Best ip-blocking plugins for WordPress
The most popular ip-blocking plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Advanced Country Blocker leads with 2K+ active installs, ahead of ES Football Bypass for Cloudflare (100+) and WorkflowDone Geo Blocker (100+). All 21 plugins tagged “IP-blocking” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 ip-blocking plugins
- 1.
Advanced Country BlockerThe most installed ip-blocking plugin, with 2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
ES Football Bypass for Cloudflare100+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 3 days ago.
- 3.
WorkflowDone Geo Blocker100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 4 months ago.
- 4.
SpamLock80+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
SentraIP40+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.
Wonderful Repeated Hit Blocker for Wordfence30+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.
Anti Browser DDoS Protection30+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 8.
Activity Guard20+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 9.
IPGeolocation.io20+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.
- 10.
Smart Country Blocker20+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago.
All 21 plugins tagged “IP-blocking”
Advanced Country Blocker
Up in the last 7 days:6#4,518by brstefanovic9 months ago
An advanced security plugin that blocks website visitors by country, with additional features like blacklisting, logging blocked attempts, admin bypas …
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 23/day
ES Football Bypass for Cloudflare
Down in the last 7 days:33#15,126by Carrero3 days ago
Automatically manages Cloudflare configuration during football matches to avoid mass IP blocks affecting legitimate websites in Spain.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
WorkflowDone Geo Blocker
Up in the last 7 days:188#16,063by workflowdone4 months ago
Block website access based on visitor's geographical location. Simple and effective geo-blocking for WordPress.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 6/day
SpamLock
Down in the last 7 days:62#17,903by Umar Jameel2 months ago
Block Elementor Pro form submissions using email, domain, or IP blacklist.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
SentraIP
Up in the last 7 days:214#21,450by moveforwardltd1 month ago
Block unwanted traffic by country, known bots, custom User-Agents and spam-comment IPs, using fast offline MMDB lookups. No account required.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Wonderful Repeated Hit Blocker for Wordfence
Up in the last 7 days:356#23,565by wonderfulplugins1 month ago
Blocks IP addresses that Wordfence has logged as attacking your site repeatedly within a short time window.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Anti Browser DDoS Protection
Down in the last 7 days:593#24,385by sourcecode3473 months ago
Protects WordPress from DDoS with rate limiting, bot detection, blocking, Cloudflare support, logs, charts, and bot list export/import.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Activity Guard
Down in the last 7 days:37#25,097by wpazleen14 days ago
Free WordPress activity log with IP blocking, vulnerability scanner, WooCommerce abandoned cart analytics, and real-time Slack and Telegram alerts.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
IPGeolocation.io
Up in the last 7 days:742#25,450by IPGeolocation12 days ago
Redirect visitors by country, block or allow visitors by IP address, and show different content to people in different countries.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Smart Country Blocker
Up in the last 7 days:435#25,568by 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
sHub-Log
Down in the last 7 days:2,460#29,082by SyntaxCloud LLC4 days ago
Records suspicious login attempts, 404s, and malicious requests, then blocks IPs after repeated attempts.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
CyberPulse
Down in the last 7 days:231#32,726by Ruslan Gataullintoday
🛡️ Real-time security firewall with IP blocking. Blocks bots, brute force attacks, XSS, and AI scrapers. 10 languages, lightweight, clean interface.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 23/day
NoHackMe Defender
#32,822by Roman10 days ago
Enhance your WordPress security by blocking IPs that send too many or suspicious requests.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Live Visitor Monitor
Up in the last 7 days:10,730#36,240by Seventh Sky5 months ago
Monitor live visitors on your WordPress site with a real-time world map, visitor list, and IP blocking capabilities.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Guardify Firewall
Down in the last 7 days:2,704#39,176by BitCleric1 year ago
Guardify is a powerful WordPress firewall plugin designed to protect your website from a wide range of threats, including brute force attacks, SQL inj …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Your Web Shield
#50,491by peterswe1 year ago
Your Web Shield blocks high-risk IPs and limits request rates, providing enhanced security for your site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Access Guard
#51,303by Nitin Prakash1 month ago
Access Guard enhances security by managing user permissions and banning IPs to protect sensitive content.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mcpelee Site Security Guard
#62,141by DongHa15 days ago
Manage IP and country access rules, static error redirects, security logs, login protection, and file change monitoring.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Clicksora Click Fraud Protection
Down in the last 7 days:18,746#68,687by clicksoratoday
Click fraud protection for Google Ads on WordPress: scores every paid click on your landing page and syncs the blocked addresses to Google Ads.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
OWS IP & Country Block
Up in the last 7 days:737#71,640by Abu Nawim3 months ago
Block users based on their IP addresses and countries to enhance website security and control access.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
OrderShield Checkout Blocker for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:3,949#72,324by Saubhik M1 month ago
Block WooCommerce orders based on customer email addresses or IP addresses.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day