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From the Cloudflare Support website:
Q: Why do my server logs show Cloudflare’s IPs using Cloudflare?
A: When you sign on to Cloudflare the way your logs are displayed will change because Cloudflare 
 acts as a proxy. This means that your visitors are routed through the Cloudflare network. This 
 allows Cloudflare to stop attacks before they reach your network. It also allows Cloudflare to 
 speed up page load time by more efficiently routing packets and, more importantly, caching 
 static resources (images, javascript, css, etc.) on a very fast connection. However, as a 
 result, the connecting IP will always come from the Cloudflare network.
As a result, commenters’ IP will also be masked by Cloudflare. Luckily, Cloudflare sends the real 
user’s IP in a separate header. This plugin saves it, as well as the user’s geo-location (also 
provided by Cloudflare), and displays this information in the admin panel.
Note that when the blog is served directly to the internet (not through Cloudflare), anyone can 
spoof any IP address and geo-location by specifying any value in the request headers.

Real IP and Geo for Cloudflare

The plugin saves and displays visitors' real IP and location, instead of Cloudflare's.

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<h4>What this plugin can do for you</h4>
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Automatic Platform Optimization (APO)
Speed up your WordPress site by up to 300% with Cloudflare’s Automatic Platform Optimization (APO) plugin. APO allows Cloudflare to serve your entire WordPress site from our edge network of over 250+ data centers worldwide ensuring fast & reliable performance for your visitors no matter where they are.
Optimizing your WordPress site with multiple plugins can be overwhelming. Take your WordPress site’s performance to the next level by switching to a single plugin for CDN, intelligent caching, and other key WordPress optimizations with Cloudflare (APO). Visit our <a href="https://blog.cloudflare.com/automatic-platform-optimizations-starting-with-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">announcement blog</a> to learn more about APO.
What makes APO different from other caching plugins?
The key differentiating factor between Cloudflare APO and other traditional page caching and CDN solutions is its ability to directly cache static HTML at Cloudflare’s edge. Every other plugin and CDN will cache your static assets (images, javascript, CSS), but none help you cache the actual content on your site (the HTML) using a massive edge network like Cloudflare’s.
APO intelligently caches your HTML pages and will automatically purge content from the cache that you update, so users will always see the latest content without compromising the performance of pages that haven’t been recently updated
What you get with Cloudflare APO
APO is a $5 add-on with Cloudflare’s free plan and comes with an unlimited amount of subdomains. With APO you also get to leverage many of the other benefits of Cloudflare such as Free DNS, Free Automated SSL Certificates, Free DDoS Mitigation, and more. APO is free for all paid plan users so if you have Cloudflare Pro or Business already you can just turn it on. You can compare all our plans <a href="https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/?utm_source=promo&utm_medium=social&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=g421o-pl-apo-wordpress-plans" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>.
Protect your WordPress site with Cloudflare’s Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Cloudflare’s WAF is available on all our <a href="https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/?utm_source=promo&utm_medium=social&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign=g421o-pl-apo-wordpress-plans" rel="nofollow ugc">paid plans</a> and comes with built-in rulesets, specifically tailored to mitigate WordPress threats and vulnerabilities. These security rules are regularly updated by our team of experts. At the flip of a switch, you’ll have your WAF up and running without any difficult adjustments to your site. With over 26 million internet properties under our protection, you can sleep easy knowing Cloudflare has your back.
<h4>Additional features</h4>
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Header rewrite to prevent a redirect loop when Cloudflare’s Universal SSL is enabled
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Change Cloudflare settings from within the plugin itself without needing to navigate to the cloudflare.com dashboard. You can change settings for cache purge, security level, Always Online, and image optimization
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View analytics such as total visitors, bandwidth saved, and threats blocked
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Support for <a href="https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-support-for-http-2-server-push-2/" rel="nofollow ugc">HTTP2/Server Push</a>
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All of Cloudflare’s performance and security benefits in a simple one-click install.

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