Description
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.
External Services
This plugin relies on a 3rd party service to function properly.
- IP-API.com: This plugin sends the visitor’s IP address to ip-api.com to detect their geolocation (Country Code).
- Terms of Service: http://ip-api.com/docs/legal
- Privacy Policy: http://ip-api.com/docs/privacy
By using this plugin, you agree to the use of this external service for IP geolocation. No other personal data is shared.
Screenshots
Dashboard Overview 
Blocking Rules Settings 
Activity Logs 
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/geoguard-country-access-managerdirectory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
- Use the GeoGuard menu to configure your blocking rules.
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Contributors & Developers
“GeoGuard – Country Access Manager” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
2.7.3
- Renamed Class and Prefixes to be unique (over 4 chars).
- Updated Block Page logic to use
wp_die()for better compatibility. - Added External Service disclosure in readme.
- Improved CSV escaping security.
2.7.2
- Renamed plugin to “GeoGuard – Country Access Manager”.