Delwar Hossain

GeoGuard – Country Access Manager allows you to easily block unwanted visitors from specific countries. It features a modern, easy-to-use dashboard to manage your blocking rules.
Key Features: 
* Country Blocking: Select countries to block from a searchable list. 
* Redirection: Redirect blocked users to a specific URL. 
* Custom Message: Design your own “Access Denied” page. 
* Activity Logs: See who is trying to access your site from blocked regions. 
* Whitelist: Whitelist specific IP addresses. 
* Bot Friendly: Option to allow search engine bots.
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin relies on a 3rd party service to function properly.
<ul>
<li>IP-API.com: This plugin sends the visitor’s IP address to <a href="http://ip-api.com" rel="nofollow ugc">ip-api.com</a> to detect their geolocation (Country Code).</li>
<li>Terms of Service: <a href="http://ip-api.com/docs/legal" rel="nofollow ugc">http://ip-api.com/docs/legal</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="http://ip-api.com/docs/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">http://ip-api.com/docs/privacy</a></li>
</ul>
By using this plugin, you agree to the use of this external service for IP geolocation. No other personal data is shared.

GeoGuard – Country Access Manager

Protect your content by blocking or redirecting visitors from specific countries.

midexigner

GeoShield Access Manager allows you to easily block visitors from specific countries. 
You can add or remove multiple countries from the WordPress backend. 
If a visitor belongs to a blocked country, the plugin displays a dynamic block page saying:
“Your country (XX) is blocked from viewing this website.”
This plugin works with a lightweight IP lookup API and includes:
<ul>
<li>Admin settings menu: Blocked Countries</li>
<li>Add unlimited country codes (ISO format)</li>
<li>Remove countries dynamically</li>
<li>Frontend blocking of selected countries</li>
<li>Custom block message page (auto-generated)</li>
<li>No theme files required</li>
<li>No coding skills needed</li>
</ul>
Perfect for website owners who want to control traffic based on location.
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Block users by country</li>
<li>Easy backend interface for adding/removing countries</li>
<li>Uses free IP geolocation service (ip-api.com)</li>
<li>Automatically generates a block page with a friendly message</li>
<li>Does not affect admin dashboard access</li>
<li>Simple, clean, and lightweight (Hello Dolly style)</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin uses a third-party IP geolocation service to detect the visitor’s country 
in order to apply country-based access restrictions.
Service used: 
ip-api.com (https://ip-api.com)
What data is sent: 
The visitor’s IP address is sent to the service when a page is loaded.
When data is sent: 
Only when country-based access rules are enabled.
Why data is sent: 
To determine the visitor’s country for access control purposes.
Service terms and privacy policy: 
https://ip-api.com/docs/legal

MID GeoShield Access Manager

Easily block visitors from selected countries with geo-based restrictions and an admin settings page.

GeoGuard – Country Access Manager vs MID GeoShield Access Manager