries30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 4.
Smart Country Blocker20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 5.
TrustBrain IP Access Control10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 6.
Country and Continent BlockerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 7.
MID GeoShield Access ManagerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 8.
Block Account Create Login by Country GRCFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
- 9.
BlockaryFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 10.
GeoGuardFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 12 plugins tagged “country block”
IP Location Block
Up in the last 7 days:10#1,540by Ideologix20 days ago
Block or allow WordPress visitors by country, US state or region, IP, CIDR, or ASN. Protect public pages, login, and wp-admin.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.5(35)
- Downloads
- 231/day
SF GeoGuard
Down in the last 7 days:61#20,171by sf-geoguard10 months ago
Country-based access control for WordPress. Restrict access by country, whitelist IP addresses and reduce unwanted traffic.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Wonderful Geoblocking Countries
Up in the last 7 days:1,078#25,145by wonderfulplugins1 month ago
Blocks site access, login, or registration for visitors from selected countries or VPN services, with a custom message per area.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Smart Country Blocker
Up in the last 7 days:86#25,830by Shakib R Khan3 months ago
Block visitors from specific countries for both frontend and backend (wp-admin) access with comprehensive logging and reporting.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
TrustBrain IP Access Control
Up in the last 7 days:485#29,064by TrustBrain21 days ago
GeoIP-based access control plugin with country blocking, IP whitelist/blacklist, and access logging.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Country and Continent Blocker
Down in the last 7 days:2,590#57,700by jack1111114 years ago
Block ips by country and/or continent.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
MID GeoShield Access Manager
#59,897by midexigner10 months ago
Easily block visitors from selected countries with geo-based restrictions and an admin settings page.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Block Account Create Login by Country GRC
Up in the last 7 days:4,619#62,795by Robert G.3 months ago
Blocks unauthorized role logins from restricted countries using local MaxMind databases with automatic daily mirror updates and a manual download butt …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Blockary
Down in the last 7 days:725#69,447by Michael8 days ago
Blocks visitors by country and blocks malicious login attempts before the page loads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
GeoGuard
#71,177by Delwar Hossain10 months ago
Protect your content by blocking or redirecting visitors from specific countries.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
ElliePass
#71,624by ElliePass1 month ago
Privacy-focused human, age, identity, and location verification for WordPress communities and sites.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
EDZNET Geolocation
#72,227by EDZNET1 day ago
IP geolocation, visitor logging, country blocking, and location shortcodes powered by the EDZNET Geo API.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day