A Fantastic Security Program

  • darkangel1

    (@darkangel1)


    1 month, 4 weeks ago

    Last year, I began using using Advanced IP Blocker on a project involving three sites, and was impressed by several things. Most importantly, it worked as specified. Its developer updates the plugin frequently and adds new useful features that are quite useful.

    Now, I’m using it on a new project involving four sites in a WordPress Multisite environment and am glad to find that it worked properly in a Multisite installation. Cloudflare integration was a big plus and easy to configure. This plugin has become much more than an IP/country blocker. Keep up the good work.

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  • Plugin Author IniLerm

    (@inilerm)

    1 month, 4 weeks ago

    Hi @darkangel1,

    Thank you so much for the detailed 5-star review!

    It is great to hear that the plugin is performing well in your Multisite environment. Ensuring compatibility with complex setups like Multisite and Cloudflare is a top priority for us, so your feedback is incredibly validating.

    We are working hard to make it “much more than an IP blocker,” as you noticed, evolving it into a complete security suite. Thanks for being part of that journey!

    Thread Starter darkangel1

    (@darkangel1)

    1 month, 1 week ago

    A couple of things I find disappointing.

    1. Geo-IP blocking has morphed into Geo-IP Challenge.
    2. 0 = browser session, rather than permanent, which is inconsistent with every other setting where 0 – permanent.

    The reason I am disappointed is that the site I am currently managing serves a relatively small region of the world. I’d like to reduce the load on the server by permanently blocking traffic outside that region.

    Plugin Author IniLerm

    (@inilerm)

    1 month ago

    Hi @darkangel1,

    Don’t worry, Geo-IP Blocking has not morphed or disappeared! Both features coexist side-by-side.

    It seems you found the new “Geo-Challenge” setting (which is right below Geolocation) and missed the traditional Geoblocking section.

    How to find traditional Geoblocking:

    1. Go to Security > Settings > Core Protections (scroll down a bit further).
    2. There you will find “Geoblocking Protection”.
    3. This is the hard-block feature you are looking for. You can select your countries and set the Geoblock Duration to 0 for a permanent, instant 403 block.

    Regarding the “0” inconsistency:
    You make a very fair point about the consistency.

    • In all Blocking rules, 0 = Permanent block.
    • However, in the Geo-Challenge, the setting doesn’t define a block duration, but rather the “Access Duration” (Cookie Lifetime). In web standards, setting a cookie expiration to 0 means “expire when the browser closes” (Session Cookie). That is why it behaves differently there.

    UX Improvement:
    I completely agree that having “Geo-Challenge” and “Geoblocking” in different visual sections is confusing. Based on your feedback, we will group all geographic-related protections into a single, unified “Geo-Security” section in the upcoming v8.9.1 update to make it intuitive.

    Thanks for pointing this out, and enjoy your permanent Geoblocking!

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