sf-geoguard

SF GeoGuard is a lightweight country-based access control plugin for WordPress.
It allows you to restrict website access by visitor country using simple ISO country codes (US, CA, GB, etc.), helping reduce unwanted traffic, bot activity, and unnecessary server load.
Main features: 
* Allow access only from selected countries 
* Whitelist IP addresses 
* Cache IP → country lookups for better performance 
* Customize the block message (HTML supported) 
* Choose what happens if the geo service is unavailable (allow or block) 
* Support for sites behind reverse proxies (Cloudflare, Nginx)
SF GeoGuard focuses on doing one thing well: restricting access by country. 
It does not modify WordPress core files and does not load unnecessary scripts on the frontend.
By default, geo checks are applied only to frontend requests. You can optionally 
enable restrictions for wp-admin and wp-login.php in the plugin settings.
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to a third-party IP geolocation service to determine 
the visitor’s country based on their IP address.
Service used: 
IP-API (https://ip-api.com/)
Purpose: 
The service is used to detect the visitor’s country in order to apply 
country-based access rules configured in the plugin settings.
Data sent: 
– Visitor IP address
When data is sent: 
– On frontend page load when geo-based access control is enabled 
– Only if the visitor IP address cannot be resolved from the local cache
Note: 
The free IP-API endpoint does not support HTTPS. The plugin uses the HTTP 
endpoint provided by IP-API unless a paid HTTPS plan is used.
Privacy & Terms: 
– Privacy Policy: https://ip-api.com/docs/legal 
– Terms of Service: https://ip-api.com/docs/legal
No personally identifiable information other than the IP address 
is stored, logged, or shared by the plugin.

SF GeoGuard

Country-based access control for WordPress. Restrict access by country, whitelist IP addresses and reduce unwanted traffic.

workflowdone

WorkflowDone Geo Blocker is a simple yet powerful WordPress plugin that allows you to block access to your website based on visitors’ geographical locations. Perfect for compliance, content licensing, or security purposes.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Country Blocking – Block visitors from specific countries</li>
<li>IP Whitelisting – Allow specific IP addresses regardless of country</li>
<li>SEO-Friendly – Automatically allows major search engine crawlers</li>
<li>Customizable Block Page – Customize the message shown to blocked visitors</li>
<li>IP Caching – Efficient caching to minimize geo-lookup requests</li>
<li>Easy Setup – Simple configuration with no technical knowledge required</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Select which countries you want to block</li>
<li>Optionally add IP addresses that should always be allowed</li>
<li>Enable geo-blocking</li>
<li>Visitors from blocked countries see a friendly block page</li>
</ol>
<h4>Become a Supporter</h4>
Love this plugin? Become a supporter and unlock all features:
<ul>
<li>Whitelist Mode – Allow only specific countries instead of blocking</li>
<li>Admin Bypass – Skip geo-blocking for logged-in administrators</li>
<li>Access Logging – Log blocked access attempts</li>
<li>IP Ranges (CIDR) – Whitelist entire IP ranges</li>
<li>Custom Block Pages – Create custom HTML pages or redirects</li>
<li>Support Email – Display contact email on block page</li>
<li>URL Exclusions – Skip blocking for specific URLs</li>
<li>Custom Crawler Rules – Add your own crawler patterns</li>
<li>Priority Support</li>
</ul>
One-time payment of $10, lifetime access!
<a href="https://workflowdone.com/product/advanced-geo-blocker-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Become a Supporter</a>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
This plugin uses third-party geo-location services to determine visitor countries: 
* ip-api.com – <a href="https://ip-api.com/docs/legal" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a> 
* ipinfo.io – <a href="https://ipinfo.io/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a>
Only IP addresses are sent to these services to determine the country. No other personal data is transmitted.
The plugin caches geo-location results locally to minimize external requests.
<h3>Support</h3>
For support, please contact: support@workflowdone.com
Website: <a href="https://workflowdone.com" rel="nofollow ugc">workflowdone.com</a>

WorkflowDone Geo Blocker


WorkflowDone Geo Blocker is a fantastic, lightweight plugin that delivers seamless country-based blocking with smart features like IP whitelisting and SEO-friendly crawler detection. Setup is incredibly straightforward, even for non-experts, and it handles CDNs like Cloudflare without issues. Highly recommend for anyone needing quick geo-restrictions—efficient and reliable from day one.


Easy to use and Customize

Block website access based on visitor's geographical location. Simple and effective geo-blocking for WordPress.

SF GeoGuard vs WorkflowDone Geo Blocker