Title: IPs Blocked
Last modified: February 2, 2026

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# IPs Blocked

 *  Resolved [nadavlevy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nadavlevy/)
 * (@nadavlevy)
 * [2 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ips-blocked-3/)
 * Hey,
 * I got a weekly summary email from Wordfence saying I have blocked IPs and even
   Blocked country (United States).
    1. How does it make sense that USA is blocked?
    2. When I go to Wordfense > Firewall > Blocking tab, the lists are blank. I don’t
       see any blocked IPs or countries.
 * Thanks
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fips-blocked-3%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [wfmargaret](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfmargaret/)
 * (@wfmargaret)
 * [2 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ips-blocked-3/#post-18806964)
 * Hi [@nadavlevy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nadavlevy/),
 * Thanks for reaching out!
 * The weekly summary email reports all blocking activity that occurred during the
   reporting period, including temporary blocks that have since expired. When an
   IP address breaks a firewall rule (like too many login attempts or excessive 
   page requests), Wordfence temporarily blocks that IP for a set duration. Once
   that time passes, the block expires and is no longer visible on the Blocking 
   tab.
 * Regarding the “United States” you’re seeing in the report: this refers to the
   geographic location of the IP addresses that were blocked, not a country blocking
   setting. Wordfence uses geolocation data to show where blocked traffic originated
   from. It means some of the blocked IPs happened to be from the USA.
 * The Blocking tab under **Wordfence > Firewall > Blocking **only shows current
   blocks, either permanent blocks you’ve manually added or temporary blocks that
   haven’t yet expired. Since most automatic blocks are temporary, they’ll naturally
   disappear from this list after they expire.
 * Let me know if you have any questions!
 * Thanks,
   Margaret

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 * Last reply from: [wfmargaret](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wfmargaret/)
 * Last activity: [2 months, 2 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ips-blocked-3/#post-18806964)
 * Status: resolved