Carl Alberto

Easy IP Blocker is a lightweight security plugin that lets you block unwanted IP addresses directly from your WordPress dashboard. Protect your site from malicious traffic, brute-force login attempts, and spam by maintaining a blocklist with just a few clicks.
Your entire blocklist is stored as a single plain-text option — one entry per line. There is no database table, no import/export workflow, and no complicated UI. Just copy, paste, and save. Back up your list by copying the textarea contents to a text file, or restore it by pasting one back in. It is that simple.
Need to block IPs faster? Use the built-in WP-CLI commands to add, remove, or list entries without ever opening the dashboard.
Features:
<ul>
<li>Block individual IPs, CIDR ranges, or wildcard patterns</li>
<li>CDN/proxy-aware IP detection — supports Cloudflare, Fastly, Akamai, AWS CloudFront, Sucuri, and custom headers</li>
<li>Auto-detects your CDN/proxy and recommends the correct setting</li>
<li>Plain-text flat list — copy and paste to back up, migrate, or restore</li>
<li>WP-CLI support (<code>wp eib add/remove/list/clear</code>) for scripting and automation</li>
<li>Lightweight and fast — no external dependencies, API calls, or extra database tables</li>
<li>Compatible with PHP 7.4 through 8.4</li>
<li>Helps prevent brute-force attacks, spam, and unauthorized access</li>
<li>Comment support — use # to annotate and organize your blocklist</li>
<li>Modern, clean admin interface with tabbed layout</li>
</ul>
Supported CDN / proxy providers:
<ul>
<li>Cloudflare — reads <code>CF-Connecting-IP</code></li>
<li>Fastly — reads <code>Fastly-Client-IP</code></li>
<li>Akamai — reads <code>True-Client-IP</code></li>
<li>AWS CloudFront — reads <code>CloudFront-Viewer-Address</code></li>
<li>Sucuri — reads <code>X-Sucuri-ClientIP</code></li>
<li>Generic proxy — reads <code>X-Forwarded-For</code></li>
<li>Custom header — specify any header name your proxy sets</li>
<li>Direct — uses <code>REMOTE_ADDR</code> when no proxy is in use</li>
</ul>
The plugin auto-detects which CDN or proxy is in front of your site and recommends the correct setting. You can also choose manually from the Settings tab.
Supported blocking formats:
<ul>
<li>Exact IP — <code>192.168.1.1</code></li>
<li>CIDR range — <code>192.168.1.0/24</code> (blocks 192.168.1.0 through 192.168.1.255)</li>
<li>Wildcard — <code>10.0.0.*</code> or <code>172.16.*.*</code> (matches any value in place of *)</li>
<li>Comments — lines starting with <code>#</code> are ignored, useful for notes</li>
</ul>
WP-CLI commands:
<ul>
<li><code>wp eib add <ip>...</code> — Append one or more entries to the blocklist</li>
<li><code>wp eib remove <ip>...</code> — Remove entries from the blocklist</li>
<li><code>wp eib delete <ip>...</code> — Alias for remove</li>
<li><code>wp eib list</code> — Show all blocked IPs and rules</li>
<li><code>wp eib clear</code> — Clear the entire blocklist</li>
</ul>
All commands that accept IPs support multiple entries in a single call. For example:
<pre><code>wp eib add 192.168.1.1 10.0.0.0/24 172.16.0.*
wp eib remove 192.168.1.1 10.0.0.0/24
</code></pre>

Easy IP Blocker

Quickly block unwanted IPs in your WP site with CDN/proxy-aware IP detection

Iulia Cazan

This plugin hooks in the authenticate filter. By default, the plugin is set to allow all access and you can configure the plugin to allow the login only from some specified IPs or the specified countries. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU CONFIGURE THE PLUGIN TO ALLOW YOUR OWN ACCESS. If you set a restriction by IP, then you have to add your own IP (if you are using the plugin in a local setup the IP is 127.0.0.1 or ::1, this is added in your list by default). If you set a restriction by country, then you have to select from the list of countries at least your country. Both types of restrictions work independent, so you can set only one type of restriction or both if you want. Also, you can configure the redirects to frontpage when the URLs are accessed by someone that has a restriction. The restriction is either by country, or not in the specified IPs list.
<h3>License</h3>
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Login IP & Country Restriction


I'd like to be able to redirect to a specific page, that doesn't seem possible in free or PRO version.


Good Set of Free Options (Except for redirection)

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Easy IP Blocker vs Login IP & Country Restriction