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htaccess-ip-block

IP block

This plugin uses the power of Apache server to block unwanted IP addresses from accessing or harming your Wordpress site.

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0 build-decision rows missing links

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Download Momentum

180 days
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Source Evidence

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complaint support · medium severity · relevance 0.81
Auctomatic IP Block list updates?

Auctomatic IP Block list updates?: users show support, migration, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: monitor htaccess health, updates, cache state, cron jobs, and maintenance exceptions
Investigate Pain card complete hosting operations and site health Evidence linked to opportunity
The plugin can import ips from Wordfence (if installed) the blocked IPs will be stored in a separate text file (not on .htaccess!) The directive in the instructions will include the blocked Ips from text file into htaccess.
complaint review · medium severity · relevance 0.69
Activated and site went down

Activated and site went down: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: monitor htaccess health, updates, cache state, cron jobs, and maintenance exceptions
Investigate Pain card complete hosting operations and site health Evidence linked to opportunity
Activated and site went down WP version 4.7.3–en_GB installed and activated and site instantly went down.
praise review · medium severity · relevance 0.44
Works perfectly on WP network

Works perfectly on WP network: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: monitor htaccess health, updates, cache state, cron jobs, and maintenance exceptions
Investigate Pain card complete hosting operations and site health Evidence linked to opportunity
Works perfectly on WP network I have been using this plugin on WP network and works superbly well protecting several sites at once.

Competitor Context

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Redirection weak incumbent · intel 82.6 · weakness 69.7
weak incumbent
6 unresolved support thread(s) 20 collected complaint signal(s) bugs compatibility 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, SEO consultants, and agencies · Wedge: monitor redirect drift, schema/indexing failures, and client-readable search-impact fixes
source 1 source 2
Add Watermarks praise owner · intel 76.7 · weakness 71.3
praise owner
stale update history below-average rating bugs missing feature 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: publishers, content teams, and agencies · Wedge: check media publishing, media, metadata, and editorial handoffs before content goes live
source 1 source 2
Lite Cache praise owner · intel 73.6 · weakness 64.4
praise owner
stale update history 14 collected complaint signal(s) missing feature bugs 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: detect performance slowdowns, cache conflicts, asset regressions, and client-report impact
source 1 source 2
Spider Blocker praise owner · intel 67.4 · weakness 52.6
praise owner
stale update history 3 collected complaint signal(s) value compatibility 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, SEO consultants, and agencies · Wedge: monitor SEO drift, schema/indexing failures, and client-readable search-impact fixes
source 1 source 2
Leverage Browser Caching praise owner · intel 67.4 · weakness 50.5
praise owner
19 collected complaint signal(s) support setup 2 source links Investigate Pain Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: monitor htaccess health, updates, cache state, cron jobs, and maintenance exceptions
source 1 source 2
htaccess protect praise owner · intel 64.6 · weakness 51.9
praise owner
stale update history below-average rating bugs support 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: test security lockouts, bot/spam defenses, risky access changes, and incident alerts
source 1 source 2
Custom PHP Settings praise owner · intel 61.3 · weakness 40.0
praise owner
5 collected complaint signal(s) compatibility missing feature 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: developers, agencies, and technical site owners · Wedge: preflight php code changes, compatibility risks, rollback paths, and debug evidence
source 1 source 2
SAR One Click Security praise owner · intel 57.2 · weakness 41.6
praise owner
stale update history 2 collected complaint signal(s) security compatibility 2 source links Proof Blocked Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: test security lockouts, bot/spam defenses, risky access changes, and incident alerts
source 1 source 2

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Collected Signals

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praise Works perfectly on WP network (5 stars) review · 2017-03-29T10:50:07+00:00 · medium severity · htaccess

Works perfectly on WP network: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Works perfectly on WP network I have been using this plugin on WP network and works superbly well protecting several sites at once.
setup reliable quality hosting operations and site health Investigate Pain card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: monitor htaccess health, updates, cache state, cron jobs, and maintenance exceptions
source plugin
complaint Activated and site went down (1 star) review · 2017-03-24T11:13:12+00:00 · medium severity · htaccess

Activated and site went down: users show setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: Activated and site went down WP version 4.7.3–en_GB installed and activated and site instantly went down.
setup hosting operations and site health Investigate Pain card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: monitor htaccess health, updates, cache state, cron jobs, and maintenance exceptions
source plugin
complaint Auctomatic IP Block list updates? support · 2017-03-05T04:59:54+00:00 · medium severity · htaccess

Auctomatic IP Block list updates?: users show support, migration, setup pain that may indicate a product gap.

Evidence: The plugin can import ips from Wordfence (if installed) the blocked IPs will be stored in a separate text file (not on .htaccess!) The directive in the instructions will include the blocked Ips from text file into htaccess.
support migration setup form hosting operations and site health Investigate Pain card complete Evidence linked to opportunity
Buyer: site owners, agencies, and maintenance teams · Wedge: monitor htaccess health, updates, cache state, cron jobs, and maintenance exceptions
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