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Advanced Country Blocker
2.0K installs · 5.0
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IP number error
IP number error: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.
NoHackMe Defender · IP number error Hi Recently I wrote about one of my websites, but the problem I want to write about does not concern it, but another one and with a different Hosting Operator. mixed The plugin blocks the IP of My SiteThe plugin blocks the IP of My Site: users show security, bugs, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.
NoHackMe Defender · Plugin shows: Exceeding the number of requests in 10 minutes: Counter at the time of exceeding: [number here] This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by Krzysztof . complaint how to whitelist URLsThe user needs URL whitelisting so privacy policy pages can bypass country blocking and avoid Facebook disabling social login.
Advanced Country Blocker · Without doing so, Facebook will deactivate the app, and social login using Facebook will no longer work. mixed The problem of crawler bing and googleThe blocker works well against attacks but blocks Google and Bing crawlers because it lacks bot-name or CIDR-style whitelisting.
Advanced Country Blocker · Therefore, a loss of 35% of traffic is obtained. praise really works wellreally works well: users show security, bugs, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.
Guardify Firewall · really works well I use Guardify on my business website and I am very satisfied. praise Convenient and AwesomeConvenient and Awesome: users show security, missing feature, pricing pain that may indicate a product gap.
WorkflowDone Geo Blocker · Convenient and Awesome WorkflowDone Geo Blocker strikes the perfect balance between simplicity and functionality. mixed Redirect does not workThe user likes Advanced Country Blocker but says blocked visitors get too-many-redirects errors instead of being redirected to the configured URL.
Advanced Country Blocker · ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS” message in broken window – no redirect praise a+++a+++: users show security, performance, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.
Guardify Firewall · setup and use it. praise It also protects you from Javascript Based DDoS AttacksIt also protects you from Javascript Based DDoS Attacks: users show security, pricing, support pain that may indicate a product gap.
Anti Browser DDoS Protection · It also protects you from Javascript Based DDoS Attacks I hope it helps WordPress users protect themselves from DDoS attacks, it also protects you from Javascript Based DDoS Attacks that exploit the Subresource Integrity (SRI) vulnerability, from which neither Crowdsec, nor Mod_Evasive, nor IP_Tables Rules nor Cloudflare protect you. praise very easy to use and gives quick, clear insightsvery easy to use and gives quick, clear insights: users show security, performance, support pain that may indicate a product gap.
Maroon Horizon Smart Firewall – Malware Scanner & IP Blocking · very easy to use and gives quick, clear insights Maroon Horizon Smart Firewall is very easy to use and gives quick, clear insights into your website’s security. praise Essential Plugin for Real-Time Security & MonitoringEssential Plugin for Real-Time Security & Monitoring: users show security, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.
Activity Guard – Security Scanner, Activity Log with IP blocking · Essential Plugin for Real-Time Security & Monitoring Activity Guard is a powerful, easy-to-use plugin for real-time activity tracking and site security. praise Best Spam Protection Plugin for Elementor FormsBest Spam Protection Plugin for Elementor Forms: users show security, compatibility pain that may indicate a product gap.
SpamLock – Email, Domain & IP Blacklist for Elementor Forms · Best Spam Protection Plugin for Elementor Forms SpamLock is exactly solution I was looking for. neutral .htaccess.htaccess: users show security pain that may indicate a product gap.
Advanced Country Blocker · (Unlike some security plugins.) I’m just curious how it intercepts the traffic? complaint Перевод есть но все равно на английском.Перевод есть но все равно на английском.: users show bugs, compatibility, support pain that may indicate a product gap.
Advanced Country Blocker · В папке /wp-content/languages/plugins/ при установке появляются файлы перевода advanced-country-blocker-ru_RU.mo , advanced-country-blocker-ru_RU.ro , advanced-country-blocker-ru_RU.l10n.php. complaint Does this plugin work with Wordfence?Does this plugin work with Wordfence?: users show compatibility, performance, support pain that may indicate a product gap.
Advanced Country Blocker · From .htaccess: … # END WordPress # Wordfence WAF <IfModule LiteSpeed> php_value auto_prepend_file ‘/home/rebbe/domains/rsmh-jkpg.se/public_html/wordfence-waf.php’ </IfModule> <IfModule lsapi_module> php_value auto_prepend_file ‘/home/rebbe/domains/rsmh-jkpg.se/public_html/wordfence-waf.php’ </IfModule> <Files “.user.ini”> <IfModule mod_authz_core.c> Require mixed Customise Slack MessageCustomise Slack Message: users show missing feature, support, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.
Activity Guard – Security Scanner, Activity Log with IP blocking · Customise Slack Message Hi, I would like to inquire whether I can customize the message sent to Slack. complaint Is this the right way to block unfriendly countries?Is this the right way to block unfriendly countries?: users show support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.
Advanced Country Blocker · Documentation page shows another PrintScreen :-/ The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] Documentation page shows another PrintScreen :-/ The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] Hey Andrzej, how can i help you with this? mixed Not working to 100%Not working to 100%: users show performance, support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.
Advanced Country Blocker · But not all: I can see it in Wordfence: https://rsmh-jkpg.se/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Country-blocked.png The page I need help with: [ log in to see the link] 2815 visitors blocked! mixed Continuously Sending Slack MessagesContinuously Sending Slack Messages: users show bugs, support, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.
Activity Guard – Security Scanner, Activity Log with IP blocking · Continuously Sending Slack Messages Hello, I scheduled support, but it’s continuously sending Slack Messages for same old support. mixed Very fishyVery fishy: users show pricing, support pain that may indicate a product gap.
Advanced Country Blocker · Very fishy I’m blocking Brasil: but Sátiro Dias, Brazil left / and visited /v-g-andra-pa-facebook 10/16/2025 1:51:26 PM (17 minutes ago) IP: 186.226.183.162 Hostname: dedicado-186-226-183-162.ivitelecom.net.br Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/135.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 The page I need help with: [ log in to question Delete database logsDelete database logs: users show bugs, performance pain that may indicate a product gap.
Advanced Country Blocker · Delete database logs Hello is there a way to delete the database log? complaint Simple, efficient and practical and lightSimple, efficient and practical and light: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.
WTB Firewall · Simple, efficient and practical and light Wtb Firewall does everything it says on the tin: it filters out “annoying” IPs, imposes a general access limit, 404 errors, searches for obtuse bots and does it efficiently and simply, without weighing down WordPress. praise Easy to use and CustomizeEasy to use and Customize: users show bugs, missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.
WorkflowDone Geo Blocker · Easy to use and Customize 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. praise Original idea and super useful plugin!Original idea and super useful plugin!: users show missing feature, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.
Activity Guard – Security Scanner, Activity Log with IP blocking · Excellent plugin and easy to setup thanks for the video. praise Looks good so farLooks good so far: users show performance, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.
Advanced Country Blocker · Looks good so far I just installed this and it seems to be working quite well. complaint The downloaded file does not appear to be a valid MaxMind database file.After an update, the plugin rejected downloaded MaxMind database files until support released a quick fix in the latest version.
Advanced Country Blocker · The downloaded file does not appear to be a valid MaxMind database file. praise Geo Traffic Blocking made easyGeo Traffic Blocking made easy: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.
WorkflowDone Geo Blocker · Geo Traffic Blocking made easy I have tried other plugins and this one works the best. praise Excellent Plugin & ServiceExcellent Plugin & Service: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.
Access Guard · Excellent Plugin & Service I was looking for a lightweight plugin solution just to secure account and Access Guard is exactly what I was looking for. praise Nice Update & Saved MeNice Update & Saved Me: users show support pain that may indicate a product gap.
Advanced Country Blocker · Nice Update & Saved Me Since my earlier review I had a problem with a foreign site that I needed to block. praise Very useful plugin for site maintenance.Very useful plugin for site maintenance.: users show missing feature pain that may indicate a product gap.
Activity Guard – Security Scanner, Activity Log with IP blocking · Looking forward to the forthcoming features. neutral No detecta bloqueos en mi dominioNo detecta bloqueos en mi dominio: users show bugs pain that may indicate a product gap.
ES Football Bypass for Cloudflare · No sé si será un problema del json de las web hayahora.futbol o del parseo por parte del plugin, o que tengo algo mal configurado. neutral Powerful solution to attacks on open internetPowerful solution to attacks on open internet: neutral conversation with limited structured signal.
ES Football Bypass for Cloudflare · Powerful solution to attacks on open internet Carrero’s plugin for Cloudflare powered web properties in Spain is a powerful solution the persistent attacks on the open internet by the unwelcome forces of football. Since 2025 legitimate audiences on my entirely unrelated websites were frequently disrupted by indiscriminate IP blocks triggered by football broa praise Evita que tu web/comercio sea bloqueado durante la retransmisión de fútbolEvita que tu web/comercio sea bloqueado durante la retransmisión de fútbol: praise conversation with limited structured signal.
ES Football Bypass for Cloudflare · Evita que tu web/comercio sea bloqueado durante la retransmisión de fútbol Plugin sencillo pero muy útil para todas las webs/comercios que están bajo Cloudflare y que se están viendo afectados por los bloqueos indiscriminados por parte de La Liga, haciendo que el proxy de Cloudflare se desactive temporalmente durante los bloqueos. Gracias por tu trabajo. Plu praise Excited to TryExcited to Try: users praise easy, which suggests what competitors already do well.
Advanced Country Blocker · Excited to Try So far beyond simple. praise Just works!Just works!: users praise easy, reliable, which suggests what competitors already do well.
Activity Guard – Security Scanner, Activity Log with IP blocking · Just works! praise Evita automáticamente los bloqueos de La LigaEvita automáticamente los bloqueos de La Liga: praise conversation with limited structured signal.
ES Football Bypass for Cloudflare · Evita automáticamente los bloqueos de La Liga Bien documentado, fácil de configurar y muy útil para deshabilitar temporalmente los proxies de cloudflare durante los bloqueos indiscriminados por parte de La lLga.. Muchs gracias por este plugin y por el soporte que me has dado. Bien documentado, fácil de configurar y muy útil para deshabilitar temporalmente lo neutral More Details PleaseMore Details Please: neutral conversation with limited structured signal.
Advanced Country Blocker · More Details Please If I want to only block certain countries other than my location, is it necessary to list all allowed countries or only to list blocked countries? For example, if I am in the US and I only want to block Canada would I only add US to the allowed and CA to the blocked? If I want to only block certain countries other than my location, is it question bypass secret key is set to the insecure defaultAfter an update, the plugin warned that the bypass secret key used an insecure default and support told the user to change it.
Advanced Country Blocker · Your bypass secret key is set to the insecure default value. mixed Export/ImportExport/Import: users show support, migration pain that may indicate a product gap.
Advanced Country Blocker · Export/Import Export “Bad” Countries from one site and Import to onother would be very, very nice? mixed The problem of localizationTranslated strings still do not appear in the plugin admin settings after multiple releases, although the user appreciates the developer's work.
Advanced Country Blocker · The plugin inside the admin panel – 0% of the lines translated