CordonAI

CordonAI Geo Access and Redirect lets you decide who can reach your WordPress 
site based on the visitor’s country and IP address. Everything runs through 
standard WordPress hooks — the plugin never modifies <code>wp-config.php</code>, 
 .htaccess, or any core file.
Country lookups use a bundled MaxMind GeoLite2 database that ships with the 
plugin, so no external request is made when a visitor is checked. If you 
want fresher data you can add a free MaxMind license key and update the 
database on demand or weekly.
Features
<ul>
<li>Block (or allow) front-end visitors by country and by IP address.</li>
<li>Protect the login page and admin area by country/IP, with brute-force-friendly 
defaults — established administrators are never locked out of the dashboard.</li>
<li>IP rules support exact addresses, wildcards (<code>203.0.113.*</code>) and CIDR ranges 
(<code>203.0.113.0/24</code>), for both IPv4 and IPv6.</li>
<li>Allow-list that always wins over any block rule.</li>
<li>Crawler allow-list (Google, Bing, Yandex, and more) so blocking a country 
never hurts your search visibility.</li>
<li>Country redirects, including “keep the current path” (<code>%PATH%</code>) redirects.</li>
<li>Language-prefix URL rewriting for multilingual sites (e.g. <code>/en/</code> → <code>/it/</code>).</li>
<li>Logs and at-a-glance charts of blocked activity (24 hours / 7 days / 30 days).</li>
<li>Fully customisable block screen with a live preview.</li>
<li>Offline by design — privacy friendly, no tracking, no ads, no upsells.</li>
<li>Optional MaxMind GeoLite2 auto-update with your own license key.</li>
</ul>
<h3>External services</h3>
This plugin can optionally connect to one external service, MaxMind, to update 
its bundled GeoIP database. It is used only for downloading database updates and 
is never contacted during normal visitor lookups.
<ul>
<li>What it is and what it is used for: MaxMind GeoLite2 provides the 
IP-to-country database the plugin uses to detect a visitor’s country. The 
bundled copy works fully offline; this service is only used to download a newer 
copy of that database when you choose to.</li>
<li>What data is sent and when: a request is sent to 
https://download.maxmind.com/app/geoip_download only when a site administrator 
has entered a MaxMind license key and then either clicks “Update database now” 
on the Settings tab or has enabled the weekly automatic update. The request 
includes your MaxMind license key (so MaxMind can authorise the download) and, 
as with any HTTP request, your server’s IP address. No visitor data and no site 
content are ever sent. If you do not enter a license key, the plugin makes no 
external requests at all.</li>
<li>Service provider: MaxMind, Inc. 
GeoLite2 End User License Agreement: https://www.maxmind.com/en/geolite2/eula 
Privacy Policy: https://www.maxmind.com/en/privacy-policy</li>
</ul>

CordonAI Geo Access and Redirect

Block or allow WordPress visitors by country and IP, redirect by location, and log activity using an offline GeoIP database.

IP Address Approval

The IP Address Approval system provides an easy way for you to Allow or Block access to your website to protect your site from unwanted visitors. You can use the IP Address Approval system on both Internet(public) websites and Intranet(private network) websites. This super easy to use editor gives you all the control you need without the hassle of having to write your own code.
<h4>Free Version:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Block IP Addresses</li>
<li>Block IP Address Ranges</li>
<li>Restrict Access on ALL Pages</li>
<li>Restrict Access on ALL Post Pages</li>
<li>Sites Covered: Use on 1 website</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pro Version:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Block IP Addresses and IP Address Ranges</li>
<li>Open or Close your website</li>
<li>If your website is ‘closed’ you can remain Open for IP Addresses and IP Address Ranges</li>
<li>Geo Locations: Use Geo Locations to allow or block access to your website.</li>
<li>Site Visits: View the IP Address, User Agent, the Page Visited and Time of the Visit. </li>
<li>Manage Site Visitors Log results</li>
<li>Block Proxy, VPN or Tor visitor connections</li>
<li>Redirect Proxy, VPN or Tor page</li>
<li>Block Hosting or Data Center visitor connections</li>
<li>Redirect Hosting or Data Center page</li>
<li>Manage Multiple Websites</li>
<li>Restrict Access on ALL Pages</li>
<li>Restrict Access on ALL Post Pages</li>
<li>Restrict Access on the Admin Login Page </li>
<li>Sites Covered: Add the IP Approval service to up to 10 websites.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Arbitrary Section</h3>
Please Note: You need to Create a User Account on our website <a href="https://www.ip-approval.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.ip-approval.com</a>, and add your IP Approval Credentials to the Plugin, before it will work. This is done by an API (application program interface) to connect this plugin to our server at <a href="https://www.ip-approval.com" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.ip-approval.com</a>. This is required.
Information we log in our database 
– Blog Owners Name 
– Username 
– Email 
– Blog ID 
– Domain URL 
– Current Theme Name 
– WordPress Version 
– Plugin Version
Explicit and Authorized Consent; By clicking the ‘Connect Account’ button on the IP Approval Credentials tab you explicitly agree to provide the Blog Owners Name, Username, Email, Blog ID, Current Theme Name, WordPress Version and Plugin Version to the IP Address Approval service. Note that this helps us troubleshoot any issues you may encounter, as well as verifying the API Connection. 
To learn about our privacy policy, please visit: <a href="https://www.ip-approval.com/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.ip-approval.com/privacy-policy</a>

The IP Address Approval system provides an easy way for you to Allow or Block access to your website to protect your site from unwanted visitors.

CordonAI Geo Access and Redirect vs IP Address Approval