Best geo blocking plugins for WordPress
The most popular geo blocking 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 Country Access Blocker (1K+) and Geo Blocker (1K+). All 12 plugins tagged “geo blocking” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 geo blocking plugins
- 1.
IP Location BlockThe most installed geo blocking plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 35 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 2.
Country Access Blocker1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 3.
Geo Blocker1K+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
DevDome Country Blocker300+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 5.
Zero Budget Bot Shield100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.
Nahnu Login Shield30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 7.
Smart Country Blocker20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 8.
BruteFort10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 9.
WindCodex GeoBlockFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 10.
HULO Geo-blockFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 days ago.
All 12 plugins tagged “geo blocking”
IP Location Block
Up in the last 7 days:10#1,540by Ideologix19 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
Country Access Blocker
Up in the last 7 days:53#6,159by Valeri Kluger9 months ago
Block or allow website visitors from specific countries based on IP geolocation.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Geo Blocker
Down in the last 7 days:7#6,747by Mohamed Shili1 year ago
🔐 Block or allow visitors by country. Track access attempts. View analytics. Stay in control — effortlessly.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
DevDome Country Blocker
Up in the last 7 days:114#10,021by DevDome23 days ago
Use geo blocking to block or allow countries, with Cloudflare or a free local GeoIP database and Test Mode to check your rules.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 147/day
Zero Budget Bot Shield
Down in the last 7 days:84#16,526by Sam9 months ago
Free, lightweight WordPress plugin that blocks bots by country and prevents abuse via repeated 404 errors. Perfect for small organizations.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Nahnu Login Shield
Up in the last 7 days:494#24,774by Jaime Alnassim19 days ago
Hyperfocused login security. CAPTCHA, brute-force lockout, geo-blocking, 2FA, honeypot, and edge WAF — all from one screen. 100% free.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- 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
BruteFort
#33,786by Yoyal Limbu5 months ago
BruteFort - Rate Limit, Custom Login URL, Geo Blocking & IP Restriction for complete WordPress login security.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WindCodex GeoBlock
Up in the last 7 days:1,431#61,851by WindCodex1 month ago
Block WooCommerce products by country. Hide products, restrict checkout, or show a custom message by geolocation – no API key required.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
HULO Geo-block
#71,185by huloglobal4 days ago
Allow or block visitors by country or region on any WordPress site, with IP and crawler allowlists, a branded block page and business hours.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 48/day
Thessley Security Hardening
#72,269by thessleysecurity1 month ago
Modular WordPress security hardening — IP/country blocking, request inspection, file integrity, malware scanning, and real-time alerting.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Country Access Control by CodeCaste
Down in the last 7 days:898#73,059by CodeCaste1 month ago
Restrict front-end access by visitor country using a local IP database. No external APIs are used at runtime.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day