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Block Country matters only if the evidence supports a paid workflow around keeping sites trusted, protected, and recoverable, not a list of isolated fixes. The current commercial thesis is: Security, spam, and trust failures create business risk that owners struggle to triage. The entry wedge is to turn security and abuse signals into prioritized actions, audit trails, and recovery-ready reporting.

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Build a trust and abuse-prevention operations plugin for site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams: Security, spam, and trust failures create business risk that owners struggle to triage. The first wedge is to turn security and abuse signals into prioritized actions, audit trails, and recovery-ready reporting.

The unmet need is not the individual complaint. It is the recurring business workflow: Security, spam, and trust failures create business risk that owners struggle to triage. Current stage: commercial watchlist.

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Evidence

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complaint Not really working

Not really working: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

IP2Location Country Blocker · Not really working I have this plugin set to block every country except the United States but I still get hacking attempts from other countries. complaint Fatal error on upgrade to version 2.39.0

Fatal error on upgrade to version 2.39.0: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

IP2Location Country Blocker · Fatal error on upgrade to version 2.39.0 Hi – on two separate installs of WordPress 6.8.1, PHP 7.3.25 attempting to upgrade the IP2location Country Blocker plugin from version 2.38.14 to 2.39.0 results in a fatal error. complaint Doesn’t work well with WP Rocket! Seriously?

Doesn’t work well with WP Rocket! Seriously?: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

IP2Location Country Blocker · Or at least let others know what works with your plugin when a caching method is used. mixed Country blocking does not work for me

Country blocking does not work for me: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · Country blocking does not work for me Hi, I did configure the plugin (version 6.4.1) with the rule Allow login only for allowed countries and i selected my own country Netherlands to allow access. mixed Worked for about 5 minutes

Worked for about 5 minutes: users show security, bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

IP2Location Country Blocker · Worked for about 5 minutes We have a small charity website that is constantly being bombarded with hacking attempts. mixed Impossible to load admin login page after updating the plugin

Impossible to load admin login page after updating the plugin: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · Impossible to load admin login page after updating the plugin Hi there, I wanted to notify you about an issue I’ve had since updating the plugin to the latest version (I had been using it for more than a year without any issues). mixed Blocking country doesn’t work

Blocking country doesn’t work: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · https://prnt.sc/zmiyt2 Kind Regards, Mitko Hi, What do you see when you click Debug and what other plugins do you use? mixed Did not received any email or license after payment

Did not received any email or license after payment: users show bugs, missing feature, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · Did not received any email or license after payment Hello, I’ve tried to contact you through your website earlier. complaint fatal error

fatal error: users show bugs, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

IP2Location Country Blocker · fatal error [02-Feb-2025 18:55:52 UTC] PHP Warning: unpack(): Type C: not enough input, need 1, have 0 in /home/jrrsant1/public_html/wp-content/plugins/ip2location-country-blocker/vendor/ip2location/ip2location-php/src/Database.php on line 1792 [02-Feb-2025 18:55:52 UTC] PHP Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in /home/jrrsant1/publi complaint Website Owners Request Removal of Plugin for Unethical Advertising Practices

Website Owners Request Removal of Plugin for Unethical Advertising Practices: users show security, bugs, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

IP2Location Country Blocker · Website Owners Request Removal of Plugin for Unethical Advertising Practices Dear website administrators, Website owners are calling for the removal of a plugin due to the significant amount of spam it generates and its requirement for unwanted advertising in the footer of their websites. complaint It blocks Stripe Webhook connections

IP2Location Country Blocker prevented Stripe webhook calls from reaching a WordPress endpoint unless the security plugin was disabled.

IP2Location Country Blocker · Stripe Webhook Event Deliveries works only if I disable the Ip2Location (Country Blocker) plugin. complaint Instead of China, it suddenly blocked Germany

A country-blocking plugin began blocking visitors from the site's own country, making the website inaccessible to legitimate users.

IP2Location Country Blocker · it then started blocking visitors from our own country complaint What is blocked?

What is blocked?: users show security pain that may indicate a product gap.

Country Access Blocker · To block China, since we are flooded with hits and spam. complaint did not work for me.

did not work for me.: users show security pain that may indicate a product gap.

Block Country · I blocked a country, Ukraine, and they still kept trying to hack my site. complaint My Money is on this Plugin Doesn't Consider Cached Pages

My Money is on this Plugin Doesn't Consider Cached Pages: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Block Country · My Money is on this Plugin Doesn't Consider Cached Pages I notice A LOT of plugins when doing their thing always forget that most sites make use of caching tools/plugins and so when they run plugins like this Block Country it renders the action useless. complaint Redirect

Activating redirects in Login IP & Country Restriction breaks the user's site, and support could not reproduce without logs.

Login IP & Country Restriction · When we activate the redirects, the plugin (free version) breaks the site. praise Life Saver, Simple, Effective

Life Saver, Simple, Effective: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.

IP2Location Country Blocker · Life Saver, Simple, Effective I have installed it on 3 of my sites so far. neutral Does this means it is working?

Does this means it is working?: users show security, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · However, after I blocked Hong Kong, I still keep receiving the following email alert from WordFence: Below is a sample of these recent attacks: July 6, 2023 10:24pm 43.251.16.209 (Hong Kong) Blocked for Known malicious User-Agents July 6, 2023 10:24pm 43.251.16.209 (Hong Kong) Blocked for Known malicious User-Agents July 6, 2023 10:24pm 43.251.16.209 (Hong K praise great plugin

great plugin: users show security, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · great plugin so lucky to found this plugin, as im a bit headache in the past few weeks, try to protect my blog from intrusion from overseas. praise Excellent support, Great plugin

Excellent support, Great plugin: users show security, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

IP2Location Country Blocker · Excellent support, Great plugin IP2Location Country blocker is a highly recommended tool, to get rid of annoying traffic. praise Works great!

Works great!: users show security pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · Works great! praise Easy to block and allow logins for each country for added security

Easy to block and allow logins for each country for added security: users show security pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · Easy to block and allow logins for each country for added security Easy to set the country restriction on logins, just what I wanted, thanks. praise Finally a Country Blocker that actually works !!!

Finally a Country Blocker that actually works !!!: users show security pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · Finally a Country Blocker that actually works !!! praise Does what it says

Does what it says: users show security pain that may indicate a product gap.

CountryLock · Does what it says SUPER lightweight — like very minimal code. complaint Restrict By IP Not Appearing to Be Working Properly

Restrict By IP Not Appearing to Be Working Properly: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · Restrict By IP Not Appearing to Be Working Properly Downloaded the plugin and installed. complaint Login failed attempts from restricted countries

Login failed attempts from restricted countries: users show bugs, missing feature, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · Hi James, It would help if you could share with me the settings from the Debug tab and the info about your setup so that I can replicate it as much as possible for troubleshooting. complaint Not sure if I set up both ends?

Not sure if I set up both ends?: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

IP2Location Country Blocker · I am using WordFence as well but I am still seeing blocked by firewall for WordPress New Install File Probing issues. complaint Incompatibility

Incompatibility: users show bugs, missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

IP2Location Country Blocker · Do you have any cache plugin installed? complaint This plugin is useless

This plugin is useless: users show bugs, support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

IP2Location Country Blocker · This plugin is useless This plugin is useless as you never get the verification email that it is supposed to send out. mixed Can’t install plugin on Hostinger. No permission to write into file system.

Can’t install plugin on Hostinger. No permission to write into file system.: users show bugs, compatibility, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.

IP2Location Country Blocker · Can’t install plugin on Hostinger. mixed Full of php notices: _load_textdomain_just_in_time called incorrectly

Full of php notices: _load_textdomain_just_in_time called incorrectly: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · Full of php notices: _load_textdomain_just_in_time called incorrectly Can you fix it? mixed Plugin is very slow loading settings?

Plugin is very slow loading settings?: users show bugs, performance, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · Plugin is very slow loading settings? mixed This plugin needs an update

This plugin needs an update: users show performance, missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · This plugin needs an update I have installed this plugin few months ago and it was working really well. complaint not working for me

not working for me: users show bugs, compatibility, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · But I’m still able to access the login and register for an account. complaint Cannot download new database

Cannot download new database: users show bugs, performance, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

IP2Location Country Blocker · Cannot download new database After the last update the download of the database is no longer working Go to setting, then select update database the following error is shown, and the database is not downloaded select> tag was parsed within another tag and was converted into . complaint Doesn’t work well with WP Rocket

Doesn’t work well with WP Rocket: users show bugs, performance, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.

IP2Location Country Blocker · Doesn’t work well with WP Rocket This IP2Location Country Blocker plugin does not work well with the WP Rocket cache plugin. complaint cache plugin and ip2location-country-blocker compatibility

cache plugin and ip2location-country-blocker compatibility: users show performance, support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

IP2Location Country Blocker · cache plugin and ip2location-country-blocker compatibility Hi guys, I installed your plugin before I knew much about it and was only able to make this work after disabling our caching plugin: W3 Total cache. complaint Great Plugin… Hideous Banner Ad

Great Plugin… Hideous Banner Ad: users show missing feature, pricing, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · Great Plugin… Hideous Banner Ad 2 stars because this plugin works as advertised. mixed Testing

Testing: users show missing feature, pricing, support pain that may indicate a product gap.

Login IP & Country Restriction · Testing Hi, it`s my first time with this plugin. complaint Sporadic blocking?

Sporadic blocking?: users show bugs, missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.

IP2Location Country Blocker · I suggest you enable the “Debugging Log” option on the plugin settings page.