Title: country block Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # country block * Resolved [mrppp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrppp/) * (@mrppp) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/country-block/) * instead of entering all countries to block, anyway of putting something in htaccess that says block everything except UK * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/bulletproof-security/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/bulletproof-security/) Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * Plugin Author [AITpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/) * (@aitpro) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/country-block/#post-4109589) * duplicate post due to hiccup * Plugin Author [AITpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/) * (@aitpro) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/country-block/#post-4109592) * Yep, you can do this by getting all the UK country IP blocks here. nirsoft.net/ countryip/gb.html, but then what about neighboring countries then? * here is an online IP to CIDR site: ip2cidr.com/ * We recently ran extensive testing on IP blocking vs CAPTCHA and CAPTCHA is by far the simpler and much more effective approach. See our test results here: forum.ait-pro.com/forums/topic/buddypress-spam-registration-buddypress-anti-spam- registration/#post-9378 * Note: what is not mentioned is that we tried some well known conventional CAPTCHA plugins prior to doing extensive IP testing and we were still getting quite a lot of spammer registrations/spam posts. A Logical explanation would be that the spammers have created a “dictionary” file where they have entered in all the possible CAPTCHA combinations to automate spam registrations/logins/posting. * Thread Starter [mrppp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrppp/) * (@mrppp) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/country-block/#post-4109595) * so i would need to enter all those ips `nirsoft.net/countryip/gb.html` my sites are aimed at UK * i was told i could do it via `/etc/csf/csf.deny` but not sure how you get the ip range * I have now implemented a contact form on my sites with captcha, and prevented registration so maybe that is way to go. * Thread Starter [mrppp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrppp/) * (@mrppp) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/country-block/#post-4109598) * also if i want to disable BPS at any time and use original htaccess do i just delete htaccess and rename htaccess-orig to htaccess * Plugin Author [AITpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/) * (@aitpro) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/country-block/#post-4109599) * Yes, we have conclusively found that using a CAPTCHA method is far superior to IP blocking when it comes to spam prevention. * BPS has built-in turn on / turn off capability. BPS has a built-in .htaccess file editor and Custom Code to automate .htaccess file handling/code editing within your WP Dashboard * 1. Activate Default Mode on the Security Modes page. 2. Use the Delete wp-admin. htaccess feature on the Security Modes page. * Thread Starter [mrppp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrppp/) * (@mrppp) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/country-block/#post-4109601) * and if you cant access site for any reason? had an issue the other day ended up reloading a backup as i got totally lost lol * Plugin Author [AITpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/) * (@aitpro) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/country-block/#post-4109603) * Yep, if you cannot access the site due to the root .htaccess file having invalid code then you can just delete it via FTP, log back in, correct the invalid code and activate root BulletProof Mode again. Or if you use the BPS Backup & Restore feature then you would just Restore your .htaccess files. * Thread Starter [mrppp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrppp/) * (@mrppp) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/country-block/#post-4109614) * so no need to ftp another htaccess after deleting, or as said rename the htaccess. orig * Plugin Author [AITpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/) * (@aitpro) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/country-block/#post-4109618) * You should still be able to log back into your site if a root .htaccess file does not exist so you can do it either way you prefer. * Plugin Author [AITpro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aitpro/) * (@aitpro) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/country-block/#post-4109624) * One thing that is very important to point out regarding spammers is Akismet catches minimum of 96% of spam comments so you should be using Akismet with whatever additional spam prevention method you choose. What we found was that trying to continue to keep adding IP addresses is very time consuming and the process is ongoing. Testing with a CAPTCHA method takes very little time and if something does get through then Akismet catches it/spams it. 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