Title: Restrict Admin Login by Country – GRC Author: Robert G. Published: June 30, 2025 Last modified: February 20, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/restrict-admin-login-by-country-grc/assets/icon-256x256.png? rev=3320070) # Restrict Admin Login by Country – GRC By [Robert G.](https://profiles.wordpress.org/robertutzu/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/restrict-admin-login-by-country-grc.1.6.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-admin-login-by-country-grc/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-admin-login-by-country-grc/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-admin-login-by-country-grc/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-admin-login-by-country-grc/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/restrict-admin-login-by-country-grc/) ## Description This plugin protects your WordPress login area by restricting access to specific countries based on geolocation. It is especially useful for hardening security for roles such as administrator, shop manager, editor, and author. **Features:** * Restricts logins for admin, shop manager, editor, and author roles based on IP geolocation. * Automatically whitelists the country where the plugin was first activated. * Settings page to manually select allowed countries. * Dynamically fetches a list of countries via a public API. * Lightweight and easy to configure. Powered by [ipinfo.io](https://ipinfo.io) for IP geolocation detection. ### External Services This plugin relies on two external services to function properly. These services are used to identify user locations and provide country data for configuration purposes. ### 1. ipinfo.io **What is the service used for?** – Used to determine the geolocation (specifically, the country) of an IP address attempting to log in. – Ensures that only users from allowed countries can log in as administrator, shop manager, editor, or author. **What data is sent and when?** – The plugin sends the IP address of the user attempting to log in to `ipinfo.io` at the time of login. – This is done in real time to determine the user’s country and enforce access rules. **Service Provider:** – Website: [https://ipinfo.io](https://ipinfo.io) – Terms of Service: [https://ipinfo.io/terms](https://ipinfo.io/terms) – Privacy Policy: [https://ipinfo.io/privacy-policy](https://ipinfo.io/privacy-policy) ### 2. restcountries.com **What is the service used for?** – Used to dynamically fetch the list of countries( with country codes and names) displayed in the plugin settings. – Allows users to easily select which countries should be allowed for admin login access. **What data is sent and when?** – No user data is sent. – The plugin performs a GET request to `https://restcountries.com/v3.1/all?fields=cca2,name` to fetch a list of country codes and names during plugin settings initialization. **Service Provider:** – Website: [https://restcountries.com](https://restcountries.com)– API Documentation: [https://restcountries.com/#api-endpoints-v3-all](https://restcountries.com/#api-endpoints-v3-all)– No specific privacy policy is published, as this is a public API that does not handle user-specific data. ### License This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later. See [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html) for details. ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/restrict-country-login` directory, or install it via the WordPress Plugins screen. 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress. 3. Navigate to **Settings Restrict Country Login** to configure the allowed countries. 4. Save your settings. ## FAQ ### What happens if the plugin cannot detect the user’s country? If geolocation fails, the login will be blocked and the user will receive an error message. ### Can I remove the country where the plugin was first installed? No. For security and fail-safe reasons, login access from the original install country is always allowed. ### Which user roles are affected by the restriction? Only users with the roles **administrator**, **shop manager**, **editor**, and ** author** are restricted by country. Other roles remain unaffected. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Restrict Admin Login by Country – GRC” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Robert G. ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/robertutzu/) [Translate “Restrict Admin Login by Country – GRC” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/restrict-admin-login-by-country-grc) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/restrict-admin-login-by-country-grc/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/restrict-admin-login-by-country-grc/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/restrict-admin-login-by-country-grc/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/restrict-admin-login-by-country-grc/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.6 – 2026-02-20 * Added button settings. #### 1.5 – 2025-06-13 * Added sanitization to `register_setting()` for WordPress Plugin Check compliance. * Escaped all output on the settings page. * Fixed missing text domains for translation. * Validated and sanitized IP addresses from `$_SERVER`. * Prevented removal of the installer’s original country from the allowed list. #### 1.4 * Fail-safe: always allow login from the original install country, regardless of settings. #### 1.3 * Integrated dynamic country list via a public JSON API. #### 1.2 * Added settings page to configure allowed countries. #### 1.1 * Made restrictions dynamic instead of hardcoded for Romania (RO). * Improved error handling for IP detection. #### 1.0 * Initial release. * Restricted admin/shop_manager/editor/author login access to Romania (RO) only. ## Meta * Version **1.6** * Last updated **5 months ago** * Active installations **30+** * WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.0.2** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [admin login](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin-login/)[country restriction](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/country-restriction/) [geolocation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/geolocation/)[IPInfo](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/ipinfo/) [security](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/restrict-admin-login-by-country-grc/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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