<h2>Security for WooCommerce:</h2>
<p>Fraudsters often use VPNs and proxies to hide their identities, putting eCommerce businesses at risk. <strong data-start="102" data-end="130">Security for WooCommerce</strong> helps you detect and block high-risk transactions by identifying masked locations and restricting purchases from countries you don’t sell to. While it strengthens your store’s security, it does not protect against velocity attacks. For advanced fraud prevention, check out <a href="//woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-anti-fraud/" rel="noopener" data-start="404" data-end="431"> Anti-Fraud for Woocommerce</a>.</p>
<h2><strong>Key Features</strong></h2>
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<h3><strong>Restrict Sales to a Single Country</strong></h3>
<p>If your business operates domestically, you can limit sales to a single country to focus on your target market and block unwanted traffic from other regions.</p>
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<h3><strong>Manually Allow or Block Individual IP Addresses</strong></h3>
<p>With<strong> Security for WooCommerce,</strong> you can manually manage IP access by blocking suspicious users or allowing trusted ones. Add problematic IPs to the Blacklist to prevent fraud, or Whitelist trusted users like admins or virtual assistants for seamless access. This ensures secure, controlled access while protecting your store.<img class="alignnone wp-image-18734004756439" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/RandomIps.webp?w=896" alt="restrict access to cart at checkout" width="693" height="390" /><br />
<strong style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);font-size: 16px;letter-spacing: -0.011em">Restrict Access to Cart and Checkout</strong></p>
<p>Enhances security by allowing you to restrict access to the cart and checkout pages based on a visitor’s country.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-18734004756362" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/RestrictAccess.webp?w=896" alt="" width="693" height="390" /></p>
<h3><strong style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);font-size: 16px;letter-spacing: -0.011em">Restrict Access at the Product Level</strong></h3>
<p>Strengthens security by allowing you to restrict access to a product based on a visitor’s country.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-18734004756380" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/AccessAtProductLevel.webp?w=896" alt="" width="693" height="390" /></p>
<h3><strong style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);font-size: 16px;letter-spacing: -0.011em">Category-Based Product Restrictions</strong></h3>
<p><span style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);letter-spacing: -0.011em">Allows precise control over product visibility by region. The </span><strong style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);letter-spacing: -0.011em">Category<br />
Restrictions On/Off </strong><span style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);letter-spacing: -0.011em">setting enables or disables category-based blocking, while </span><strong style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);letter-spacing: -0.011em">Block Products by Category </strong><span style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);letter-spacing: -0.011em">lets you restrict specific WooCommerce product categories for visitors from blocked countries, ensuring compliance and a tailored shopping experience.</span></p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-18734004756400" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CategoryOnOff.webp?w=896" alt="" width="693" height="390" /></p>
<h3><strong style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);font-size: 16px;letter-spacing: -0.011em">For Publicly Accessible Download Product Links</strong></h3>
<p><span style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);letter-spacing: -0.011em">Secure your downloadable products with IP-based access control. Choose <strong>Whitelist Mode</strong> to block specific IPs or <strong>Blacklist Mode</strong> to allow only approved IPs. Custom error messages ensure unauthorized downloads are prevented, providing extra protection and control for your WooCommerce store.</span></p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-18734004756395" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/PublicAccessibleDownloadlinks.webp?w=896" alt="whitelisting and blacklisting toggles" width="693" height="390" /></p>
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<p><strong style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);font-size: 16px;letter-spacing: -0.011em">Block Visitors Access between Timeframe</strong></p>
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<p><span style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);letter-spacing: -0.011em">Enables you to restrict order placement to specific timeframes, ideal for stores serving a particular country or region and aiming to prevent orders from unintended time zones or areas.</span></p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-18734004756413" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/RestrictTimeFrame.webp?w=896" alt="block visitors access between timeframe toggle and time range" width="693" height="390" /></p>
<h3><strong style="font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-header);font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--paragraph-medium,18px);letter-spacing: -0.02em">Enhanced Site Protection</strong></h3>
<p><span style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);letter-spacing: -0.011em;font-size: 16px">The comprehensive WooCommerce Security plugin includes features to enhance site protection. It can hide the WordPress version number to prevent attackers from identifying version-specific vulnerabilities. Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) adds an extra layer of security by requiring a second verification step. Additionally, a passcode protection feature allows restricted access using a configured username and password. All features are disabled by default.</span></p>
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<p><strong style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);font-size: 16px;letter-spacing: -0.011em">Scan Malware Manually</strong></p>
<p><span style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);letter-spacing: -0.011em">Enables on-demand malware scans for your WordPress site, detecting security threats, suspicious code, and compromised files. Users can initiate a detailed scan with one click, receiving results that include the last scan date, infected files with suspected line numbers, and total threats found. The scanner checks PHP files, detects malicious patterns, and compares files against malware signatures, with results stored in the WordPress database and displayed in a table.</span></p>
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<div>These features help keep your site’s folders and files private and secure.<strong> Directory Listing Protection</strong> blocks people from browsing your folders, while <strong>File Indexing Protection</strong> prevents search engines from displaying sensitive files. Together, they keep your file structure hidden and your content safe. Both are off by default but can be easily turned on for extra security.</div>
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<p>The comprehensive <strong>Security for WooCommerce</strong> plugin ensures your website remains discoverable by allowing trusted search engine bots to index your site, even if they originate from blocked countries. You’ll receive <strong>email alerts</strong> whenever a blocked visitor attempts to log in via WP-Admin. Designed to help WooCommerce businesses block unwanted traffic, this plugin allows you to focus on serving genuine customers.</p>
<p><strong style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);font-size: 16px;letter-spacing: -0.011em">Block Visitors Access between Timeframe</strong></p>
<p><span style="color: var(--wp--preset--color--woo-text-gray,#101517);font-family: var(--wccom-font-family-default);letter-spacing: -0.011em">Empowers you to restrict order placement to specific timeframes, ideal for stores serving a particular country or region and aiming to prevent orders from unintended time zones or areas.</span></p>
<p><img class="alignnone wp-image-18734004756413" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/RestrictTimeFrame.webp?w=896" alt="Block visitors access between timeframe toggle" width="693" height="390" /></p>
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Security

<h3>Stop Location Spoofing & Block VPN/Proxy Fraudsters</h3>

<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Sell license keys for software</h2>
<p><strong>WooCommerce Software Add‑on</strong> gives you end‑to‑end licensing inside WooCommerce. Generate keys on purchase, manage activations and upgrades, and keep support simple by managing everything where you already fulfill orders.</p>
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Sell licenses and upgrades</h2>
<p>Mark any product as software, set licensing rules, and let the add‑on handle the rest. Customers buy like any other product, and when the order is <strong>completed</strong> they automatically receive their license key, activation email, and activation limits in the order‑complete message.</p>
<figure id="attachment_17590" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-17590" style="width: 558px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="wp-image-17590" title="screen-capture-2" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/screen-capture-21-620x371.png" alt="The software settings" width="558" height="334" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-17590" class="wp-caption-text">The software settings</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_17588" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-17588" style="width: 261px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img class="wp-image-17588" title="screen-capture" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/screen-capture1.png" alt="If enabled, users can upgrade old keys for a reduced price" width="261" height="230" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-17588" class="wp-caption-text">If enabled, users can upgrade old keys for a reduced price</figcaption></figure>
<p>If you introduce a paid upgrade, define eligible past keys and an upgrade price. During checkout, customers enter their existing license and receive upgrade pricing automatically.</p>
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">View purchased keys</h2>
<p>See exactly which key belongs to which order, including remaining activations, right on the WooCommerce Edit Order screen. Need to resend the license email? Use the built‑in “Send” action without leaving WooCommerce.</p>
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<p>For a global view, go to <strong>WooCommerce → License Keys</strong> to search, filter, and bulk‑revoke keys when necessary.</p>
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Track activations and view reports</h2>
<p>Understand usage at a glance. The <strong>WooCommerce → Reports → Software</strong> dashboard summarizes sales and activation activity so you can spot trends, enforce limits, and plan upgrades.</p>
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<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Integrate with your app via API</h2>
<p>Validate licenses from your desktop app, plugin, or SaaS. The API supports generating keys, activating, de‑activating, resetting, and checking validity so you can enforce licensing where it matters: inside your software. See the documentation for endpoints and examples.</p>
<p><strong>Not sure if you need Software Add-on or <a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-api-manager/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">API Manager for WooCommerce</a>?</strong> In most cases, API Manager will be the better fit. If you’re unsure, <a href="https://kestrelwp.com/support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">contact Kestrel support</a> and we’ll help you choose the right extension for your store.</p>
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<h2 style="color: #f5247d">More information</h2>
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<li>Read the Software Add‑on documentation for setup, API details, and upgrade workflows.</li>
<li>Need help getting started? <a href="https://kestrelwp.com/support" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Contact our support team</a>.</li>
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Software Add-on

<p>Sell and manage license keys directly in WooCommerce. Generate keys on purchase, handle activations and upgrades, and keep everything in one place your team already uses.</p>

Security vs Software Add-on