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Easy to use plugin, that blocks access to your wp-admin area by country. Uses geoip-api-php as the library to work out the visitor’s country.

Admin Block Country

It would be great to be able to redirect to a page 404

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Block access to your admin pages by country.

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CountryLock provides a simple, lightweight way to allow or block countries from accessing your WordPress site.
It’s designed to be “set it and forget it” with no upsells, ads, or complex configurations.
<h3>✨ Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Master Toggle: Enable or disable the firewall with a single click.</li>
<li>Allowed Countries List: Specify which two-letter country codes (e.g., <code>US</code>, <code>CA</code>) are allowed. Everyone else is blocked.</li>
<li>Admin Bypass: Logged-in administrators can always bypass the block (toggleable).</li>
<li>IP Allowlist: A simple list of IPs or CIDR ranges (like <code>123.45.67.89</code> or <code>10.0.0.0/8</code>) that are always allowed.</li>
<li>Block Logging: See which countries and IPs are being blocked (toggleable).</li>
<li>Zero-Lookup Detection: Automatically uses Cloudflare (<code>HTTP_CF_IPCOUNTRY</code>) and other common server-level GEO headers for instant decisions with zero performance impact.</li>
<li>Remote Lookup: As a fallback, it can query an external service (<code>ipapi.co</code>) if no headers are found.</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin uses one external service as a fallback to determine a visitor’s country if no local GEO headers (like those from Cloudflare or a server-level GeoIP module) are present.
<ul>
<li>Service: <code>ipapi.co</code></li>
<li>What it’s used for: To look up the country of origin for a visitor’s IP address.</li>
<li>Data Sent: The visitor’s IP address is sent to the service. This happens only if the “Use remote lookup if no geo headers” setting is enabled AND no local GeoIP headers are detected.</li>
<li>Service Policies:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://ipapi.co/terms/" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ipapi.co/privacy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
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</ul>

CountryLock

Block/allow countries with one toggle. Lightweight, no upsells. Includes admin bypass, IP allowlist, and block stats.

Admin Block Country vs CountryLock