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IP2Location Country Blocker

by IP2Location · 30,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 3 Nov 2026, 42 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

89/ 100 Canary Score

Based on 4 of 5 areas

Sub-scores for IP2Location Country Blocker
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security80
SupportNo data
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is IP2Location Country Blocker still maintained?
Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 42 releases in the last 24 months. 3 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns IP2Location Country Blocker, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer ip2location since Nov 2013. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was IP2Location Country Blocker removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is IP2Location Country Blocker safe?
10 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.45.0). Not on the exploited list. 9 Sep 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest IP2Location Country Blocker update safe to install?
No ownership change before 2.46.1. No one-star spike after it. 3 Nov 2026 · Release history

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
ip2location26 Nov 2013 to 3 Nov 2026, 532 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership change since 2013.

Maintenance

Last release
2 days ago
Releases, 24 months
42
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for IP2Location Country Blocker
Q1 20249
Q2 20243
Q3 20245
Q4 20245
Q1 202510
Q2 20257
Q3 20253
Q4 20253
Q1 20260
Q2 20263
Q3 202610
Q4 20262

Last release 3 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 1.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.1.

Average rating per quarter for IP2Location Country Blocker
Q4 20232.0
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q3 20245.0
Q4 20241.0
Q1 20255.0
Q2 20255.0
Q3 20253.2
Q2 20263.0
Q3 20265.0
Q4 20261.0

Average rating fell from 2.0 to 1.0 between Q4 2023 and Q4 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star93
4 star6
3 star3
2 star6
1 star20
Latest low reviews

Security record

3 vulnerabilities in 24 months (10 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 2.45.0).

Show 10 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
9 Sep 2026IP2Location Country Blocker <= 2.44.0 - IP Soofing5.3<= 2.44.02.45.0Patched before disclosure
21 Feb 2025IP2Location Country Blocker <= 2.38.8 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Information Exposure via admin_init Function7.5<= 2.38.82.38.9Patched before disclosure
24 Jan 2025Download IP2Location Country Blocker <= 2.38.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 2.38.32.38.4Patched before disclosure
12 Apr 2024Download IP2Location Country Blocker <= 2.34.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery4.3<= 2.34.22.34.3Patched before disclosure
17 Jan 2024IP2Location Country Blocker <= 2.33.3 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Debug Log File5.3<= 2.33.32.33.4Patched before disclosure
10 Jul 2023Download IP2Location Country Blocker <= 2.29.1 - Bypass via IP Spoofing6.5<= 2.29.12.29.2Patched before disclosure
7 Feb 2022IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.26.9 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting6.4< 2.26.92.26.9Patched before disclosure
6 Jan 2022IP2Location Country Blocker <= 2.26.5 - Arbitrary Country Ban via Cross-Site Request Forgery7.1<= 2.26.52.26.6Patched before disclosure
6 Jan 2022IP2Location Country Blocker <= 2.26.4 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Country Ban7.1<= 2.26.42.26.5Patched before disclosure
6 Jan 2022IP2Location Country Blocker <= 2.26.4 - Ban Bypass5.3<= 2.26.42.26.5Patched before disclosure

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

0% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

30,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for IP2Location Country Blocker
4 May 2026489
11 May 20261,175
18 May 202617,084
25 May 20263,136
1 Jun 20262,332
8 Jun 20262,164
15 Jun 202615,402
22 Jun 202615,458
29 Jun 20263,841
6 Jul 20264,105
13 Jul 20262,598
20 Jul 20262,842
27 Jul 20262,499
3 Aug 20262,200
10 Aug 202613,916
17 Aug 202650,269
24 Aug 20265,852
31 Aug 202629,203
7 Sep 20265,676
14 Sep 20265,384
21 Sep 202618,534
28 Sep 202616,382
5 Oct 20265,364
12 Oct 20262,690
19 Oct 20264,106
26 Oct 202615,071
2 Nov 2026967

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 38% below the 27-week average.

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Facts

Version2.46.1
AuthorIP2Location
Added26 Nov 2013
Last updated3 Nov 2026
Active installs30,000+
Requires WordPress4.7
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySecurity & Privacy > Firewall & Brute Force Protection
Tagsip address, block proxy, ip2location, redirection, block country

Other plugins by this author: IP2Location Redirection, IP2Location World Clock, IP2Location Tags, IP2Location Variables, IP2Location Hello Greeting, IPLocationTools, IP2CurrencyConverter, IP2Location Widget, IP2Map, IP2Phrase

Questions

Is IP2Location Country Blocker still maintained?

Yes. Last release 3 Nov 2026, 42 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns IP2Location Country Blocker, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer ip2location since Nov 2013.

Was IP2Location Country Blocker removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is IP2Location Country Blocker safe?

10 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 2.45.0). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest IP2Location Country Blocker update safe to install?

No ownership change before 2.46.1. No one-star spike after it.

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