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IP Location Block

by Ideologix · 10,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: IP Location Block is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

96/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for IP Location Block
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support100
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
plugin-master16 May 2021 to 16 May 2021, 1 commits
DarkoG17 May 2021 to 20 Oct 2026, 77 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
15 days ago
Releases, 24 months
14
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
8.1 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for IP Location Block
Q1 20241
Q2 20241
Q3 20242
Q4 20240
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20252
Q4 20251
Q1 20261
Q2 20260
Q3 20267
Q4 20262

Last release 20 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

100% of 5 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for IP Location Block
Q4 20235.0
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20244.7
Q3 20243.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20254.5
Q2 20253.0
Q3 20255.0
Q1 20265.0
Q3 20262.5

Average rating fell from 5.0 to 2.5 between Q4 2023 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star28
4 star3
3 star0
2 star1
1 star3
Latest low reviews

Momentum

10,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for IP Location Block
4 May 2026244
11 May 2026514
18 May 2026732
25 May 2026554
1 Jun 2026411
8 Jun 2026440
15 Jun 2026467
22 Jun 2026386
29 Jun 2026406
6 Jul 20268,160
13 Jul 20261,394
20 Jul 20261,771
27 Jul 2026914
3 Aug 2026875
10 Aug 2026713
17 Aug 2026610
24 Aug 20267,709
31 Aug 20267,014
7 Sep 20262,115
14 Sep 20261,494
21 Sep 20261,779
28 Sep 20266,960
5 Oct 20262,382
12 Oct 20261,166
19 Oct 20268,878
26 Oct 20262,158
2 Nov 2026229

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 39% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.4.3
AuthorIdeologix
Added17 May 2021
Last updated20 Oct 2026
Active installs10,000+
Requires WordPress6.5
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP8.1
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Security Scanning & Malware Protection
Tagsip blocker, geo blocking, country block, state blocker, region blocker

Questions

Is IP Location Block still maintained?

IP Location Block was last updated on 20 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is IP Location Block safe?

IP Location Block has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns IP Location Block?

The wordpress.org author is Ideologix. Recent committers: DarkoG, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of IP Location Block?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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