{"id":351548,"date":"2026-08-11T14:39:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/ip-blocker-pro-free-edition\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T14:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:39:09","slug":"lungotech-ip-guard","status":"publish","type":"plugin","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/lungotech-ip-guard\/","author":23546166,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"version":"4.1.3","stable_tag":"4.1.3","tested":"7.0.4","requires":"5.8","requires_php":"","requires_plugins":null,"header_name":"LungoTech IP Guard","header_author":"LungoTech","header_description":"Enterprise-grade .htaccess IP blocker with Auto-Purge, CIDR support, and clean UI.","assets_banners_color":"","last_updated":"2026-08-11 14:39:09","external_support_url":"","external_repository_url":"","donate_link":"","header_plugin_uri":"","header_author_uri":"https:\/\/lungotech.com","rating":0,"author_block_rating":0,"active_installs":0,"downloads":45,"num_ratings":0,"support_threads":0,"support_threads_resolved":0,"author_block_count":0,"sections":["description","installation","changelog"],"tags":{"4.1.3":{"tag":"4.1.3","author":"ltechid","date":"2026-08-11 14:39:09"}},"upgrade_notice":[],"ratings":[],"assets_icons":[],"assets_banners":[],"assets_blueprints":{},"all_blocks":[],"tagged_versions":["4.1.3"],"block_files":[],"assets_screenshots":[],"screenshots":[]},"plugin_section":[],"plugin_tags":[126749,1174,1329,1951,600],"plugin_category":[54],"plugin_contributors":[275217],"plugin_business_model":[],"class_list":["post-351548","plugin","type-plugin","status-publish","hentry","plugin_tags-ban-ip","plugin_tags-firewall","plugin_tags-htaccess","plugin_tags-ip-blocker","plugin_tags-security","plugin_category-security-and-spam-protection","plugin_contributors-ltechid","plugin_committers-ltechid"],"banners":[],"icons":{"svg":false,"icon":"https:\/\/s.w.org\/plugins\/geopattern-icon\/lungotech-ip-guard.svg","icon_2x":false,"generated":true},"screenshots":[],"raw_content":"\n

LungoTech IP Guard<\/strong> is a robust and lightweight security plugin designed to block malicious IP addresses and CIDR ranges directly at the server level via your .htaccess<\/code> file. By blocking unwanted traffic before it hits WordPress, you save valuable server resources.<\/p>\n\n

Key Features:<\/h3>\n\n
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  • CIDR Range Support:<\/strong> Block entire subnet ranges easily (e.g., IPv4 and IPv6 CIDR notations).<\/li>\n
  • Permanent & Temporary IP Blocking:<\/strong> Choose to block IPs permanently or set them as temporary.<\/li>\n
  • Auto-Purge System:<\/strong> Automatically removes the oldest temporary IPs once the limit is reached to keep your .htaccess<\/code> file clean and optimized.<\/li>\n
  • Smart Server Detection:<\/strong> Automatically detects Apache versions (2.2 or 2.4+) and applies the correct syntax (deny from<\/code> vs Require not ip<\/code>).<\/li>\n
  • Clean Uninstallation:<\/strong> Includes an automatic uninstaller that cleans up database options and removes its specific rules from .htaccess<\/code> without affecting other rules.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n
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    1. Upload the plugin folder lungotech-ip-guard<\/code> to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n
    2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n
    3. Navigate to LungoTech IP Guard<\/strong> in your WordPress admin sidebar to configure settings and block IPs.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n

      4.1.3<\/h4>\n\n
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      • Refactored file operations to use WP_Filesystem API in both main plugin and uninstall.php.<\/li>\n
      • Enhanced security with proper unslashing, sanitization, and output escaping across all admin interfaces.<\/li>\n
      • Fixed text domain mismatch to align with official plugin slug.<\/li>\n
      • Replaced PHP date() with UTC-compliant gmdate() for date displays.<\/li>\n
      • Added proper prefixing for global variables in uninstall.php.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

        4.1.2<\/h4>\n\n
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        • Added robust data sanitization and auto-migration for legacy database arrays to prevent PHP 8+ type errors.<\/li>\n
        • Refactored UI header and styling.<\/li>\n
        • Added secure uninstallation support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Enterprise-grade .htaccess IP blocker with automated temporary IP purging, CIDR range support, and a modern UI.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/351548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351548"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/ltechid"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=351548"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=351548"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=351548"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=351548"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=351548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}