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Live from WordPress.org · Oct 5, 2026

Best Ip-Blocking Plugins for WordPress

21 plugins are tagged “ip-blocking” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is Advanced Country Blocker with 2K+ active installs.

Plugins in category21
#1 by installsAdvanced Country Bloc…
Top-21 installs2.5K+
Avg. health (this page)61/100

21 Ip-Blocking plugins

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Best Ip-Blocking Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Advanced Country Blocker Advanced Country Blocker An advanced security plugin that blocks website visitors by country, with additional… by brstefanovic 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (6) 8 months ago 44
2 WorkflowDone Geo Blocker WorkflowDone Geo Blocker Block website access based on visitor's geographical location. Simple and effective… by workflowdone 100+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3) 4 months ago 60
3 Anti Browser DDoS Protection Anti Browser DDoS Protection Protects WordPress from DDoS with rate limiting, bot detection, blocking, Cloudflare… by sourcecode347 80+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 2 months ago 66
4 ES Football Bypass for Cloudflare ES Football Bypass for Cloudflare Automatically manages Cloudflare configuration during football matches to avoid mass IP… by Carrero 80+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 2 weeks ago 75
5 SpamLock – Email, Domain & IP Blacklist for Elementor Forms SpamLock – Email, Domain & IP Blacklist for Elementor Forms Block Elementor Pro form submissions using email, domain, or IP blacklist. by Umar Jameel 70+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 1 month ago 71
6 Wonderful Repeated Hit Blocker for Wordfence Wonderful Repeated Hit Blocker for Wordfence Blocks IP addresses that Wordfence has logged as attacking your site repeatedly within a… by wonderfulplugins 40+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 23 hours ago 67
7 Activity Guard – Security Scanner, Activity Log with IP blocking Activity Guard Free WordPress activity log with IP blocking, vulnerability scanner, WooCommerce abandoned… by wpazleen 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4) 2 weeks ago 74
8 SentraIP SentraIP Block unwanted traffic by country, known bots, custom User-Agents and spam-comment IPs… by moveforwardltd 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 3 weeks ago 74
9 NoHackMe Defender NoHackMe Defender Enhance your WordPress security by blocking IPs that send too many or suspicious requests. by Roman 20+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 9 hours ago 67
10 sHub-Log sHub-Log Records suspicious login attempts, 404s, and malicious requests, then blocks IPs after… by SyntaxCloud LLC 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 1 month ago 62
11 CyberPulse — Advanced Security & Bot Protection CyberPulse — Advanced Security & Bot Protection 🛡️ Real-time security firewall with IP blocking. Blocks bots, brute force attacks, XSS, and… by Ruslan Gataullin 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 3 weeks ago 66
12 Smart Country Blocker Smart Country Blocker Block visitors from specific countries for both frontend and backend (wp-admin) access with… by Shakib R Khan 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 3 months ago 64
13 Guardify Firewall Guardify Firewall Guardify is a powerful WordPress firewall plugin designed to protect your website from a… by BitCleric 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2) 1 year ago 39
14 Live Visitor Monitor – Real-Time Visitor Monitoring with Smart IP Blocking Live Visitor Monitor Monitor live visitors on your WordPress site with a real-time world map, visitor list, and… by Seventh Sky 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 4 months ago 51
15 IPGeolocation.io – Geo Redirects & Content Control IPGeolocation.io – Geo Redirects & Content Control Redirect visitors by country, block or allow visitors by IP address, and show different… by IPGeolocation 10+ ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 5 days ago 66
16 Your Web Shield Your Web Shield Your Web Shield blocks high-risk IPs and limits request rates, providing enhanced security… by peterswe <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 years ago 24
17 ReportedIP Hive Light ReportedIP Hive Light Lightweight brute-force login protection with optional community-powered IP reputation… by Patrick Schlesinger <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 6 days ago 64
18 OWS IP & Country Block OWS IP & Country Block Block users based on their IP addresses and countries to enhance website security and… by Abu Nawim <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 months ago 55
19 OrderShield Checkout Blocker for WooCommerce OrderShield Checkout Blocker for WooCommerce Block WooCommerce orders based on customer email addresses or IP addresses. by Saubhik M <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews 2 weeks ago 64
20 Maroon Horizon Smart Firewall – Malware Scanner & IP Blocking Maroon Horizon Smart Firewall Firewall, malware scan & IP blocking for WordPress, with Quick Scan Overall Security… by Vladimir Marusic <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 6 months ago 49
21 Access Guard Access Guard Access Guard enhances security by managing user permissions and banning IPs to protect… by Nitin Prakash <10 ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1) 3 weeks ago 71

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How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

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FAQ

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Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 5, 2026

What is the most popular ip-blocking plugin for WordPress?

Advanced Country Blocker is the most popular ip-blocking plugin with 2K+ active installs and a 5/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many ip-blocking plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 21 plugins tagged “ip-blocking” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Are these ip-blocking plugins actively maintained?

10 of the top 21 ip-blocking plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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