Region Detect
A plugin that allows personalisation by displaying the visitors country name in posts and pages.
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Region Detect shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 12 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.6 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Region Detect stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| country detection | >100 |
| geolocation | >100 |
| localisation | >100 |
| localization | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Region Detect
From the official readme · v1.02.05Description
Region detect is a plugin for WordPress that detects the country that the current visitor is browsing from.
It can display the country to the user; something like: Hello visitor from Spain! or display a flag of the country. The plugin also makes the ISO 3166-1 country code and country name avaliable to other plugins.
Installation
- Extract the zip file and just drop the contents in the
wp-content/plugins/directory of your WordPress installation. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ page.
- Copy the MaxMind country database to the plugin folder, or add your MaxMind license key to the plugin admin panel.
- If you are using the web service enable caching and select the cache length that you need.
- Use %%COUNTRYCODE%% or %%COUNTRYNAME%% in your posts to display the two character country code or country name respectively.
Changelog
This is the initial version.
1.00.00
- Initial version
1.01.00
- Added option to set the country from the url
1.02.00
- Corrected bug with the cache clearing too quickly
- Added a table that shows countries and number of ip addresses that are cached
1.02.01
- Corrected spelling mistakes
1.02.02
- Removed debugging code
1.02.04
- Fixed installation bug which was causing a crash when installing
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|---|---|---|
| 2 |
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FAQ
Region Detect: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 14, 2026
Is Region Detect free?
Yes. Region Detect is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Region Detect safe to use in 2026?
Region Detect shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Region Detect?
Region Detect is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,231 times since it launched in May 2011. It was downloaded 50 times in the last 30 days.
Does Region Detect work with WordPress 7.1?
Region Detect is officially tested up to WordPress 3.6.1, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Region Detect last updated?
The latest version, 1.02.05, was released on October 17, 2013 (13 years ago).
Who makes Region Detect?
Region Detect is developed and maintained by joebrewer.
What are the best alternatives to Region Detect?
The most popular alternatives to Region Detect are Royal Geo-Shipping for WooC… (<10 installs).
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